49 Quotes About Deity

A purpose derived from a false premise – that a deity has ordained submission to his will – cannot merit respect. The pursuit of Enlightenment-era goals — solving our world’s problems through rational discourse, rather than through religion and tradition – provides ample grounds for a purposive existence. It is not for nothing that the Enlightenment, when atheism truly began to take hold, was also known as the Age of Reason.

Then come. Let me send you to see if you have lived your life serving a deity or a dream.

Ironically people will thank a deity for "letting" them win a race, but blame a "witch" if they stumble, look for the nearest suspect, and kill them. Why not blame the deity? Why not accept the setback as easily as they accept the victory/ Time people grew up some, I think - and stopped looking for theoretical "somebodies" to blame for their own misfortunes.

Look in to my eyes and see through it does not have 'Duality'.

If there's a god, it knows exactly what it would take to convince me and has refused to provide it. In fact, it has gone to great lengths to hide any evidence of its existence. That doesn't seem like a deity that wants to be worshiped to me.

On Atheism – One man’s religion is another man’s superstition and, when you’re an atheist, they’re all superstitions.

Ayer may be considered a practical atheist: one who sees no reason to worship an invisible deity.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

They've made him into a deity,' I told Alcibiades, my eyes wide with wonder.'No,' Alcibiades replied. 'They've made him into a god.