top atheist quotes (total: 16012)
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Pat Simons |
You often hear theists claim their god has spoken to them, but you never hear them say God told them they've gotten it all wrong and need to shut the hell up. |
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EA Miller |
Having faith in things that are real is okay. I have faith the sun will rise in the morning. Having faith in invisible, magical, non-existent gods that favor specific groups of people is not okay. |
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EA Miller |
The Bible is to science as a comic book is to serious literature. |
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EA Miller |
An all-seeing, all-knowing, benevolent god would not allow thousands of people to suffer everyday world-wide and yet find the time to help you locate your lost car keys. |
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EA Miller |
"There are things humans don't know about the universe, therefore my imaginary friend."
–Michael A. Sherlock
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EA Miller |
"Walking by faith and not by sight" is very convenient in that it doesn't require having to provide any evidence whatsoever. That certainly wasn't an accident on the writers' part. It's a doctrine founded on unquestioned belief with the purpose of controlling people. |
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EA Miller |
No individual actually needs religion. People are simply convinced by others that they can’t do without it. Food, water, and shelter are real needs and no imaginary god can ever provide them. |
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EA Miller |
I expect my prayers to be answered by an invisible sky god in much the same way that I expect my invisible butler Alfred to take care of the chores around the house. |
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Dr. Idel Dreimer |
Many believe that without God, there can be no morality. But without men, there can be no Gods. Gods are mere reflectors -- they mirror the moralities of men. (Observation # 1386) |
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EA Miller |
Unlike mega-church pastors, atheists are not out to sell you anything. They are simply seeking truth over comforting lies. |
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EA Miller |
“Religion is a mental institution where each patient claims their God is the warden.â€
-Jackson Black |
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EA Miller |
Let’s get one thing straight evangelicals. When you are constantly whining about “religious freedomâ€, you are ONLY talking about Christianity and no other religion. In all honestly, you could care less about other religions and wish to insert you beliefs (forcefully if necessary) into every aspect of society. |
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EA Miller |
Male religious leaders have always feared intelligent woman because they have the power to dismantle their barbaric, antiquated men's club. |
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EA Miller |
“Ungodly counsel has destroyed many households.â€
-Charles Stanley (mega-church pastor)
In other words, don’t trust highly trained, highly educated secular psychologists and psychiatrists who can actually help you. “Do no harm†apparently does not apply to pastors!
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EA Miller |
Do you know what would be much more beneficial to your health and well being than praying for a half hour before bedtime? Sleeping for an extra half hour every night! |
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Anthony W. Allsop (Genesis) (admin) |
QUESTION: Is there any religion around today that's still prepared to make human sacrifices in order to preserve its integrity?
Well, APART from Islam. |
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EA Miller |
Theist: “I have serious doubts, is it time for me to leave religion behind?â€
Me: “Yes, escape the cult and think for yourself for perhaps the very first time!â€
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Anthony W. Allsop (Genesis) (admin) |
The universe is about ten billion years older than our planet and about fourteen billion years older than Mankind.
What was god doing between creating the universe and then creating Mankind? Twiddling his thumbs? |
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Pat Simons |
When people tell you belief in god is required to be good, remind them that this massively screwed up world is largely the product of people whose minds were, and are, filled with supernatural nonsense. |
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EA Miller |
“In Jesus I continue to grow every day.â€
-Andrew Wommack (televangelist)
If you have given your life over to barbaric, antiquated myth, you are regressing rather than growing.
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EA Miller |
As an atheist I've seen religion as two different things the majority my life, ridiculous and dangerous. |
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EA Miller |
Religion:
Limiting human potential for thousands of years
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EA Miller |
The only way to keep churches, mosques, and synagogues full is by early indoctrination and perpetuated ignorance. |
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Pat Simons |
Human beings are just another species of ape with upgraded, but bug ridden, software. |
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EA Miller |
"You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates the same people you do."
-Annie Lamott
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EA Miller |
If you need the threat of eternal torture in order to be a good person, you're NOT a good person! |
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EA Miller |
Why Atheism?
