“People who believe in a divine creator, trying to live their lives in obedience to his supposed wishes and in expectation of a supposed eternal reward, are victims of the …
Publications
Edward Elgar
“Elgar told me that he had no faith whatever in an afterlife: ‘I believe there is nothing but complete oblivion.’ ” …
Thomas Hardy
“Peace upon earth!” was said. We sing it, And pay a million priests to bring it. After two thousand years of mass We’ve got as far as poison-gas. …
Marilyn Monroe
“Jane tried to convert me [to religion] and I tried to introduce her to Freud.” …
Graham Wallas
“People in a state of strong religious emotion sometimes become conscious of a throbbing sound in their ears, due to the increased force of their circulation. An organist, by opening …
Walt Whitman
“I think I could turn and live with animals, they’re so placid and self-contain’d, I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about …
A. Stone Freedberg
“He always said that he just wanted to go to sleep and not wake up. He said to us, ‘It’s time,’ and he went to sleep.” …
Mikhail Bakunin
“On behalf of human liberty, dignity and prosperity, we believe it our duty to recover from heaven the goods which it has stolen and return them to earth.” “If God …
Amy Schneider
“While I’ve been an atheist for a long time, and remained that way, that still has limits. There’s just things that are impossible to know permanently. That’s something that I …
