“Just to clear up any ambiguity, I’m not a believer, or even agnostic, I’m an atheist (denomination: Jewish). That means the God I don’t believe in is different from the …
Publications
Joseph Heller
“Good God, how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include such phenomena as phlegm and tooth-decay in His divine system of creation?” …
Jonathan Larsen
“I like the paganism and the solstice and lights in the dead of winter in the longest nights. I love that Christmas has nothing to do with The Bible and …
Cloris Leachman
“I don’t believe at all in God and I’m very relieved that I don’t.” …
Annie Dillard (Quote)
“If God’s escape clause is that he gives only spiritual things, then we might hope that the poor and suffering are rich in spiritual gifts, as some certainly are, but …
Claude Shannon
“Shannon described himself as an atheist and was outwardly apolitical.” …
Uma Thurman
“When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, not really. But it’s more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual …
Derek Humphry
“The euthanasia movement’s clash with religion is the heart of the struggle. People lose sight of that. But in a small way, it’s altering 2,000 years of Christianity.” …
Robert Gottlieb
“I’ve simply always lacked even the slightest religious impulse — when people talk about their faith, I can’t connect with what they’re talking about. This isn’t a decision I came …