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Atheism Quotes by Dan Barker
- You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime.
- I am an atheist because there is no evidence for the existence of God. That should be all that needs to be said about it:…
- There is joy in rationality, happiness in clarity of mind. Freethought is thrilling and fulfilling - absolutely essential to mental health and happiness.
- If faith is a valid tool of knowledge, then anything can be true 'by faith,' and therefore nothing is true. If the only reason you…
- Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever observed…
- There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or by unbelievers, during his entire…
- There is no evidence for a god, no coherent definition of a god, no good argument for a god, good positive arguments against a god,…
- It is a fact of history and of current events that human beings exaggerate, misinterpret, or wrongly remember events. They have also fabricated pious fraud.…
- I'm proud to be an atheist - it helps me stand for so much more and fall for so much less.
- Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can be…
- If the answers to prayer are merely what God wills all along, then why pray?
- Without "The Law of Moses" would we all be wandering around like little gods, stealing, raping, and spilling blood whenever our vanity was offended?
- There are many gods which Christians reject. I just believe in one less god then they do. The reasons that you might give for your…
- Scientists do not join hands every Sunday and sing "Yes gravity is real! I know gravity is real! I will have faith! I believe in…
- I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable…
- People are invariably surprised to hear me say I am both an atheist and an agnostic, as if this somehow weakens my certainty. I usually…
- The very concept of sin comes from the Bible. Christianity offers to solve a problem of its own making! Would you be thankful to a…
- If the Prodigal Son's a parable, and if Adam and Eve are metaphors, then maybe God is just figure of speech.
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