Quotes by Atheism 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. Benjamin Franklin atheism world religion A little Religion, and a little Honesty, goes a great way in Courts. Benjamin Franklin atheism honesty littles Revealed religion has no weight with me. Benjamin Franklin atheism weight religion Nothing enlarges the gulf of atheism more than the wide passage that lies between the faith and lives of men pretending to teach Christianity. Benjamin Stillingfleet atheism men lying Therefore coercion of the non-invasive, when justifiable at all, is to be justified on the ground that it secures, not a minimum of ' invasion, but a minimum of pain. Benjamin Tucker atheism pain coercion Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times. Benjamin Whichcote atheism atheist thinking In August, 1900, [Friedrich] Nietzsche was laid to rest Nietzsche, as the apostle of atheism, heralded the darkest century the world has ever known. Benjamin Wiker atheism august world What makes a free thinker is not his beliefs, but the way in which he holds them. If he holds them because his elders told him they were true when he was young, or if he holds them because if he did not he would be unhappy, his thought is not free; but if he holds them because, after careful thought, he finds a balance in their favor, then his thought is free, however odd his conclusions may seem. Bertrand Russell atheism balance unhappy The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours. Bertrand Russell atheism doubt science One is often told that it is a very wrong thing to attack religion, because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it. Bertrand Russell atheism men religion Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless. Bertrand Russell atheism purpose religion Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed. Bertrand Russell atheism religion thinking Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. Bertrand Russell science-and-religion atheism thinking I am as firmly convinced that religions do harm as I am that they are untrue. Bertrand Russell atheism atheist religion Historically, it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if He did we do not know anything about Him. Bertrand Russell atheism religion christ There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire - poison and antidote. Bertrand Russell next atheism doubt It is permissible with certain precautions to speak in print of coitus, but it is not permissible to employ the monosyllabic synonym for this word. Bertrand Russell precaution atheism speak There is no logical impossibility in the hypothesis that the world sprang into being five minutes ago, exactly as it then was, with a population that "remembered" a wholly unreal past. There is no logically necessary connection between events at different times; therefore nothing that is happening now or will happen in the future can disprove the hypothesis that the world began five minutes ago. Bertrand Russell atheism events past Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself. Bertrand Russell environment atheism fear [Regarding] the convention that clergymen are more virtuous than other men. Any average selection of mankind, set apart and told that it excels the rest in virtue, must tend to sink below the average. Bertrand Russell atheism average men «678910111213141516»