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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.		289
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.		289
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.		207
Conservative religionists of all stripes live in fear of new ideas. Thinking people live in fear of religion's old ones.		113
Attempting to determine who is, or is not, a 'true' Christian, has spilled enough blood to float the Navy.		112
Nothing is much more ironic than a science-denying fundamentalist using a smart phone.		94
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.		93
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.		69
The people who continue to advocate organized prayer in the public schools become conspicuously less enthusiastic when someone suggests the prayer be Islamic.		68
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.		53
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.		52
There is no situation so bad it cannot be made worse by religion.		51
Whenever people believe there is a super-natural puppet master running everything, there is going to be a lot of resistance to the idea humans are capable of making their own decisions.		49
No theologians were consulted in the search for the Higgs Boson, or in the development of any life saving medicine. Science seeks the truth. Theologians play endless mind games.		48
Faith is the excuse people use when they're afraid to admit they don't have evidence for their beliefs.		48
It appears lost on a lot of people, especially theologians, that a genuine message from the almighty, especially one with serious expectations attached, would not be subject to endless debate.		48
Religion enables people who do not even understand the questions, to convince themselves they know all the answers.		48
Religious seekers always find the God they're looking for. That's why we have so many of them.		46
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.		46
When the religious-right tries to remove books from school libraries, you can be absolutely certain the content of those books poses a far greater threat to religion, than to the children they're pretending to protect.		42
If random chance is the baseline, then religion has a success rate of zero.		41
Religion offers itself up as a solution to problems people didn't even know they had.		40
If Jesus was alive today, the last thing he'd be is a Christian.		40
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.		39
If everyone actually thought about their religion, there would be a lot more atheists.		39
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.		38
The universe doesn't care what you believe.		38
Ignore religion at your leisure. Ignore science at your peril.		36
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.		34
If God is really all-knowing, doesn't that render prayer moot?		34
Reason is the first casualty of blind obedience.		33
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.		33
If Christianity contained an iota of demonstrable fact, there would not be this obsession with indoctrinating children on the part of believers.		33
Jesus, if he ever existed, would have contributed more tangible good to the world had he simply taught the value of hand washing.		33
Beware of those who publicly celebrate their piety.		33
Conservatism is by its very nature intolerant, stagnant and backward looking. This is doubly true when applied to religion.		33
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.		32
Religion always finds a way to excuse the inexcusable.		32
Facts do not care whether you believe them or not. They're still facts regardless.		32
Alcohol never solved any problems! Then again, neither did religion. /s		32
Of all the justifications humans have found for killing their fellow beings, none is more foolish or unforgivable than killing in the name of religion. Any religion.		31
Religious nut-jobs never have any trouble justifying their behavior, no matter how bad.		31
Religions celebrate their martyrs. However, an idea is not rendered true just because someone was foolish enough to die for it.		31
After every great tragedy comes the question, 'Where was God?' Where indeed.		31
One of theism's core components is the effort to convince people they cannot make their own decisions.		31
If people judged their own belief systems by the same standards they apply to other people's, there would be far fewer theists, and the world would be a better place for it.		30
Authoritarian government and conservative Christianity......the original same-sex marriage.		30
Religion and morality do not automatically exclude each other, but they are very far from being the same thing.		30
Anyone who begins a sentence with the words, “Bible says, . . .” as identified himself as someone not worth wasting your time on.		29
Why do the terminally religious always assume they're entitled to a say in other people's personal decision making?		29

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