Atheism Quotes

1894 Atheism quotes by 757 unique authors

I am for liberty of conscience in its noblest, broadest, and highest sense. But I cannot give liberty of conscience to the pope and his… — Abraham Lincoln
I see a very dark cloud on America's horizon, and that cloud is coming from Rome. — Abraham Lincoln
Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them. — Abraham Lincoln
My husband is not a Christian but is a religious man, I think. — Mary Todd Lincoln
All religions bear traces of the fact that they arose during the intellectual immaturity of the human race - before it had learned the obligations… — Friedrich Nietzsche
All my life I have made it a rule never to permit a religious man or woman take for granted that his or her religious… — Chapman Cohen
ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term; it admits of no paltering and of no evasion, and the need of the world, now as… — Chapman Cohen
I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul. No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong.… — Thomas A. Edison
I have the honesty to say I'm an Atheist. There is nothing that supports the idea of a personal God. — Ernst Mayr
On the other hand, famous evolutionists such as Dobzhansky were firm believers in a personal God. He would work as a scientist all week and… — Ernst Mayr
Evolution ... is opportunistic, hence unpredictable. — Ernst Mayr
One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural. — James D. Watson
The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand. — James D. Watson
In the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death. — Francis Crick
What could be more foolish than to base one's entire view of life on ideas that, however plausible at the time, now appear to be… — Francis Crick
On balance the moral influence of religion has been awful. — Steven Weinberg
If language is to be of any use to us, then we ought to try and preserve the meaning of words, and 'god' historically has… — Steven Weinberg
I think enormous harm is done by religion - not just in the name of religion, but actually by religion. ... Many people do simply… — Steven Weinberg
[Science] is corrosive of religious belief, and it's a good thing too. — Steven Weinberg
There are no forces on this planet more dangerous to all of us than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism. — Daniel Dennett
True, you don't have to be religious to be crazy, but it helps. Indeed, if you are religious, you don't have to be crazy in… — Daniel Dennett
The idea that God is a worthy recipient of our gratitude for the blessings of life but should not be held accountable for the disasters… — Daniel Dennett
All great religions, in order to escape absurdity, have to admit a dilution of agnosticism. It is only the savage, whether of the African bush… — H. L. Mencken
The most curious social convention of the great age in which we live is the one to the effect that religious opinions should be respected. — H. L. Mencken
A Puritan is someone who is desperately afraid that, somewhere, someone might be having a good time. — H. L. Mencken

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