The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it…

– Mark Twain’s Notebook

Stephen Roberts:”I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours”

Seneca the Younger 4 b.c.- 65 a.d.: “Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful”

Blaise Pascal : “Men never commit evil so fully and joyfully as when they do it for religious convictions”

Emo Philips : “When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”

Bertrand Russell : “And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence”

Richard Jeni : “You’re basically killing each other to see who’s got the better imaginary friend”

George Bernard Shaw : “The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one”

Doug McLeod : “I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence”

Epicurus : “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”

i had one co-worker who believed god was speaking to her. Well it turns out she wanted to cheat on her husband and go out with my boss because god said they were “meant for each other” and my boss was married.

He was frightened out of his wits when she showed up on his front doorstep calling police, saying he was going to commit suicide. He wasn’t, and he called me 4 in the morning, and his wife was angry, lol. honestly the authorities really thought he was going to commit suicide, and he was very frustrated and angry

Then next day my child wanted to use the bathroom, and was frightened away when she heard someone sobbing in there. It was my co-worker, again. What a week that was.

In the end we all found out she was daignosed with severe schizophrenia and she was fired from her job

“I don’t believe in god I believe in myself.”

“Your mind is your religion.”

Before you consider atheism, read the Bible. There’s a good chance you may like it. I don’t believe there is such thing as an atheist. Those who call themselves atheists just don’t want to think about God.

P.S. Great thinkers believe in God.