George H. Smith Quotes
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I am continually amazed by the credence given to religious claims in the intellectual community; and, as a human being, i am appaulled by the…
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The theist must present an intelligible description of god. Until he does so, god makes no more sense than unie; both are cognitively empty, and…
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The belief in eternal torment, still subscribed to by fundamentalist Christian denominations, undoubtedly ranks as the most vicious and reprehensible doctrine of classical Christianity. It…
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It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any religion before or since, capitalized…
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Christianity cannot erase man's need for pleasure, nor can it eradicate the various sources of pleasure. What it can do, however, and what it has…
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Just as Christianity must destroy reason before it can introduce faith, so it must destroy happiness before it can introduce salvation.
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Reason is not one tool of thought among many, it is the entire toolbox. To advocate that reason be discarded in some circumstances is to…
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I am arguing that faith as such, faith as an alleged method of acquiring knowledge, is totally invalid and as a consequence, all propositions of…
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To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life.
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It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain, emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how comfortable or sacred…
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If acorns start growing into theologians, or if women begin turning into pillars of salt, then we may wish to hypothesize about a supernatural influence.…
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It is clear that 'social Darwinism' and 'survival of the fittest' were intended by Obama to evoke feelings of fear and disgust. It is highly…
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