Atheism Quotes

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind. — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey
People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. — Dave Barry
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still… — John Adams
Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him. — John Barrymore
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny. — Joseph Addison
All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is… — Ulrich Beck
Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient. — Henry Ward Beecher
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable. — Henri Bergson

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