Atheism Quotes

1894 Atheism quotes by 757 unique authors

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology. — E. O. Wilson
Belief is the death of intelligence. — Robert Anton Wilson
A cult is a religion with no political power. — Tom Wolfe
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. — Frank Lloyd Wright
An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there. — Edward Young
I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays. — Henny Youngman
Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. — Israel Zangwill
Unfortunately, the average guy on the street believes that studying evolution leads to atheism. — Greg Graffin
I did not marry the first girl that I fell in love with, because there was a tremendous religious conflict, at the time. She was… — Woody Allen
We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents. — Mark Twain
I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day. — Douglas Adams
The philosophy of Atheism represents a concept of life without any metaphysical Beyond or Divine Regulator. It is the concept of an actual, real world… — Emma Goldman
The tendency has always been strong to believe that whatever received a name must be an entity or being, having an independent existence of its… — John Stuart Mill
If it turns out that there is a God...the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever. — Woody Allen
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. — Carl Sagan
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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... — C.S. Lewis
All this twaddle, the existence of God, atheism, determinism, liberation, societies, death, etc., are pieces of a chess game called language, and they are amusing… — Marcel Duchamp
I have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this… — Christopher Hitchens
All thinking men are atheists. — Ernest Hemingway
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not. — Eric Hoffer
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is… — Epicurus
It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some… — Albert Einstein
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth. — Albert Einstein
It's been a prevalent notion. Fallen sparks. Fragments of vessels broken at the Creation. And someday, somehow, before the end, a gathering back to home.… — Thomas Pynchon

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