“It is not possible to be intellectually honest and believe in gods. And it is not possible to believe in gods and be a true scientist.” AtheismHonestyScientistAtheist Author:P.W. Atkins
“[Religion is] a fantasy [and is] completely empty of any explanatory content. It is also evil.” EvilFantasyAtheismAtheist Author:P.W. Atkins
“Theologians could not even agree about the nature of their gods. These personages ranged from "blue touch-paper gods" who started everything and never interfered again, to "infinitely meddlesome gods who, as well as starting it off, police every elementary particle.” Excuses Author:P.W. Atkins
“[Religious belief is] outmoded and ridiculous. [Belief in gods was a] worn out but once useful crutch in mankind's journey towards truth. We consider the time has come for that crutch to be abandoned.” TruthBeliefAtheismAtheistCrutch Author:P.W. Atkins
“[Religious belief is] outmoded and ridiculous. [Belief in gods was a] worn out but once useful crutch in mankind's journey towards truth. We consider the time has come for that crutch to be abandoned. It is a vacuous answer... To say that 'God made the world' is simply a more or less sophisticated way of saying that we don't understand how the universe originated. A god, in so far as it is anything, is an admission of ignorance. Religion utterly failed to provide an explanation of the biosphere other than that 'God made it all'. Then Darwin thundered over the horizon and in a few decades of observation and thought . . . arrived at an answer. I regard teaching religion as purveying lies. I came here today to de-corrupt you all.” ScienceAnswersPowerAtheismLiesAtheistComprehensionDarwinBiosphereCharles DarwinVacuous Author:P.W. Atkins