Atheism – Wikiquote

Atheism in a broad sense is a rejection of belief in the existence of deities, in a narrower sense, the specific belief that there are no deities, and most inclusively, it is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists. The word originates with the Greek (atheos), meaning "without god(s)", used as a pejorative term applied to those thought to reject the gods worshipped by the larger society.

finds a watch and it is so wonderful that he concludes that it must have had a maker. He finds the maker and he is so much more wonderful than the watch that he says he must have had a maker. Then he finds God, the maker of the man, and he is so much more wonderful than the man that he could not have had a maker. This is what the lawyers call a departure in pleading.

According to Paley there can be no design without a designer -- but there can be a designer without a design. The wonder of the watch suggested the watchmaker, and the wonder of the watchmaker, suggested the creator, and the wonder of the creator demonstrated that he was not created -- but was uncaused and eternal.

And do you think that unto such as you, A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew, God gave the secret, and denied it me? Well, well, what matters it! believe that too.

I was about seven years old at the time and a great judge of rocking horses. Golden Dancer had a bright red mane, blue eyes, and she was gold all over with purple spots. And when the sun hit her stirrups she was a dazzling sight to behold. But she was a week's wages for my father. So Golden Dancer and I always had a big plate glass window between us. And then...Let's see... Couldn't have been Christmas. It must have been my birthday. I woke in the morning and there was Golden Dancer at the foot of my bed. Mom had skimped on the groceries and my father had worked nights for a month. I jumped into the saddle and I started to rock. And it broke. Split in two. The wood was rotten. The whole thing was put together with spit and sealing wax. All shine and no substance. And that's how I feel about that demonstration I saw tonight, Matt. All glitter. You say you're giving the people hope. I think you're stealing their hope. No, Henry. As long as the prerequisite for that shining paradise is ignorance, bigotry and hate, I say to hell with it.

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