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“Basic atheism is not a belief. It is the lack of belief. There is a difference between believing there is no god and not believing there is a god - both are atheistic, though popular usage has ignored the latter.”

Quote by Dan Barker

Book:Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist

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Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist

This book offers a personal account of the author's transformation from religious faith to disbelief, exploring the complex emotional and intellectual processes involved in such a significant life change. more

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Dan Barker, born on June 25, 1949, is an accomplished musician known for his versatility and profound musical talent across various genres. more

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Book:Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist

Source: Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist

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“I have an Easter challenge for Christians. My challenge is simply this: tell me what happened on Easter. I am not asking for proof. My straightforward request is merely that Christians tell me exactly what happened on the day that their most important doctrine was born.”

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“The orthodox faith painted God as a revengeful being, and yet people talk about loving such a being.”

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“It has been asserted, that a moral Atheist would be a monster beyond the power of nature to create: I reply, that it is not more strange for an Atheist to live virtuously, than for a Christian to abandon himself to crime! If we believe the last kind of monster, why dispute the existence of the first?”

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Book:An Historical and Critical Dictionary

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“The movement of comets is part of the ordinary works of nature which, without regard to the happiness or misery of mankind, are transported from one part of the heavens to another by virtue of the general laws of motion.”

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