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 BarkerTags: power lies atheism atheist corruption deceit corrupt
[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...
Tags: humor death atheism life-after-death afterlife funny atheist epitaph
By the time I had complete my 22nd year, I was a new man - an atheist.
Béla BartókTags: atheism understanding atheist transformation
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 BartókTags: paradox eternity atheism mortality atheist immortality irony ironic eternal origin matter transitory
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.
Tags: sadness death atheism sorrow atheist grief transformation pity realization
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.
Tags: life purpose inspiration death atheism hell meaning atheist
Ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan were self-proclaimed atheists.
Tariq AliTags: atheism atheist fundamentalism ben-gurion david-ben-gurion dayan moshe-dayan
Bentham was an atheist and in no sense of the word could he be described as a theologian.
James E. CrimminsTags: atheism atheist views beliefs biography jeremy-bentham bentham
Alexander Berkman was a self-declared atheist attempting to lift the stultifying fog of the gods from the mind of humankind.
David BurnsTags: atheism atheist deceit biography brainwashing alexander-berkman berkman stultifying
At present there is not a single credible established religion in the world.
George Bernard ShawTags: atheism atheist credible
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