Home / Quotes / Quote by Michael Shermer

Quote by Michael Shermer

“The concept of God is generated by a brain designed by evolution to find design in nature (a very recursive idea).”

Quote by Michael Shermer

Author

Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer is an American writer, historian, and science writer. Born on September 8, 1954, he is known for his research on science, pseudoscience, and rational behavior. Shermer is a contributing writer for 'Scientific American' magazine and the founder and publisher of 'Skeptic' magazine. His writings cover a wide range of topics from history to scientific philosophy. more

You May Also Like

“I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.”

Children Religion Opinion Atheism Regret Responsible Excuse Stupidity God Exists Deep Regret

Author:Albert Einstein

“The more a man is imbued with the ordered regularity of all events the firmer becomes his conviction that there is no room left by the side of this ordered regularity for causes of a different nature. For him neither the rule of human nor the rule of divine will exist as an independent cause of natural events.”

Men Humans Different Religion Left Causes Sides Natural Rooms Atheism Events Divine Independent Conviction Regularity Divine Will

Book:Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words

Source: Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words

“From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.”

Religion Courses Atheism Atheist Priests Science And Religion Viewpoints If There Is A God Religion God Science Religion Jesuit Thinking God

Author:Albert Einstein

“I have repeatedly said that in my opinion the idea of a personal God is a childlike one.”

Said Ideas Religion Religious Opinion Atheism Agnosticism Childlike God Exists Religion God Religious Person Proof That God Exists Proof God Exists

Author:Albert Einstein

“For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions.”

Religion Atheism Atheist Superstitions Science And Religion Incarnation Atheistic Religion God Science Religion Jewish Religion

Author:Albert Einstein

“If this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?”

“The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables it to organize and sway the emotions of the masses, and make its tool of them.”

Wells School Political Religion Church Emotion Class Atheism Mass Tools Presses Individuality Minorities Organize Ruling Thumbs Nonconformity Conformity And Individuality

Book:Einstein on Peace

Source: Einstein on Peace

“Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a great deity. More humble and I believe true to consider him created from animals.”

Thinking Men Believe Religion I Believe Animal Atheism Humble Worthy Arrogance Great Work Deities

Author:Charles Darwin

“That there is much suffering in the world no one disputes. Which is more likely, that pain and evil are the result of an all-powerful and good God, or the product of uncaring natural forces? The presence of much suffering agrees well with the view that all organic beings have been developed through variation and natural selection.”

World Wells Has Beens Pain Religion Suffering Evil Force Natural Results Views Powerful Atheism Products Agree Selection Disputes Variation Natural Selection Good God Uncaring

Author:Charles Darwin

“The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for his existence. But this is a rash argument, as we should thus be compelled to believe in the existence of many cruel and malignant spirits, only a little more powerful than man; for the belief in them is far more general than in a beneficent deity.”

Men Should Believe Littles Persons Has Beens Used Spirit Religion Belief Powerful Existence Atheism Argument Compelled Deities Belief In God

Book:The Descent of Man: Human Sexuality

Source: The Descent of Man: Human Sexuality