Absence Quote by Chapman Cohen Download Open image “Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history.” — Chapman Cohen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Absence Absence Belief Atheism Atheism Absence Atheist Belief Belief Gods Belief in god Faith History Late Phenomenon Positive atheism
Atheism is the absence of a belief in a god, nothing more. If the theist wishes to draw monumental implications from this lack of… — George H. Smith Copy Share Image
Atheism is the lack of belief in a god (or gods). It makes no claim. It merely rejects the claim that a god (or… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
“Atheism is partly the result of bad theology, an unpaid bill resulting from failures in depicting God. It is not surprising that many have… — Clark H. Pinnock Copy Share Image
Belief and non-belief has waxed and waned for centuries. This time atheism is here to stay. — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
Atheism and agnosticism signify the rejection of certain images and concepts of God or of truth, which are historically conditioned and therefore inadequate. Atheism… — Bede Griffiths Copy Share Image
It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism. — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
I think true atheism is a rare thing in human affairs: Even in the most secularized precincts of Europe, a lot of nominal nonbelievers… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
“Years ago atheism was an individual phenomenon; today atheism is social, the atheist who once was a curiosity, is now a component part of some of the governments of the world. Once men quarreled because they wanted God worshipped in a certain way; now they quarrel because they do not want God worshipped at all. The wars of religion of… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share
“In the age of the mechanical philosophy, in which all of nature could be viewed as a boundless collection of brute events, God soon came to be seen as merely the largest brute event of all. Thus in the modern period the argument between theism and atheism largely became no more than a tension between two different effectively atheist visions… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share
We cannot start with God and deduce the universe from his existence; we must start with the world as we know it, and deduce… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
It's usually easier to rouse stupidity to action than to arouse wisdom to effort, for wisdom sees alternatives while stupidity lacks the imagination to… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope or expectation… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“ATHEIST is really a thoroughly honest, unambiguous term, it admits of no paltering and no evasion, and the need of the world, now as… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Gods are fragile things, they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense. They thrive on servility and… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
It is useless saying that we do not accept the gods of the primitive world. In form, no; in essence, yes. The fact before… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Now, if the theist could prove that out of a number of equally possible lines of development living beings show one fixed form, and… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
The devil and God are components of a Siamese twin. Neither has any existence apart from the other. In denying the existence of the… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
“Science gives up to religion that which cannot be known, and as it does not know what it is, that cannot be known, it… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an A-theist —… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
The trick is, after all, obvious. The Theist takes terms that can apply to sentient life alone, and applies them to the universe at… — Chapman Cohen Copy Share Image
The work, the work, the work. This is what the business is all about. This is the fun, the glory, the pleasure. It's the… — Phil Dusenberry Copy Share Image
Total depravity means the entire absence of holiness, not the highest intensity of sin. A totally depraved man is not as bad as he… — William Greenough Thayer Shedd Copy Share Image
Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
There, in the center of that silence was not eternity but the death of time and a loneliness so profound the word itself had… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening. — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
It is suggested that in domestic violence at least the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is… — Colin Greenwood Copy Share Image
The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“I was thinking how most people don't make you feel much of anything at all. Don't make you feel like time spent with them… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
Cooperation isn't the absence of conflict but a means of managing conflict. — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
![“[Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner belonged to] that small army of brave people who made it their duty, without thought of themselves or hope or expectation of reward, to strive for unpopular causes. [Chapman Cohen on the death of noted freethinker and peace advocate Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner]” quote by Chapman Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43f/chapman-cohen-19666_altruism_hypatia-bradlaugh-bonner-belonged-to-tha_664654.jpg)
