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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

by Carl Sagan

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50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God by Guy P. Harrison

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If a significant portion of our species insists on discriminating, hating, killing, and slowing scientific progress in the name of gods, then don't we owe it to ourselves to at least try and confirm whether or not these gods are even real ...more

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“I realized that there were two groups of people, both purporting to tell the truth. One group encouraged you to doubt them and learn about everything. The other group told you to ignore everyone but them and never question their authority. One need know nothing but that to determine which one is full of shit.”
― Noah Lugeons, Diatribes, Volume 2: 50 More Essays from a Scathing Atheist

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“If you come to me with faith and get pissed when I ask for evidence, we don’t need to go any further than that.”
― Noah Lugeons, Diatribes, Volume 2: 50 More Essays from a Scathing Atheist

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“Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.”
― William Makepeace Thackeray

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“Churches generate no product, and provide no tangible service. While it may be true that some churches serve some functions sometimes, there is no general service provided by churches that is not self-referential. Unless a business exists somewhere that generates negative products or provides negative services, houses of religious worship are the least essential businesses in the country.”
― Noah Lugeons, Outbreak: A Crisis of Faith: How Religion Ruined Our Global Pandemic

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“Think about all the people that you love, that you plan on outliving. And next time you say goodbye to them, remind yourself that this could be the last time. And next time you say hello to them, treat them like they just returned from the dead. That’s something you can only do if you let go of the afterlife; when we keep mortality in the front of our minds instead of burying it behind religions and superstitions and pithy bravado. Imagine how beautiful the world would be if we all just admitted that we’re all going to die.”
― Noah Lugeons, Diatribes, Volume 2: 50 More Essays from a Scathing Atheist

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