Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
-Blaise Pascal (Pensees , 1670)
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bertrand Russell Quote
"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence."
-Bertrand Russell
Thomas Jefferson Quote
"Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear."
-Thomas Jefferson
James Madison Quote
"Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise."
-James Madison
Robert Ingersoll Quote
"Why should I allow that same God to tell me how to raise my kids, who had to drown His own?"
-Robert Ingersoll
Arthur C Clarke Quote
"Religion is a byproduct of fear," he says. "For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?"
-Arthur C Clarke
Friedrich Nietzsche Quote
"Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?"
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Susan B Anthony Quote
"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."
-Susan B Anthony
Katherine Hepburn Quote
"I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for each other."
-Katharine Hepburn
Keira Knightley Quote
"If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt."
-Keira Knightley
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