Quotes About Skepticism

Revealed religion has no weight with me.

Miracle: An event described by those to whom it was told by men who did not see it.

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.

Surely you do not believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?

The faith of religion is belief on insufficient evidence.

Patriotism is a superstition, one far more injurious, brutal and inhumane than religion.

Historically, it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if He did we do not know anything about Him.

Religion makes intelligent people say and do wacky things, believe and affirm crazy things.

No human testimony can have such force as to prove a miracle, and make it a just foundation for any such system of religion

If you ever meet anyone who tells you his or her religion can offer all the answers, run for the hills. Or at least hide your wallet.

There are a lot of legislators who are afraid that kids will learn science and lose their faith.

Atheism is a religion itself complete with fanatics and bigots.

When I was quite a boy I had a spasm of religion which lasted six weeks... But I never since have swallowed the Christian fable.

Of religion I know nothing -- at least, in its favor.

Meslier was the most singular phenomenon ever seen among all the meteors fatal to the Christian religion.

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor.

Many who are committed to reason and science have turned against religion altogether and treat it with fear and contempt.

Ceremony and great professing renders friendship as much suspect as it does religion.

Faith is often the boast of the man who is too lazy to investigate.

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

If Jesus came back and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing-up.

A true god surely cannot have been born of a girl, nor died on the gibbet, nor be eaten in a piece of dough... [or inspired] books, filled with contradictions, madness, and horror.

Atheism is rather in the lip than in the heart of Man.

Religion poisons everything