Quotes About Questioning

Religion has always been the wound, not the bandage.

Religion is not so bad, unless you believe it.

Religion isn't yours firsthand until you doubt it right down to the ground.

I was born a heretic. I always distrusted people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows.

It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me it's the parts that I do understand.

People don't believe in gods because they can't wrap their minds around the idea of someone allowing all the terrible things in the world to happen.

A sure way to have someone crushed by their doubt is to preach a sermon on how to remove your doubt.

The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank.

If there's a God why are there such things as famine and The Jerry Springer Show.

An agnostic is a creature that is religiously skeptical whenever it is told that God exists … or that He doesn't.

It often is better to ask an ancient Hebrew goatherd, instead of a so-called expert like myself, about the meaning of a particular, biblical story.

Unfortunately when I'm on my death bed I believe I'll be like most people and still looking for Jesus. And yes I've checked my sock drawer.

[Ilse] was suffering so keenly that she wanted to arraign the universe at the bar of her pain.

What sort of a god are you, my Lord? Your punishments seem barbaric to me. Either that or we are more god-like and you're merely human-like.

I mean, whatWhat if no one's watchingWhat if when we're deadWe are just deadI mean, whatWhat if it's just us down hereWhat if God is just an ideaSomeone put in your head

It is when we stop believing that religions have been handed down from above or else that they are entirely daft that matters become more interesting.

The American religion-so far as there is one anymore-seems to be doubt. Whoever believes the least wins, because he'll never be found wrong.

People believe in God because they don't have any other explanation for things that happen.

Do you believe in God, Martin?'And he answered, 'Yes, because of His trees. Don't you?''I'm not sure...''Oh, my poor, blind Stephen! Look again, go on looking until you do believe.

Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?"

Respect authority while questioning it.

Was there ever such thing as great Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you — what — was there not sad stuff?

It's remarkable how we go on year after year, doing the same old things. We get tired and bored, and ask when they'll come for us

Listen." I tugged at my neighbor. "Just listen to me! You must-you must give me an answer: out there, where your finite universe ends! What is out there, beyond it?