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Atheism is just a way of clearing the space for better conversations.


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The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation.



Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.



A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings.

A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings.



We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.

We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.



How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.

How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.



You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.

You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.



How can we be “free” as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware? We can’t.

How can we be “free” as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware? We can’t.



You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.

You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.



Jesus Christ—who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens—can now be eaten in the form of a cracker

Jesus Christ—who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens—can now be eaten in the form of a cracker



The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.

The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.





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How was I supposed to know what’s real and what’s not? It feels like I’m the only one who doesn’t know the difference.

How was I supposed to know what’s real and what’s not? It feels like I’m the only one who doesn’t know the difference.



This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love the more they give the more they possess.

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love the more they give the more they possess.



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Happiness is an angel with a serious face



I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me.



Chocolate and coffee ? Together ? Whoever came up with that combination should have won a Nobel Peace Prize. Or at least a subscription to Reader's Digest.

Chocolate and coffee ? Together ? Whoever came up with that combination should have won a Nobel Peace Prize. Or at least a subscription to Reader's Digest.



There is no better soporific and sedative than skepticism.

There is no better soporific and sedative than skepticism.



[Cuban coffee is] very powerful, very sweet, and a little dangerous - just like the people who drink it.

[Cuban coffee is] very powerful, very sweet, and a little dangerous - just like the people who drink it.



The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.

The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.



Proper deformity shows not in the fiend So horrid as in woman.

Proper deformity shows not in the fiend So horrid as in woman.




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