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“In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.”
― Letter to a Christian Nation
― Letter to a Christian Nation
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution and for life - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.”
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“Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit.
[Blog post, March 12, 2012]”
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[Blog post, March 12, 2012]”
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“It is time that we admitted that faith is nothing more than the license religious people give one another to keep believing when reasons fail.”
― Letter to a Christian Nation
― Letter to a Christian Nation
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