“In Philadelphia, I inadvertently came upon an edition of Robert Ingersoll’s Essays and Lectures. This was an exciting discovery; his atheism confirmed my own belief that the horrific cruelty of …
Publications
Anatole France
“The thoughts of the gods are not more unchangeable than those of the men who interpret them. They advance — but they always lag behind the thoughts of men. … …
Thomas Szasz
“If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.” …
Emma Thompson
“I’m an atheist; I suppose you can call me a sort of libertarian anarchist. I regard religion with fear and suspicion. It’s not enough to say that I don’t believe …
Emile Durkheim
“Religious force is nothing other than the collective and anonymous force of the clan.” …
Elizabeth Montgomery
“I think of God as the beauty in life. … It’s loving and being loved. It’s feeling good inside because you are living the life of a good person. Maybe …
A. Philip Randolph
“Prayer is not one of our remedies; it depends on what one is praying for. We consider prayer nothing more than a fervent wish; consequently the merit and worth of …
Julie Christie
“I don’t see any reason for getting married unless you’re religious, which I’m not.” …
Patrick Somerville
“And I think because I grew up without any religion I am particularly obsessed with good and evil. Not somehow ‘figuring it out,’ but at least knowing it when I …
