“The scientist believes in proof without certainty, the bigot in certainty without proof. Let us never forget that tyranny most often springs from a fanatical faith in the absoluteness of …
Publications
Mel Brooks
“If you’re not indoctrinated into some kind of religion when you’re very young, then it can play very little. I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish …
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Whoever dares to say: ‘Outside the Church is no salvation,’ ought to be driven from the State. But I am mistaken in speaking of a Christian republic; the terms are …
Donald C. Johanson
“I’ve always been an atheist. I didn’t have to be converted to atheism.”“The anti-science aspect of religion is what bothers me most intensely. It’s personified in this cartoon: “Welcome to …
Richard Feynman (Quote)
“It is imperative in science to doubt; it is absolutely necessary, for progress in science, to have uncertainty as a fundamental part of your inner nature. … To make progress …
Emma Goldman
“I do not believe in God, because I believe in man. Whatever his mistakes, man has for thousands of years been working to undo the botched job your god has …
Pearl S. Buck
“Like Confucius of old, I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and the angels.” “It may be …
Nick Offerman
“I would also just like to point out that there are no scientists handing out any brochures on any street corners, hoping to convince people that their version of creation …
Phil Zuckerman
“Can people be good without God? Can a moral orientation be sustained and developed outside of a religious context? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.” …
