“How do you convince someone they’re not thinking clearly, when they’re not thinking clearly? What we’re actually saying is no magic, no afterlife, no higher moral authoritative father-figure, no security, …
Publications
Colin Dexter
“[Morse] evolved as I wrote. Like me he is diabetic, an atheist and a lover of music and art.” …
Michelle Bachelet
“I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic … all possible sins together.” …
Barbara Mertz
“There are always, thank heaven, skeptics who challenge orthodox ideas. They are the great thinkers of all times.” …
Julia Gillard
ABC RADIO HOST: Do you believe in God? GILLARD: No, I don’t, Jon, I’m not a religious person. I’m of course a great respecter of religious beliefs but they’re not …
Georges Clemenceau
“Not only have the ‘followers of Christ’ made it their rule to hack to bits all those who do not accept their beliefs, they have also ferociously massacred each other, …
Janeane Garofalo
“Organized religions and their dogmas only serve to indoctrinate the participants into sheeplike common behaviors. This type of blind assimilation promotes the popularity of top-forty count down radio stations and …
Robert Stout
“We recognise no authority competent to dictate to us. Each must believe what he considers to be true and act up to his belief, granting the same right to everyone …
Prosper Mérimée
“Atheist like his parents, Prosper Mérimée does not give an important place to anti-clericalism in his works, but he distills it often in short passages. Among the topics covered, we …