“[I]t appears that religion was a more casual affair in the Carson household than it was in the Welks’, and Johnny apparently never made church-going part of his adult lifestyle …
Publications
Ned Rorem
“Now that I’m closer than I was a year ago to the unknown, I’m very much an atheist and more so every day. I think we’ve invented God to give …
George Santayana (Quote)
“Christianity persecuted, tortured, and burned. Like a hound it tracked the very scent of heresy. It kindled wars, and nursed furious hatreds and ambitions. It sanctified, quite like Mohammedanism, extermination …
Baba Brinkman
Cause if there is a personal God, then he’s been jerkin’ off So why would he bother designing an albatross Especially when natural selection does such an excellent job Just …
Doris Lessing
“You’d never believe, when I was young, we genuinely believed religious wars were over. We’d say, at least it’s impossible to have a religious war now. Can you believe that? …
Bob Odenkirk
“Monty Python became my religion when I was 10. It led me out of the depths of darkness.” …
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Not one man in ten thousand has goodness of heart or strength of mind to be an atheist.” …
Mary Ann Masterton
I PRAISE ROUND STONES I praise no god. I only praise the sun and wind and Moon-lit babies kissing gentle in my arms Remembering other arms And other kissing nights. …
Martin Gardner
“[B]ad science contributes to the steady dumbing down of our nation. Crude beliefs get transmitted to political leaders and the result is considerable damage to society. We see this happening …