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Atheism shows strength of mind but only to a certain degree.

The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddha's atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah.

I'm an atheist but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.

If there is a God atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

Every week I get letters from people worldwide who feel that the possibilian point of view represents their understanding better than either religion or neo-atheism.

Selfishness is the only real atheism unselfishness the only real religion.

No philosophy no religion has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many.

The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive superstition. They believe that science has left atheism as the only respectable intellectual stance.

Selfishness is the only real atheism aspiration unselfishness the only real religion.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

I have a great love and respect for religion great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism people who do not choose.

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism but larger amounts bring us back to God.

Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith but not Penn Jillette.

To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.

While a case can be made for intelligent design I can't figure out why some Christians are so thrilled about that possibility. First of all it doesn't prove there's a God. If anything intelligent design lends support to some form of pantheism that defines God as immanent within nature.

Unhappy let alone angry religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.

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I think I've always had a certain amount of skepticism of this whole 'shut up and smile' theory. I haven't ever swallowed that pill so easily although I tried.