P.Z. Myers Quotes

#1. That's the difference between a godly person and an atheist. Our stories are shorter and don't assume the protagonist is an idiot.

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#2. Do not question God. Do not question America. Mix those two ideas together, and you've got a lovely recipe for blind obedience. I

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#3. at best, religion generates comforting noises to mask the fact that someone is starving to death, or is dying of cholera, or has had a crusader stick a sword in his or her chest.

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#4. I'm an atheist swimming in a sea of superstition, surrounded by well-meaning, good people with whom I share a culture and similar concerns, and there's only one thing I can do. I have to laugh. Living

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#5. Where religion clashes with science is that religion makes smart people do stupid things.

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#6. If you've got a religious belief that withers in the face of observations of the natural world, you ought to rethink your beliefs - rethinking the world isn't an option.

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#7. Each of us is like a wave in the ocean, a gust of wind, a lightning bolt - unique, yet at the same time part of a pattern of forces.

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