Atheism Quotes

1894 Atheism quotes by 757 unique authors

As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because… — Bertrand Russell
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His… — Albert Einstein
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment… — Kurt Vonnegut
Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine all… — Thomas Jefferson
When did ignorance become a point of view? — Scott Adams
A God who kept tinkering with the universe was absurd; a God who interfered with human freedom and creativity was a tyrant. If God is… — Karen Armstrong
Atheism, true 'existential' atheism burning with hatred of a seemingly unjust or unmerciful God, is a spiritual state; it is a real attempt to grapple… — Seraphim Rose
Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest. — Emile Zola
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… — Dan Barker
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to… — Robert A. Heinlein
And then he'd tried to become an official Atheist and hadn't got the rock-hard self-satisfied strength of belief even for that. — Neil Gaiman
I could not believe in a God that would challenge faith like this. — Jonathan Safran Foer
Theology is ignorance with wings. — Sam Harris
In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We… — Sam Harris
I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive… — Abraham Lincoln
From the point of view of a tapeworm, man was created by God to serve the appetite of the tapeworm. — Edward Abbey
The danger is that in reaction to abuses and distortions of an idea, we'll reject it completely. And in the process miss out on the… — Rob Bell
Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked. With your own voice,' he said. — Erica Jong
But if the gods do not exist at all - then we are lost,' I said. On the contrary - we are found!' said Aesop.… — Erica Jong
Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian churches has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual religion. Intelligent people all notice this… — Neal Stephenson
If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of… — Isaac Asimov
You don't get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does and considering seriously the… — Daniel Dennett
We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather… — Carl Sagan
I believe in God the way I believe in quarks. People whose business it is to know about quantum physics or religion tell me they… — Mary Doria Russell
Religious moderation is the product of secular knowledge and scriptural ignorance. — Sam Harris

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