a couple quotes about atheism

[nikkixsugar]

might as well add one.

"We are all atheists about most of the gods society has believed in. Some of us just go one god further" --Richard Dawkins

I also like Richard Dawkin's response when confronted with Pascal's Wager: "You're telling me the only reason you're good is because of the great surveillance camera in the sky? "


hehe.

[susangail]

"We are all atheists about most of the gods society has believed in. Some of us just go one god further" --Richard Dawkins

I love this one! I've heard it like:
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." -Stephen Roberts

I also like Richard Dawkin's response when confronted with Pascal's Wager: "You're telling me the only reason you're good is because of the great surveillance camera in the sky? "

I hate it when people pull Pascal's Wager. Never heard that response, love it!

[Asmodean]

"We are all atheists about most of the gods society has believed in. Some of us just go one god further" --Richard Dawkins

I love this one! I've heard it like:
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." -Stephen Roberts

The problem there is that they often dismiss the other gods because the one they don't dismiss tells them to. So if they understood why they dismissed the other gods, it would have sent the wrong message about why we dismiss their.

[susangail]

The problem there is that they often dismiss the other gods because the one they don't dismiss tells them to. So if they understood why they dismissed the other gods, it would have sent the wrong message about why we dismiss their.

Hmm... never thought of it that way... true true.