If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the ...

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem of a lunatic asylum.

...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a ...

...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.

I concur with you strictly in your opinion of the comparative merits ...

I concur with you strictly in your opinion of the comparative merits of atheism and demonism, and really see nothing but the latter in the being worshipped by many who think themselves Christians.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible ...

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

I can not imagine a God ... made happy by my getting down on my knees ...

I can not imagine a God ... made happy by my getting down on my knees and calling him 'great'.

Nothing could be more idiotic and absurd than the doctrine of the ...

Nothing could be more idiotic and absurd than the doctrine of the trinity.

With soap, baptism is a good thing.

With soap, baptism is a good thing.

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it ...

It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life ...

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

[Jehovah is] certainly the most jealous, the most vain, the most ...

[Jehovah is] certainly the most jealous, the most vain, the most ferocious, the most unjust, the most bloodthirsty, the most despotic, and the most hostile to human dignity and liberty.

If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be — a ...

If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be — a Christian.

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that ...

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.

Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which ...

Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.

The greatest act of faith takes place when a man finally decides that ...

The greatest act of faith takes place when a man finally decides that he is not God.

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the ...

There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being.

Emotionally I am an atheist. I don't have the evidence to prove that ...

Emotionally I am an atheist. I don't have the evidence to prove that God doesn't exist, but I so strongly suspect he doesn't that I don't want to waste my time.

There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and ...

There is a very intimate connection between hypnotic phenomena and religion.

One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.

One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up.

At present there is not a single credible established religion in the ...

At present there is not a single credible established religion in the world.

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of ...

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people ...

The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them on occasion.

If you ask why we should obey God, in the last resort the answer is, ...

If you ask why we should obey God, in the last resort the answer is, 'I am.' To know God is to know that our obedience is due to Him.

How do I know the Bible isn't the word of God? Well if it was the ...

How do I know the Bible isn't the word of God? Well if it was the word of God it would be clear and easy to understand...considering God was the creator of LANGUAGE!

The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed ...

The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed I have too little left, to undertake anything like a reformation in religion.

Revealed religion has no weight with me.

Revealed religion has no weight with me.

Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving ...

Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them ...

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.

Religion is all bunk.

Dying is not a crime.

God is man idealized.

Death pays all debts.

Why do men go to zoos?

Christians are losers.

God speaks through me.

All Gods were immortal.

Gayness is a non-issue.

No man is above the law.

Well Mike, I'm abnormal.

I am a daylight atheist.

All religion is slavery.

The atheist has no hope.

God is just a statistics.

Sure, I love fairy tales.

Then why did you tell me?

Thank God I'm an atheist.

Heresy makes for progress.

I'm a born - again atheist.

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