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Atheism Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- The theory that thought is merely a movement in the brain is, in my opinion, nonsense; for if so, that theory itself would be merely…
- No philosophical theory which I have yet come across is a radical improvement on the words of Genesis, that 'In the beginning God made Heaven…
- There are no ordinary people.. it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.
- If you ask why we should obey God, in the last resort the answer is, 'I am.' To know God is to know that our…
- The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which overarches rulers and ruled alike...Unless we return to the crude and nursery-like belief in…
- Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots…
- There comes a moment when people who have been dabbling in religion ('man's search for God'!) suddenly draw back. Supposing we really found Him? We…
- I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything…
- Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
- A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word,…
- Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
- A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.
- Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning...
- A great many of those who 'debunk' traditional...values have in the background values of their own which they believe to be immune from the debunking…
- A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist…
- I was at this time living, like so many Atheists or Antitheists, in a whirl of contradictions. I maintained that God did not exist. I…
- There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan.
More Atheism Quotes
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — 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… — Francis Bacon
- Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales,… — 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… — 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… — 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