Atheism Quotes

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Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the… — Bertrand Russell
When a man is freed of religion, he has a better chance to live a normal and wholesome life. — Sigmund Freud
I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose. — Clarence Darrow
My practise as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel, or devil… — John B. S. Haldane
Atheism may be defined as the mental attitude which unreservedly accepts the supremacy of reason and aims at establishing a lifestyle and ethical outlook verifiable… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Atheism is a very positive affirmation of man's ability to think for himself, to do for himself, to find answers to his own problems. — Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong. — Christopher Hitchens
Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is an… — Carl Sagan
We cannot prove that there is no God, but we can safely conclude the He is very, very improbable indeed. — Richard Dawkins
We who are atheists are also a-fairyists, a-teapotists, and a-unicornists, but we don't have to bother saying so. — Richard Dawkins
Religious belief is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness. — Dalai Lama
Most people in the West who say they believe in God actually believe in belief in God. — Daniel Dennett
There's probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your life. — Unknown Author
Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking. It's nothing to brag about...Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings, who don't have all… — Bill Maher
Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something… — Stephen Hawking
If a man, holding a belief which he was taught in childhood or persuaded of afterwards, keeps down and pushes away any doubts which arise… — William Kingdon Clifford
The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy… — Albert Einstein
I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we are conscious in… — Albert Einstein
I came- though the child of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents - to a deep religiousness, which, however, reached an abrupt end at the age of… — Albert Einstein
Since it is no longer permissible to disparage any single faith or creed, let us start disparaging all of them. A religion is a belief… — Martin Amis
The fundamentalists, by 'knowing' the answers before they start, and then forcing nature into the straitjacket of their discredited preconceptions, lie outside the domain of… — Stephen Jay Gould
The God understood as a father figure, who guided ultimate personal decisions, answered our prayers, and promised rewards and punishment based upon our behavior was… — John Shelby Spong
The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle. — Benjamin Franklin
We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics. — Stephen Hawking
You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend. — Blaise Pascal

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