Atheism Quotes

When you are arguing against Him you are arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all.

A thorough reading and understanding of the Bible is the surest path to atheism.

A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere – “Bibles laid open, millions of surprises,” as (George) Herbert says, “fine nets and stratagems.” God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous.

Atheist: A person who believes in one less god than you do.

How right you are when you say, “Christianity is a terrible thing for a life long atheist to have to face.”

“There are no atheists in foxholes” isn’t an argument against atheism, it’s an argument against foxholes.

When man comes to the realization that he is not the “favorite” of God; that he was not specifically created, that the universe was not made for his benefit, and that he is subject to the same laws of nature as all other forms of life, then, and not until then, will he understand that […]

I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God and, naturally, I hope that I’m right in my belief. It’s that I hope there is no God! I […]

Over the years I realized the god I prayed to was the god I invented. When I was talking to him, I was talking to myself. He had no understanding or qualities that I did not have. When I realized god was an extension of my imagination, I stopped praying to him.

I try to be an atheist, but it’s very hard. God is what makes you aspire beyond yourself, aspire incredibly… God is the Sistine Chapel, the Ninth Symphony, God is Bach and the Prado Museum! And this is what I’ve tried to show in my work.