There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
—Terry Pratchett
Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism by Eric Steinhart, 2020
In this book, atheist philosopher Eric Steinhart explores the spiritual dimensions of Richard Dawkins’ books, which are shown to encompass:
· the meaning and purpose of life
· an appreciation of Platonic beauty and truth
· a deep belief in the rationality of the universe
· an aversion to both scientism and nihilism
Tell people there’s an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.
—George Carlin
It’s almost as if The #Bible was written by racist, sexist, homophobic, violent, sexually frustrated men, instead of a loving God. Weird.
—Ricky Gervais
Once your faith, sir, persuades you to believe what your intelligence declares to be absurd, beware lest you likewise sacrifice your reason in the conduct of your life.
—Voltaire
Theists:
What “creator” would make a broken product, then threaten to punish the product if it didn’t fix itself? The God of the #Bible, that’s who—a being of Trumpian evil, pettiness, jealousy, and hate.