We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.

—Richard Dawkins

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Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he was named the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a position he held until 2008, and is...

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Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakeable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

—Richard Dawkins

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Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakeable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.

—Richard Dawkins

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

—Peter De Vries

I'm still an atheist, thank God.

I am an atheist, myself. A simple faith, but a great comfort to me, in these last days.

—Lois McMaster Bujold

I'm the world's least happy atheist. I miss having religious faith, but trying to have it seems like trying to be in love with someone that you're not in love with.

—Lisa Williams

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