103 quotes found
“Christians, indeed, have a special obligation not to forget how great and how inextinguishable the human proclivity for violence is, or how many victims it has claimed, for they worship a God who d...”
“The moment a mind closes is the moment it can no longer evolve. Intellectual inertia soon follows. I suppose that in many ways this is one of my main objections to theism; it assumes that all quest...”
“The true nature of the Christians bondage is this: faith commands his every move, his every thought, and his every inclination. Moreover, because faith is tenacious by nature, and because it comes ...”
“You cannot have it both ways. You cannot apply a definitive conclusion to the favorable outcomes of random chance without also applying a definitive conclusion to the unfavorable outcomes of random...”
“If the Bible is accurate in its assertions (a generous statement on our part), then we must also observe that anyone who ultimately comes to God does so because God made it happen. But this seems t...”
“A life based on [religious] faith is a life based on pure speculation, and speculation is, by its very definition, unsound.”
“I just cannot help but feel as though [Christianity] cheapens life. After all, what we must conclude at the end of the day is this disheartening and somewhat debilitating possibility: everything yo...”
“Since one could virtually open the Bible to any page and likely find something that speaks to his particular situation, is it fair to attribute this to the voice of God? After all, the Bible is not...”
“Ergo, while the Argument from Design appears to be a nice, neat answer to account for the presence of a multifarious Universe, the truth is that it backfires on itself, shifting the need for an exp...”
“While faith may be helpful to the one possessing it, making him feel good and fulfilled and peaceful inside, one thing it is not is responsible. It cannot be. No matter how much you might value you...”
“Reason is neutral. It has no biases. It has no agendas. There are no personal interests at stake. Reason simply says, Here is the data, be responsible with it. As such, reason is impartial.”
“Christianity voids any significance that would otherwise be attributed to a human life. It reduces all the good things youve done and all the bad things youve done to, well, nothing. All the good y...”
“It struck me as particularly suspicious that Yahweh was described as being remarkably human. I mean, seriously; this God is, at times, almost too human.”
“Everybody prayed”
“My method is atheism. I find the atheistic outlook provides a favourable background for cosmopolitan practices. Acceptance of atheism at once pulls down caste and religious barriers between man and...”
“Many ask what difference does it make whether man believes in a God or not.It makes a big difference.It makes all the difference in the world.It is the difference between being right and being wron...”
“The history of man proves that religion perverts man's concept of life and the universe, and has made him a cringing coward before the blind forces of nature.If you believe that there is a God; tha...”
“Atheists denial of Gods existence needs just as much substantiation as does the theists claim”
“Jesus never criticized prayers that were honest, only those that were long and showy.”
“Although we're made right with God by faith, and not by works, the effectiveness of our prayers is often tied to the holiness of our lives.”
