“Gullibility and credulity are considered undesirable qualities in every department of human life — except religion. … Atheism strikes me as morally superior, as well as intellectually superior, to religion. …
Publications
Thomas Jefferson
“Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. … Do …
Henry Clay
“All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.” …
Henry “Hank” Zumach
“I gradually came to realize that many of the things I was taught during five years attending Catholic schools did not make any logical sense, and were, in fact, contrary …
Jon Krakauer
“All religious belief is a function of non-rational faith, and faith by its very definition tends to be impervious to intellectual argument or academic criticism.” …
George E. Macdonald
“The [Catholic] Church being what she is cannot have the instincts of a gentleman.” …
Mark Strand
“I haven’t met God and I haven’t been to heaven, so I’m skeptical. Nobody’s come back to me to tell me they’re having a great time in heaven and that …
Leo Rosten
“The purpose of life is not to be happy — but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.” …
Thomas Allsop
“He despaired of amelioration from the influence of the clergy, and, when needing a house in the country, stated in an advertisement that preference would be given to one situated …
