Atheist Quote by Mehmet Murat Ildan

I would not say that ethical behavior is not possible for the atheist or agnostic. It is. A couple of pretty good examples are…

— Huston Smith

Being an atheist is a matter not of moral choice, but of human obligation.

— John Fowles

Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why,…

— Theodore Beale

“Many of the innovations in science and philosophy have come from unbelievers, some of whom died for their 'unbeliefs.' Without unbelief, we might well…

— Gordon Stein

A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them…

— Gregory S. Paul

while religion is ethical, it by no means follows that ethics is religion.

— Georgia Harkness

Atheistic morality is not impossible, but it will never answer our purpose.

— Roswell Dwight Hitchcock

I'm not saying that atheists can't act morally or have moral knowledge. But when I ascribe virtue to an atheist, it's as a theist…

— William A. Dembski

My practise as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel, or…

— John B. S. Haldane

Morality may exist in an atheist without any religion, and in a theist with a religion quite unspiritual.

— Frances Power Cobbe

The atheist is cheating whenever he makes a moral judgment, acting as though it has an objective reference, when his philosophy in fact precludes…

— William A. Dembski

Only Atheists have morals, the religious have reward and punishment. That's not morality, that's sucking up.

— Penn Jillette