Dare to Doubt
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear."
-Thomas Jefferson
"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence."
-Bertrand Russell
"A general problem with much of Western theology in my view is that the god portrayed is too small. It is a god of a tiny world and not a god of a galaxy much less of a universe."
-Carl Sagan
"I have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this is precisely the qualification which the godly must claim--so modestly and so humbly--to possess. It is time to withdraw our "respect" from such fantastic claims, all of them aimed at the exertion of power over other humans in the real and material world."
-Christopher Hitchens
If there is such a thing as a God it is more likely that it would value courage not fear, wisdom not credulity, love not hate, truth not lies...it would respect the person who desires to know not just believe. And if this God instead desires fear, ignorance, guilt, cowardice and credulity then it is honorable to contend with such a being. To treat a possible God with respect one must start with courage and skepticism not fear and faith.
-Thomas Jefferson
"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence."
-Bertrand Russell
"A general problem with much of Western theology in my view is that the god portrayed is too small. It is a god of a tiny world and not a god of a galaxy much less of a universe."
-Carl Sagan
"I have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this is precisely the qualification which the godly must claim--so modestly and so humbly--to possess. It is time to withdraw our "respect" from such fantastic claims, all of them aimed at the exertion of power over other humans in the real and material world."
-Christopher Hitchens
If there is such a thing as a God it is more likely that it would value courage not fear, wisdom not credulity, love not hate, truth not lies...it would respect the person who desires to know not just believe. And if this God instead desires fear, ignorance, guilt, cowardice and credulity then it is honorable to contend with such a being. To treat a possible God with respect one must start with courage and skepticism not fear and faith.
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