“Even if it is true that all cultures share a common morality, why does this prove a supreme intelligence? After all, don't we humanists sometimes claim that there is a common thread of humanistic values running through history across cultural and religious lines?” IfsDoeSometimesRunningReligionValuesCultureReligiousLinesCommonShareMoralityProveClaimsSupremeThreadHumanisticCommon Threads Book:Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist Source: Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist
“Truth does not demand belief. Scientists do not join hands every Sunday, singing, 'Yes, gravity is real! I will have faith!'” DoeRealHandsBeliefDemandSingingScientistSundayHave FaithGravityThere Being No God Author:Dan Barker
“If faith is a valid tool of knowledge, then anything can be true 'by faith,' and therefore nothing is true. If the only reason you can accept a claim is by faith, then you are admitting that the claim does not stand on its own merits.” IfsDoeReasonReligionAcceptingAtheismToolsClaimsBeing TrueMeritAdmitting Author:Dan Barker
“There is not a single contemporary historical mention of Jesus, not by Romans or by Jews, not by believers or by unbelievers, during his entire lifetime. This does not disprove his existence, but it certainly casts great doubt on the historicity of a man who was supposedly widely known to have made a great impact on the world. Someone should have noticed.” MenWorldShouldDoeMadeReligionJesusExistenceKnownDoubtAtheismShould HaveImpactHistoricalLifetimeCastsJewBelieverContemporaryUnbelieversImpact On The World Book:Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist Source: Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist
