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“Most Christians are afraid that people will think for themselves; most atheists are afraid that they won’t.”

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“The next time believers tell you that 'separation of church and state' does not appear in our founding document, tell them to stop using…

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Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever…

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I threw out all the bath water, and there was no baby there.

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You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime.

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“Faith is a cop-out. It is intellectual bankruptcy. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding…

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It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism.

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I took about a year to fully adjust. Like there's a death at the family or a divorce, you don't just snap your fingers…

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Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized.

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Truth does not demand belief...

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I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is…

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Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can…

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There are many gods which Christians reject. I just believe in one less god then they do. The reasons that you might give for…

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