When the clergy addressed General Washington on his departure from the government, it was observed in their consultation that he had never on any occasion said a word to the public which showed a belief in the Christian religion and they thought they should so pen their address as to force him at length to declare publicly whether he was a Christian or not. They did so. However [Dr. Rush] observed the old fox was too cunning for them. He answered every article of their address particularly except that, which he passed over without notice... I know that Gouverneur Morris, who pretended to be in his secrets
Thomas JeffersonStichwörter: clergy disbelief founding-fathers-religion george-washington gouverneur-morris irreligious morris washington
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If therefore my work is negative, irreligious, atheistic, let it be remembered that atheism — at least in the sense of this work — is the secret of religion itself; that religion itself, not indeed on the surface, but fundamentally, not in intention or according to its own supposition, but in its heart, in its essence, believes in nothing else than the truth and divinity of human nature.
Ludwig FeuerbachStichwörter: inspirational truth atheism human-nature intention essence irreligious atheistic
I am not religious in any sense; in fact, I consider myself an atheist.
Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharStichwörter: science atheism atheist physics views beliefs irreligious nobel-laureate
One increasingly hears rumors of a reconciliation between science and religion. In major news magazines as well as at academic conferences, the claim is made that that belief in the success of science in describing the workings of the world is no longer thought to be in conflict with faith in God. I would like to argue against this trend, in favor of a more old-fashioned point of view that is still more characteristic of most scientists, who tend to disbelieve in any religious component to the workings of the universe.
Sean CarrollStichwörter: science knowledge universe understanding superstition academia irreligious irreligion science-and-religion
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