Atheism Quotes

1894 Atheism quotes by 757 unique authors

The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that faith has to do with fiction, and reason with fact. — Leslie Stephen
This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural human sympathy, than… — Margaret E. Knight
There is no justification for the common claim that Christianity was responsible for the abolition of slavery. The Negro slave trade - a far more… — Margaret E. Knight
It is a terrible commentary on Christian civilization that the longest period of slave-raiding known to history was initiated by the action of Spain, Portugal,… — H. A. L. Fisher
A great error is more easily propagated than a great truth, because it is easier to believe, than to reason, and because people prefer the… — Charles-Francois Dupuis
The dignity of man lies in his ability to face reality in all its meaninglessness. — Martin Esslin
Faith in God necessarily implies a lack of faith in humanity. — Barbara G. Walker
If we are to be as a shining city upon a hill, it will be because of our ceaseless pursuit of the constitutional ideal of… — William J. Brennan
I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot… — William Howard Taft
The United States is no more a Christian nation because most of its citizens are Christians than it is a 'white' nation because most of… — John Stuart Mill
I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple… — Barry Goldwater
A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders… — Barry Goldwater
The big thing is to make this country... quit discriminating against people just because they're gay. You don't have to agree with it, but they… — Barry Goldwater
Jesus is a mythical figure in the tradition of pagan mythology and almost nothing in all of ancient literature would lead one to believe otherwise.… — Dennis McKinsey
I think the fault is more with historicists who have stubbornly failed to develop a good theory of historicity. By simply resting on the feeble… — Earl Doherty
There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that… — Unknown Author
Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning. — Jerry A. Coyne
The biogeographic evidence for evolution is now so powerful that I have never seen a creationist book, article, or lecture that has tried to refute… — Jerry A. Coyne
Science is and should be seen as "completely neutral" on the issue of the theistic or atheistic implications of scientific results. — George Coyne
The present custom of orthodox Christendom, in packing their sins upon the back of a God, is just the same substantially as that of various… — Unknown Author
Regardless of whether or not you belong to a majority religion, in the United States you may not impose your theology on civil law. — Unknown Author
Popular religion is a coping mechanism for the anxieties of a dysfunctional social and economic environment. — Gregory S. Paul
We live our lives for our life's sake, rather than for illusions about rewards and satisfaction after we're dead. — PZ Myers
All of science is built on territory once occupied by gods. Is there some boundary at which science is supposed to stop? — Robert L. Park
It is now becoming clear that everything can - and probably did - come from nothing. — Unknown Author

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