“I am an atheist. (I have recently realized this.) I don’t believe the arc of the universe bends towards justice. I don’t even believe in an arc. I believe in …
Publications
Truman Capote
“I belong to no churches and am not a ‘Believer’ in any formal sense. … As for me, I just go my way by myself.” …
Phil Plait
“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, …
Colin Dexter
“[Morse] evolved as I wrote. Like me he is diabetic, an atheist and a lover of music and art.” …
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 …
Michelle Bachelet
“I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic … all possible sins together.” …
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 …
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, …