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The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: Those with brains, but no religion, And those with religion, but no brains.

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The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: Those with brains, but no religion, And those with religion, but no brains.

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A little doubt is better than total credulity.

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The world holds two classes of men; intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.

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Reason forbade me many things which, Instinctively, my nature was attracted to; And a perpetual loss I feel if, knowing, I believe a falsehood or deny the truth.

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They all err - Muslims, Christians, Jews and Magians. There are two kinds of humans - the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious, who have no intellect.

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If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteous atheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God and whose every deed is foul, foul, foul.

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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

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God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

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For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stonewritten. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.

Charles Bukowski Poet

The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard, who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God,' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity.

Carl Sagan Astronomer

I'm proud to be an atheist - it helps me stand for so much more and fall for so much less.

Dan Barker Musician

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