Atheist Quotes

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider… — Aristotle
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? — Douglas Adams
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still… — John Adams
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny. — Joseph Addison
No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism. — Annie Besant
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. — Ambrose Bierce
I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest… — Jack Black
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was… — Tony Blair
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. — Derek Bok
If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god. — Napoleon Bonaparte
All religions have been made by men. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Questioning my spiritual life has always been germane to what I was writing. Always. It's because I'm not quite an atheist and it worries me.… — David Bowie
I kind of call myself an atheist, I suppose - although quite a spiritual atheist, I hope. — Danny Boyle

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