"Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a……" — Dan Barker
"Some theists, observing that all 'effects' need a cause, assert that God is a cause but not an effect. But no one has ever observed an uncaused cause and simply inventing one merely assumes what the argument wishes to prove."
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37 Quotes by Dan Barker
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You believe in a book that has sticks turning into snakes, and you say we are the ones that need…
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Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward.…
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How happy can you be when you think every action and thought is being monitored by a judgmental ghost ?
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I threw out all the bath water, and there was no baby there.
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To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for…
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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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I am an atheist because there is no evidence for the existence of God. That should be all that needs…
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There is joy in rationality, happiness in clarity of mind. Freethought is thrilling and fulfilling - absolutely essential to mental…
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If faith is a valid tool of knowledge, then anything can be true 'by faith,' and therefore nothing is true.…
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There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or…
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There is no evidence for a god, no coherent definition of a god, no good argument for a god, good…
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It is a fact of history and of current events that human beings exaggerate, misinterpret, or wrongly remember events. They…
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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