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Now, I don't believe that a god exists. I think that gods are creation of men, by men, and for men. What has happened over the many centuries now, the better part of two thousand in fact, is that God has been slowly and steadily accruing power. His church has been accruing power, and the men who run that church, and they are all men, are not about to give it up. If they give it up, they give up luxury, they give up comfort.

Clive Barker

Stichwörter: power lies atheism atheist corruption deceit corrupt

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[When asked what he wants for his tombstone epitaph]

Since I'm an atheist, and have no belief whatsoever in life after death, I couldn't care less -- it's not like it'll have any impact on me, since by definition I will be completely extinguished. I guess if someone twisted my arm and forced me to provide an epitaph, it would be 'Don't forget.' Sound advice...

Richard Bartle

Stichwörter: humor death atheism life-after-death afterlife funny atheist epitaph

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By the time I had complete my 22nd year, I was a new man - an atheist.

Béla Bartók

Stichwörter: atheism understanding atheist transformation

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It is odd that the Bible says, ‘God created man,’ whereas it is the other way round: man has created God. It is odd that the Bible says, ‘The body is mortal, the soul is immortal,’ whereas even here the contrary is true: the body (its matter) is eternal; the soul (the form of the body) is transitory.

Béla Bartók

Stichwörter: paradox eternity atheism mortality atheist immortality irony ironic eternal origin matter transitory

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All my life I'd been a believing Christian. ... But that instant in the ER--the instant Annette [his wife] died--I seemed to feel my religious faith die, too.

As I thought more about it in the bleak days and weeks that followed, I decided the Bible had gotten it exactly backward. Maybe God hadn't created us in His image; maybe we'd created god in our image.

William M. Bass

Stichwörter: sadness death atheism sorrow atheist grief transformation pity realization

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Being an atheist means you have to realise that when you die, that really is it. You've got to make the most of what you've got here and spread as much influence as you can. I believe that you only live through the influence that you spread, whether that means having a kid or making music.

...I don't believe in heaven or hell, I don't really believe in that version.

Matthew Bellamy

Stichwörter: life purpose inspiration death atheism hell meaning atheist

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Ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan were self-proclaimed atheists.

Tariq Ali

Stichwörter: atheism atheist fundamentalism ben-gurion david-ben-gurion dayan moshe-dayan

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Bentham was an atheist and in no sense of the word could he be described as a theologian.

James E. Crimmins

Stichwörter: atheism atheist views beliefs biography jeremy-bentham bentham

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Alexander Berkman was a self-declared atheist attempting to lift the stultifying fog of the gods from the mind of humankind.