Quotes About Philosophy

No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism.

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

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

If you know that I am an unbeliever, then you know me better than I do myself. I may be an unbeliever, but I am an unbeliever who has a nostalgia for a belief.

There is not one single established religion that an intelligent, educated man can believe.

Religion is a collective insanity.

What was once easy became confused and hard, which brings us back to the mystic question, who is God?

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Fear of things invisible is the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.

As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist.

Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.

After all the great religions have been preached and expounded, man is still confronted with the Great Mystery.

Stripping away the irrational, the illogical, and the impossible, I am left with atheism. I can live with that.

Every religion is the product of the conceptual mind attempting to describe the mystery.

Religion is the retarded stepchild of philosophy.

Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.

If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.

There can be nothing more abominable than religion.

Religion and science have a common ancestor - ignorance.

Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both ... different. In spelling.

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.