Atheism Quotes

1894 Atheism quotes by 757 unique authors

The philosophy of Atheism has its root in the earth, in this life; its aim is the emancipation of the human race from all God-heads,… — Emma Goldman
The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of… — Christopher Hitchens
Religion is defined as belief in and worship of a controlling power and atheism is precisely not that. — Bill Maher
When I was a kid I had an imaginary friend and I used to think that he went everywhere with me, and that I could… — Jimmy Carr
Fear is the mother of all gods ... Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. — Lucretius
Superstition is more injurious to God than atheism. — Denis Diderot
What, indeed, is an atheist? He is one who destroys delusions which are harmful to humanity in order to lead men back to nature, to… — Baron d'Holbach
All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God. — Baron d'Holbach
The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this thing… — Thomas Paine
All religion is slavery. — Robert Green Ingersoll
If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one. — W. Somerset Maugham
So far as religion of the day is concerned, it is a damned fake...Religion is all bunk. — Thomas A. Edison
All the sweetness of religion is conveyed to the world by the hands of storytellers and image-makers. Without their fictions the truths of religion would… — George Bernard Shaw
Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right. — H. L. Mencken
Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. — Bertrand Russell
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

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