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Favorite Atheist Sayings, No. 1
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true; by the wise as false, and by politicians as useful." --Seneca the Younger (4 B.C.E.-65 C.E.).
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Permalink Reply by James Turkia on
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Good one.
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Permalink Reply by Gary Connolly on -
I think it was Sam Harris who said the same like this
"There is sanity in numbers
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Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on -
"I distrust those who know so well what God wants because I notice it always coincides with their own desires" --Susan B. Anthony.
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Permalink Reply by Edward Teach on -
Here's one from a buddy of mine:
"I call the Old Testament, the book of excuses."
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Permalink Reply by Edward Teach on
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"All thinking men are atheists." Hemingway
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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on -
There is a wonderful line in the posthumously published novel, Islands in the Stream, where Thomas Hudson, the protagonist, an artist self-exiled to the island of Bimini, is describing his love for the sea: "It is the god of those of us who have none."
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Permalink Reply by Edward Teach on
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I like that one. Mythology gives meaning, but loses the thread when the myth is mistaken for "truth"
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Permalink Reply by SecularHumanBN on -
My current favorite quotes are:
"Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool." - Mark Twain
"Gods don't kill people. People with gods kill people." - unknown
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Permalink Reply by James M. Martin on
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My mistake. Thanks. They didn't have politicians in Seneca's day, lol.
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Permalink Reply by Craig on -
" Isn't it enough to see the garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" -Douglas Adams
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