“Believers often forget that most atheists used to be religious, that many non-believers used to think they had a personal relationship with their God and they used to 'feel' the power of prayer. They've since learned that it was all a farce, that their feelings were internal emotions and not some external force.” ThinkingFeelsFeelingsUsedForceReligiousPrayerForgetEmotionAtheistBelieverUsed To BeInternalsPersonal RelationshipsFarceNon BelieverExternal Forces Author:David G. McAfee
“Religious people claim that it's just the fundamentalists of each religion that cause problems. But there's got to be something wrong with the religion itself if those who strictly adhere to its most fundamental principles are violent bigots and sexists.” PeopleIfsInspirationalGodProblemReligionCausesChurchReligiousPrinciplesClaimsFundamentalsViolentSexistBigotsFundamental PrinciplesAdherence Author:David G. McAfee
“We are all born free from all religious affiliations and only come to believe in such things after being introduced to it ― so, atheism is the default position. Although some children are not indoctrinated with a specific religion before the age of reason, there are many more who are.” BelieveChildrenReasonAgeBornReligiousAtheismPositionDefaultAffiliationAge Of ReasonBorn Free Book:Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist - The Guide to Coming Out as a Non-Believer Source: Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist - The Guide to Coming Out as a Non-Believer
“If you are religious, you believe that your religion is the 'right' one—and, in many cases, all others will be sent to hell. Similarly, a nationalist believes his or her nation is better or more advanced—and a racist believes that an inherent difference between each race make his or her ethnicity superior. All of these ideologies spawn the hate, philosophical disagreements, and prejudices that have been the catalysts for various atrocious acts throughout history.” IfsBelieveHas BeensHateNationsDifferencesReligiousRaceCasesHellPrejudicePhilosophicalVariousSuperiorsIdeologyRacistInherentDisagreementCatalystEthnicitySpawn Author:David G. McAfee
“I don’t claim to know an over-arching ‘Meaning of Life,’ but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a test propagated by an invisible, intangible, Creator-God. And it should not be spent identifying with religious traditions and organized groups that, historically, have been at the root of a tremendous amount of oppression and violence.” KnowsShouldHas BeensUnderstandingReligiousViolenceGroupsAmountTraditionRootsTestsClaimsCreatorInvisibleOppressionMeaning Of LifeOrganizedPretenseIdentifyingIntangibleReligious TraditionsCreator God Author:David G. McAfee
“While it may be impossible to 'disprove' the existence of some 'Higher Power' or abstract Creator, it is entirely possible — through analysis and research — to find discrepancies within the ancient, organized religious traditions that support the idea of a specific God.” MayIdeasReligiousExistenceSupportImpossibleHigherResearchTraditionAncientCreatorAnalysisAbstractOrganizedHigher PowerReligious TraditionsDiscrepancies Author:David G. McAfee
“Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and even interacted with their respective deities directly. Today, believers have no such luxury. They are forced to rely on blind faith that these things occurred, that people were at one time able to overcome or render inert natural laws.” PeopleSaidTodayAbleLawJesusHeavenFeltNaturalReligiousOvercomingMiracleBlindAncientBelieverWoundsScriptureLuxuryRelyOne TimeAncestorDeitiesCommonplaceMuhammadNatural LawBlind FaithAscent Author:David G. McAfee
