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It's obvious that the multitude of religions in the world cannot all be right. There is nothing, however, that precludes their all being wrong.		229
People have grown so used to the staggering number of christian denominations, they rarely stop to consider how utterly bizarre it is to worship a god who could will the universe into existence, but can't get his story straight.		228
Religion bases much of its success on the fact it is far easier to fool someone, than it is to convince that person they've been fooled.		178
Conservative religionists of all stripes live in fear of new ideas. Thinking people live in fear of religion's old ones.		104
Attempting to determine who is, or is not, a 'true' Christian, has spilled enough blood to float the Navy.		103
While astrologers are no-doubt wrong in the conclusions they draw, the stars and planets are at least real, and their ideas are testable. All of which is much more than can be said of theologians.		84
Nothing is much more ironic than a science-denying fundamentalist using a smart phone.		84
While it's true atheists have fewer holidays to celebrate than theists, it's also true atheists have no holy wars they're responsible for, and that's a trade-off I'm willing to make.		60
The people who continue to advocate organized prayer in the public schools become conspicuously less enthusiastic when someone suggests the prayer be Islamic.		59
The evangelicals speak endlessly of their loving Jesus, but make no mistake, given a free hand, the blood-thirsty monster of the old testament is the model they would build the world of their dreams around.		44
Certain christians simply do not grasp the fact that, under the U.S. Constitution, rights are not matters of majority rule. Rights exist to protect the individual from the tyranny of the majority.		43
There is no situation so bad it cannot be made worse by religion.		42
Religion enables people who do not even understand the questions, to convince themselves they know all the answers.		39
Beware of Pope's with inviting smiles and the appearance of a congenial personality. If he wasn't the same kind of monster Pope's have always been, he would have never been chosen.		38
If random chance is the baseline, then religion has a success rate of zero.		33
If Jesus was alive today, the last thing he'd be is a Christian.		32
I think a lot of preachers in the age of COVID-19 are living in fear their congregants will realize the preachers need them a whole lot more than they need the preachers.		32
If everyone actually thought about their religion, there would be a lot more atheists.		32
We are not the special creation of any god. We are not a planned outcome. We are what happened, and we celebrate ourselves at our peril.		31
The universe doesn't care what you believe.		31
Ignore religion at your leisure. Ignore science at your peril.		30
If Jesus wants to talk to me, he's welcome to show up and do so any time he wants. In the meantime, I've no use for the people claiming to speak on his behalf. They speak with no consistent voice, and what Jesus wants is always identical to what the preacher doing the talking wants.		30
If you have to resort to quoting the Bible to make your point, it's a pretty good sign you can't think for yourself.		29
If God is really all-knowing, doesn't that render prayer moot?		29
If Christianity contained an iota of demonstrable fact, there would not be this obsession with indoctrinating children on the part of believers.		29
Jesus, if he ever existed, would have contributed more tangible good to the world had he simply taught the value of hand washing.		29
Beware of those who publicly celebrate their piety.		29
Conservatism is by its very nature intolerant, stagnant and backward looking. This is doubly true when applied to religion.		29
When a preacher tries to explain god's motives behind a natural disaster, you can be certain he's trying to lend supernatural sanction to his own bigotry.		29
Facts do not care whether you believe them or not. They're still facts regardless.		29
Alcohol never solved any problems! Then again, neither did religion. /s		29
Religious nut-jobs never have any trouble justifying their behavior, no matter how bad.		28
Religions celebrate their martyrs. However, an idea is not rendered true just because someone was foolish enough to die for it.		28
After every great tragedy comes the question, 'Where was God?' Where indeed.		28
One of theism's core components is the effort to convince people they cannot make their own decisions.		28
Authoritarian government and conservative Christianity......the original same-sex marriage.		28
Religion always finds a way to excuse the inexcusable.		28
Religion and morality do not automatically exclude each other, but they are very far from being the same thing.		28
Why do the terminally religious always assume they're entitled to a say in other people's personal decision making?		27
The people who would force religion into the public schools tend to become conspicuously less enthusiastic if the religion is going to be anything but their own.		27
I can forgive primitive peoples for believing the universe was made just for them. There is no possible excuse for such thinking today.		27
Creationists flail away at poor old Darwin with the idea that if the great man can just be discredited, they win by default. No, they don't. They have to prove their point too, and merely attacking Darwin doesn't do that.		27
There is something a little pathetic about people who need supernatural justification to behave like decent human beings.		26
If something can be destroyed by facts and reason, then it needs to be destroyed.		26
Freedom of religion is never enough for the fanatic. The fanatic always believes his god has chosen him to make other people's personal choices for them.		26
I suspect the big time television preachers, in addition to being con-artists, are also the worst kind of atheists. There is simply no way they would want to face their maker and explain the lives they've lived.		26
Why would a divine being endow the people he created with the gift of reason, then not provide the evidence reasonable people would need to fulfill his wishes? It's almost as if religion is founded on untestable myth.		25
I am forever amazed and horrified by the people who reject every religious teaching other than their own.		25
Anyone who puts their religiosity forward as something that qualifies them to hold public office, is not qualified for that office by definition.		25
If the evangelicals stopped expecting the world to defer to their religiosity, they wouldn't feel so persecuted.		25

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