Quotes by Atheist I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don't think it does. Andy Rooney atheist believe thinking I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural. Andy Rooney astrology atheist believe Those to whom his word was revealed were always alone in some remote place, like Moses. There wasn't anyone else around when Mohammed got the word either. Mormon Joseph Smith and Christian Scientist, Mary Baker Eddy, had exclusive audiences with God. We have to trust them as reporters--and you know how reporters are. They'll do anything for a story. Andy Rooney atheist christian religion We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins. Andy Rooney cousin smart atheist Everyone starts out being an atheist. No one is born with belief in anything. Infants are atheists until they are indoctrinated. Andy Rooney born atheist belief I am an atheist... I don't understand religion at all. I'm sure I'll offend a lot of people by saying this, but I think it's all nonsense. Andy Rooney atheist people thinking Every one starts out being an atheist. Andy Rooney atheist motivational inspirational My paternal grandmother would not light a fire on the Sabbath and piled all Sunday's washing-up in a bucket, to be dealt with on Monday morning, because the Sabbath was a day of rest--a practice that made my paternal grandfather, the village atheist, as mad as fire. Nevertheless, he willed five quid to the minister, just to be on the safe side. Angela Carter atheist monday morning I'm an atheist how unfortunate it is to assign responsibility to the higher up for justice amongst people. Ani DiFranco atheist responsibility people The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist. Ann Coulter nonsense atheist president Although God believers don't need evolution to be false, atheists need evolution to be true. Ann Coulter evolution atheist needs I had NO interest in being a theologian, especially not a Christian, as I had been raised by progressive atheists. We bowed down every morning to the golden calf of the New York Times, Noam Chomsky, Hannah Arendt. I tried to get my parents to respect and nourish me, let alone delight in me, so even though I secretly loved and believed in the Divine Something - Goodness, Good Orderly Direction, Gift of Desperation, the Cosmic Muffin - I wasn't ready yet to commit myself to the study of a higher power. Anne Lamott atheist christian morning My mother was a not-too-devoted atheist. She went to Episcopal church on Christmas Eve every year, and that was mostly it. Anne Lamott atheist mother years There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds. Anne Nicol Gaylor atheist god heart …being an atheist required discipline very like that of being Catholic. One could never yield to the idea of a supernatural authority, no matter how often one might be tempted. To think that a personal God had made the world was to yield to a demonic and superstitious and destructive belief. Anne Rice atheist ideas thinking The atheism and nihilism of my earlier years now seems shallow, and even a bit cocky. Anne Rice cocky atheist years No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism. Annie Besant atheist religious philosophy The position of the Atheist is a clear and reasonable one. I know nothing about ‘God’ and therefore I do not believe in Him or in it; what you tell me about your God is self‐contradictory, and therefore incredible. I do not deny ‘God,’ which is an unknown tongue to me; I do deny your God, who is an impossibility. I am without God. Annie Besant atheist self believe The Atheist waits for proof of God. Till that proof comes he remains, as his name implies, without God. His mind is open to every new truth, after it has passed the warder Reason at the gate. Annie Besant atheist names waiting If we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn't believe the world existed. Annie Dillard common-sense atheist believe «1234567891011»