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“Why is it that the less intelligence people have, the more spiritual they are? They seem to fill all the vacant, ignorant spaces in their heads with soul. Which explains how it is that the less knowledge they have, the more religion.”

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Lincoln Steffens

Lincoln Steffens was an American journalist and writer known for his critical reporting on American politics and social issues. His work had a profound impact on American social reform in the early 20th century. more

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Book:The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens

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Source: An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism

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“No evidence or proof of the existence of a God has been found in the phenomena of nature, based on experience.”

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Author:Charles Proteus Steinmetz

“The argument from design stands or falls on whether it can be demonstrated that some aspect of the universe such as its origin or biological life could not have come about naturally. The burden of proof is ... on the supernaturalist to demonstrate that something from outside nature must be introduced to explain the data.”

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Book:Has Science Found God?: The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe

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“Thy Banners gleam a little, and are furled; Against thy turrets surge His phantom tow'rs; Drugged with his Opiates the nations nod, Refusing still the beauty of thine hours; And fragile is thy tenure of this world Still haunted by the monstrous ghost of God.”

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“The graphic emphasis placed on those first lines is rather hard to square with the proposition that the monument expresses no particular religious preference.”

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