Absence Quote by Jacques Maritain

Absolute atheism starts in an act of faith in reverse gear and is a full-blown religious commitment. Here we have the first internal inconsistency…

— Jacques Maritain

The perpetual enemy of faith in the true God is not atheism (the claim that there is no God), but rather Gnosticism (the claim…

— Martin Buber

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

Atheism is without God. It does not assert no God.

— Charles Bradlaugh

“If you look up 'atheism' in the dictionary, you will probably find it defined as the belief that there is no God. Certainly many…

— Michael Martin

Basic atheism is not a belief. It is the lack of belief. There is a difference between believing there is no god and not…

— Dan Barker

"Atheist" is quite clear in its meaning of "somebody without a belief in God." It is more complex in its usage since it has…

— Jim Herrick

The only atheism is the denial of truth.

— Arthur Lynch

Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that religion is either a mistake or a fraud. Atheism is…

— Anonymous

No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed, A True…

— Terry Pratchett

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

Atheism ... in its philosophic aspect refuses allegiance not merely to a definite concept of God, but it refuses all servitude to the God…

— Emma Goldman