Militant Atheist Quotes

“...I am not, however, militant in my atheism. The great English theoretical physicist Paul Dirac is a militant atheist. I suppose he is interested in arguing about the existence of God. I am not. It was once quipped that there is no God and Dirac is his prophet.”
― Linus Pauling

“I'll tell you plainly - I don't believe in a supreme being, but if you do, and your belief helps you be a better human, I'll fight for your belief till my last breath. But if your belief is your excuse for intolerance and fanaticism, then you're my child, and I am your judgment.

The same goes for those intellectual buffoons who take logic as licence to condescension. Militant atheists and religious fundamentalists are both animal retards - they belong in a museum of medieval and modern artifacts, not on civilized streets.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Yüz Şiirlerin Yüzüğü (Ring of 100 Poems, Bilingual Edition): 100 Turkish Poems with Translations

“When amidst believers,
speak in the tongue of believers.
When amidst atheists,
speak in the tongue of atheists.

But if you find yourself amidst
militants and fundamentalists,
do not speak, just listen,
and you'll learn
how not to be a human being.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Militant atheists are no more humanist, than religious fundamentalists are religious.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo

“Dehumanization always comes bearing the badge of religion, and waving the flag of reason.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“The entire colonial terrorist lot not only believed that God was on their side, they also thought they were the voice of reason.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Don’t harm either fanatics (militant atheists and religious fanatics), don’t cuss them, just bring them flower, and wish them a swift recovery!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

“Reason is fundamental, but there is a difference between militant, imperial rationalism and human reason, develop your character till you can tell them apart – because militant rationalism often ends up violating human welfare, just as religious fanaticism does, except it does so under the banner of ivory logic, or to be specific, white eurocentric logic.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

“What is religion without service? Bedtime story!
What is philosophy without service? Pastime!
What is psychology without service? Gossip!
What is science without service? Aristocracy!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

“Beware of fanatics bearing good news, but also beware of aristocrats bearing reason.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

“Servant Scientists (Naskaristana 2907)

Anybody can inspire the youth to become scientists,
any trustfund white guy or even chatgpt can do that,
the point of Naskar is to ignite Servant Scientists,
because if a scientist does not burn with the fire of
service, they are no better than religious fanatics.

Growing up in the lap of aristocratic luxury,
then calling people's basic necessities a delusion,
it doesn't make you a great scientist,
it just makes you a white colonial trash.

If religion must accept the responsibility
for religious fanaticism, science must also accept
the responsibility for scientific mindlessness,
because intelligence without compassion
is more dangerous than ignorance with power.

True science will always be ethical,
but greed-centered apes cannot fathom such science,
nor can privilege-pampered aristocratic knowitalls,
their science is more concerned with what can be done,
instead of asking whether it should be done.

This is not the Science of Naskar -
I don't want fewer scientists,
I want scientists with character,
not just a militant mouth -
I don't want fewer believers,
I want belief centered on compassion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth

“Helper First, Clever Later
(Sonnet 3115-3116)

Rationalism is also a belief system,
a belief system that prioritizes logic
over anything else, which has its use,
but when devoid of empathy
rationalism is as useless as blind faith.

Militant rationalism,
often synonymous with militant atheism,
only empowers the industry of quacks,
because ivory tower philosophy
aloof from the struggles of life
is just intellectual make believe,
which only strengthens superstition, through
its xenophobic treatment of human frailty -

militant atheism is to overfed aristocratic twits
what manifestation is to rich whitewashed women.

Try telling a starving child, hunger is illusion;
try telling a refugee, safety is delusion;
philosophy detached from life is a sign
of moral degeneration, not illumination -
intelligence detached from empathy
is the ultimate delusion.

Or better yet, come close,
let me stuff your ugly militant mouth
with a handful of scorching hot chili peppers,
then let me give you a five hour lecture
on the chemistry of H2O and its relation to life,
before offering you a glass of water.

First compassion, then rationalism;
first humanity, then philosophy -
otherwise, you need psychiatric treatment
as much as religious fanatics do.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Come close, let me stuff your ugly militant mouth with a handful of scorching hot chili peppers, then let me give you a five hour lecture on the chemistry of H2O and its relation to life, before offering you a glass of water. First compassion, then rationalism; first humanity, then philosophy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Rationalism has its use, but when devoid of empathy it's as useless as blind faith. Try telling a starving child, hunger is illusion; try telling a refugee, safety is delusion; philosophy detached from life is a sign of moral degeneration, not illumination - intelligence detached from empathy is the ultimate delusion.

Or better yet, come close, let me stuff your ugly militant mouth with a handful of scorching hot chili peppers, then let me give you a five hour lecture on the chemistry of H2O and its relation to life, before offering you a glass of water. First compassion, then rationalism; first humanity, then philosophy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Helper first, clever later. Rationalism has its use, but when devoid of empathy it's as useless as blind faith. Try telling a starving child, hunger is illusion; try telling a refugee, safety is delusion; philosophy detached from life is a sign of moral degeneration, not illumination - intelligence detached from empathy is the ultimate delusion.

Or better yet, come close, let me stuff your ugly militant mouth with a handful of scorching hot chili peppers, then let me give you a five hour lecture on the chemistry of H2O and its relation to life, before offering you a glass of water. First compassion, then rationalism; first humanity, then philosophy.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Philosophy detached from life is a sign of moral degeneration, not illumination.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Intelligence detached from empathy is the ultimate delusion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Try telling a starving child, hunger is illusion; try telling a refugee, safety is delusion; philosophy detached from life is a sign of moral degeneration, not illumination - intelligence detached from empathy is the ultimate delusion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Militant atheism is to overfed aristocratic twits what manifestation is to rich whitewashed women.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Since childhood I've had only one mission, religious harmony, that's the mission I was born to carry, and that's the mission I'll die struggling for, and to hell with validations of ugly militant rationalists and unholy religious fanatics!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Purpose of empiricism is to help treat harmful prejudice, not to eliminate every little irrationality from life - the moment you demand every human experience pass a laboratory test before it is allowed emotional legitimacy, you haven't proven you're more rational, you've proven you're less human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“Till White Man Verifies (Sonnet 3188)

If a "white man" cannot verify it,
is it really rational!
If a "white man" cannot verify it,
is it really poetry!

If a "white man" cannot verify it,
is it really philosophy!
If a "white man" cannot verify it,
is it really theology!

If a "white man" has no need for religion,
is there really any need for religion!
Once a "white man" declares his "true religion",
isn't it proof that all others are false!

Till a "white man" climbs the Everest,
do the Himalayas really exist!
If a "white man" cannot recognize genocide
outside one little white-friendly holocaust
narrative, did the genocides really happen!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“We all have our mad obsessions, some are obsessed with ending religion, so that only rationality remains, some are obsessed with converting everybody, so that only one religion remains, I'm obsessed with ending the walls, so that only humanity remains.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human

“If my freedom comes at the expense of another's exploitation, I don't want it. If my culture comes at the cost of another's erasure, I don't want it.

If my rationality revels in destroying people's religion, I don't want it. If my religion demands the conversion of all others, I don't want it.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human