Greg Graffin

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

— Greg Graffin

there is no such thing as hell but you can make it if you try

— Greg Graffin

I've always been on a quest to use science in an artful way.

— Greg Graffin

For me, the existence of nonexistence of God is a nonissue.

— Greg Graffin

“Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science and Bad Religion in a World Without God.”

— Greg Graffin

Dont take Portlandia too personally - Its just a stupid TV show

— Greg Graffin

We should enjoy and make the most of life

— Greg Graffin

I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism.

— Greg Graffin

Unfortunately, the average guy on the street believes that studying evolution leads to atheism.

— Greg Graffin

A fossil is so powerful. It's moving. This is my ancestor. The naturalist is moved by the fossil... not the cross.

— Greg Graffin

I don't think anyone is going to Hell because it only exists in the minds of people who wish ill-will on others.

— Greg Graffin

If you can believe in God, then you can believe in anything. It's a gang mentality.

— Greg Graffin

Let's face it: There are people who are extremists in every corner of society, and whatever flag they're waving is something Bad…

— Greg Graffin

People need to understand the basics of evolution if they are going to reject it—otherwise, they are not contributing anything productive to…

— Greg Graffin

I would say there's a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It's written for the common man.

— Greg Graffin

The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song - layered harmonies and background vocals. So…

— Greg Graffin

I'm a biologist, so... Which I think should be mandatory. Biology should be mandatory. Mathematics? They say we don't know enough about…

— Greg Graffin

There is so much in this world to be skeptical about if you want to be a skeptical a**hole. I'm kind of…

— Greg Graffin

In the family, in interpersonal relationships, even in friendship, faith is tremendously important. If you have a partner who you believe is…

— Greg Graffin

Bad Religion has never been about criticizing people who are Christian. But we've always been about pointing out the irony and contradictions…

— Greg Graffin

Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the…

— Greg Graffin

I was never raised with the traditional story of creation in religion, and because of that I think I had a lot…

— Greg Graffin

It's not a random chance that we have Alanis Morissette. She didn't evolve out of a null and void. She came from…

— Greg Graffin

As I’ve said, I’ve never believed in God, which technically makes me an atheist (since the prefix “a” means “not” or “without”).…

— Greg Graffin

I have a lot of respect for deists, but I don't consider myself one of them. I think pondering the forces of…

— Greg Graffin

It's my firm conclusion that human meaning comes from humans, not from a supernatural source. After we die, our hopes for an…

— Greg Graffin

A lot of lunatics who are going to go commit crimes are held in check because of their sense of morality or…

— Greg Graffin

The problem is, as a company, if you attempt to streamline knowledge or try to limit information you get accused of censorship.…

— Greg Graffin

I have great hope and faith, but it's a humanistic faith based in facts; you have to believe that facts exist. We…

— Greg Graffin

Life is an act of endless creativity. With all its simmering tragedy and occasional catastrophe, a human life is an amazing thing…

— Greg Graffin

Obviously there have been some very poor uses of evolution in the 20th century. Social Darwinism for instance and we point out…

— Greg Graffin

“Countries with a high percentage of nonbelievers are among the freest, most stable, best-educated, and healthiest nations on earth. When nations are…

— Greg Graffin

Faith in your partner, your fellow men, your friends, is very important, because without it there's no mutual component to your relationship,…

— Greg Graffin

“An accurate view of evolution, in all its multifaceted and anarchic glory... We are all evolved creatures who share a common way…

— Greg Graffin

We delude ourselves into believing that morality comes from somewhere else, whereas in reality we behave as we've been told to behave.

— Greg Graffin

A lot of philosophy is bull***t, but a lot of it is what we write songs about too. And it's organizing your…

— Greg Graffin

“Either harming other people is wrong, in which case God is unnecessary, or harming other people is acceptable, in which case God's…

— Greg Graffin

I usually am thinking about my next book the second I put the last dot on the previous one that I turn…

— Greg Graffin

I am a very curious guy, almost nosy. I want to know a lot of things, just for the sake of knowledge,…

— Greg Graffin

Naturalism teaches one of the most important things in this world. There is only this life, so live wonderfully and meaningfully.

— Greg Graffin