10 quotes
“Either God is love or he is not. If he is love, he cannot punish his creatures just for not believing in him.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“Isn’t it ironic that religious freedom comes precisely from secularism, that is, from vetoing the intrusion of religion into politics?”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“I don’t want to believe, I want to know.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“Next to the history of Christianity, the scariest horror movie is comedy.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“If life on Earth is evidence of God’s existence, the absence of life on seven planets and five dwarf planets wins 12 to 1 as evidence of his nonexistence.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“We were born atheists. Therefore, it’s normal to be an atheist. If we were born believing in God, that is, knowing that God exists, there would be only one god and everyone would worship him.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“I find it extremely unlikely that God exists. Yet, if he does exist, let him exist! So what? If God exists, it’s not necessary to believe in him, and if he doesn’t, much less.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“The gods of religions are ridiculous, there is no evidence, let alone convincing, that God exists and, in and of itself, the idea of God doesn’t even make sense. Believing in God is, therefore, a tremendous waste of time (and, if you are a church member, money).”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“Yahweh is comparable to the powerful boss of a mafia clan who spreads fear through threats, violence and murder in order to gain power, control and respect. Of what value are worship and obedience out of fear? Taking pleasure in this kind of devotion is typical of dictators.”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)
“In addition to torture (the scourge of Christ) and cannibalism (drinking the blood and eating the flesh of Christ, the ritual known as the Holy Communion), it’s indisputable that Christianity is founded on human sacrifice and filicide. What is the Son’s death on the cross, if not human sacrifice to placate the Father’s wrath?”
Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist (2023)