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“Religion assures us that our afflictions shall have an end; she comforts us, she dries our tears, she promises us another life. On the contrary, in the abominable worship of atheism, human woes are the incense, death is the priest, a coffin the altar, and annihilation the Deity.”

Humans Ends Atheism Tears Comfort Promise Worship Contrary Priests Affliction Woe Deities Altars Coffins Annihilation Another Life Incense

Author:François-René de Chateaubriand

“It cannot be doubted that theistic belief is a comfort and a solace to those who hold it, and that the loss of it is a very painful loss. It cannot be doubted, at least, by many of us in this generation, who either profess it now, or received it in our childhood and have parted from it since with such searching trouble as only cradle-faiths can cause. We have seen the spring sun shine out of an empty heaven, to light up a soulless earth; we have felt with utter loneliness that the Great Companion is dead.”

Source: The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

“The Typical American? He is sent to school Little or much, where he imbibes the rule Of safety first and comfort; in his youth He joins the church and ends the quest of truth.”

Firsts Littles Ends School Church Atheism Youth Comfort Safety Quests Typical Safety First

Author:Edgar Lee Masters

“It goes with the passionate intensity and deep conviction of the truth of a religious belief, and of course of the importance of the superstitious observances that go with it, that we should want others to share it - and the only certain way to cause a religious belief to be held by everyone is to liquidate nonbelievers. The price in blood and tears that mankind generally has had to pay for the comfort and spiritual refreshment that religion has brought to a few has been too great to justify our entrusting moral accountancy to religious belief.”

Source: The Strange Case of the Spotted Mice and Other Classic Essays on Science

“I have endeavoured to dissipate these religious superstitions from the minds of women, and base their faith on science and reason, where I found for myself at last that peace and comfort I could never find in the Bible and the church.”

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Author:Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“I am an atheist, myself. A simple faith, but a great comfort to me, in these last days.”

Lasts Simple Atheism Comfort Atheist Last Day Simple Faith

Book:Cordelia's Honor

Source: Cordelia's Honor

“Once you have awakened to the question of faith, you cannot simply return to your everyday agenda like a committed atheist could. You cannot retreat to the comforts of atheism.”

Atheism Return Comfort Everyday Atheist Committed Agendas Retreat Awakened

Author:Martin Walser

“Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. They are not without use and comfort, but it is not easy to take them very seriously.”

Men Children Use Religion Easy Prayer Atheism Comfort Dolls

Book:The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Comfort Edition

Source: The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Comfort Edition

“Religion used to be the opium of the people. To those suffering humiliation, pain, illness, and serfdom, religion promised the reward of an after life. But now, we are witnessing a transformation, a true opium of the people is the belief in nothingness after death, the huge solace, the huge comfort of thinking that for our betrayals, our greed, our cowardice, our murders, we are not going to be judged.”