Because imaginary friends are best left in the minds of children and schizophrenics
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EA Miller |
Effectiveness of prayer? I wonder how many millions of people out there bought a lottery ticket and prayed to win the ‘big’ jackpot. |
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Pat Simons |
Religion is the mortal enemy of human freedom. |
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EA Miller |
Why would a god create physical beings (who use their senses to navigate the world) and not provide any physical evidence whatsoever of its own existence? |
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EA Miller |
Why is it that an all mighty god who can supposedly zap trillions of stars into existence in an instant unable to feed everyone on planet Earth? |
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EA Miller |
One does not have to be indoctrinated to believe in science. |
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EA Miller |
“As an atheist, I have a personal relationship with reality and common sense. I’m committed to the truth and challenging false beliefs. I answer only to myself, not some man in the sky.â€
-GN Boston
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EA Miller |
Think outside of the box (the Bronze Age, magic god in the sky, fairy-tale book). You'll be so much better off and expand your horizons exponentially! |
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EA Miller |
Morality from the Bible? Think again:
Numbers 31:17-18 (KJV)
"Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves." |
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EA Miller |
Stating that a misogynistic, xenophobic, homophobic, self-aggrandizing, petty, extremely violent "god is love" is much like claiming that shards of glass are candy. |
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EA Miller |
If people actually “walked by faith and not by sight†as many pastors say repeatedly, not a single scientific discovery would have ever been made. |
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EA Miller |
“We need more science books, and fewer bibles. Science provides knowledge, and knowledge is power. There is no knowledge to be found in a book that features a talking snake, magical fruit, and a seven-headed dragon.â€
-GN Boston |
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EA Miller |
At this point in my life, I honestly believe that it would be easier to come up with a cure for Parkinson's disease than to free a religious person from a deeply entrenched indoctrination. |
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Anthony W. Allsop (Genesis) (admin) |
Religion is Mankind's worst invention. And that's including the atom bomb and peanut butter. |
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EA Miller |
God moves in "mysterious" ways. Science moves in rational, data-driven ways. |
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EA Miller |
Catholicism:
When men wearing gowns, incessant standing and kneeling, magic holy water, and believing that you’re eating the actual body and drinking the actual blood of your savior seems perfectly normal to you!
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EA Miller |
The “infallible†word of god in the Bible has David killing Goliath twice! Oopsie!
So David prevailed over the Philistine [Goliath] with a sling and a stone, striking down the Philistine and killing him; there was no sword in David’s hand. [1 Samuel 17:50 (NRSV)]
Then David ran and stood over the Philistine; he grasped his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him; then he cut off his head with it. [1 Samuel 17:51 (NRSV)]
(Apparently he's alleged to have grabbed GOLIATH'S sword and finished him off with that. It's still bullshit whichever way one reads it.) Ed.
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EA Miller |
A holy book open to multiple interpretations should never be used as a moral guide (e.g., The Bible was once used to justify slavery for the South during the United States Civil War.) |
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EA Miller |
Why doesn’t “god’s perfect plan†seem to be working for most of the planet? |
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EA Miller |
No individual should be able to claim any part of the Bible as truth unless they are able to produce indisputable evidence that can be rigorously tested through the most advanced scientific methods of the day. Surprising no one who is rational minded, not a single person has succeeded in this endeavor. |
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EA Miller |
Prayers are not answered for one main reason. There is NOTHING out there to answer them. |
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Dr. Idel Dreimer |
The choice is clear: to live with the uncomfortable truth -- that the universe is a great mystery whose origin and secrets we may never fully understand -- or to subscribe to a comforting lie -- that the universe was created solely for our benefit by a species-obsessed deity whose thoughts on every conceivable subject have been -- and continue to be -- accurately divined by self-proclaimed human intermediaries. It's a choice between reasonable calm -- pursuing the truth by sticking to the evidence -- and pathetic bluster -- the manufacturing of an unreasonable conclusion. (Observation # 1295) |
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EA Miller |
Religion:
When the pilot light in your head goes out! |
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Daniel Langdon |
Live your life as if it is the only one you will have. In all probability, it is. |
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EA Miller |
Religious folk can keep their “faith”. I much prefer reality. |
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EA Miller |
If you "live by the word" of the Abrahamic god, be sure to always have a large pile of stones handy! |
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Pat Simons |
After every great tragedy comes the question, 'Where was God?' Where indeed. |
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EA Miller |
Remember that speech in the Bible where Jesus wholeheartedly spoke out against human slavery? Neither do I, and don't even get me started on a "all loving" father who drowns everyone on Earth except for a floating zoo! The Bible does not teach morality, but just the opposite I fear. |
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EA Miller |
John 3:16:
“God so loved the world…”
…that he sent himself (remember, the myth book states that Jesus is God, the great “I am”) to sacrifice himself knowing full well that there would be no long-term repercussions and that he would soon be off to paradise to sit beside himself.
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Pat Simons |
Religions celebrate their martyrs. However, an idea is not rendered true just because someone was foolish enough to die for it. |
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EA Miller |
“Once you've convinced yourself that one dude got all the Earth's land animals onto a boat and floated around for 40 days, you've pretty much compromised your entire ability to reason.” -CTF |
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EA Miller |
Only in religion can a person claim something is "the truth" without having to provide any evidence whatsoever. |
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EA Miller |
The Bible definitely isn't patriotic, nor is it democratic in any way. But it certainly lays out a lot of ground rules for slavery. On that note, ever notice how often priests and pastors routinely throw around the words "serve", "obey", and "submit"? |
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osirisnut |
The Roman Catholic Criminal Church the clerics of which l would call evil but that's too nice a word for those Bastards. |
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