“How I suffered when I had to preach to you those pious lies that I detest in my heart. What remorse your credulity caused me! A thousand times I was on the point of breaking out publicly and opening your eyes, but a fear stronger than myself held me back, and forced me to keep silence until my death.” DeathFearAtheismLiesAtheistSuperstitionCredulityPious LiesFirst Atheist Book:Testament: Memoir of the Thoughts and Sentiments of Jean Meslier Source: Testament: Memoir of the Thoughts and Sentiments of Jean Meslier
“A friend of Diagoras pointed out an expensive display of votive gifts and said, 'You think the gods have no care for man? Why, you can see from all these votive pictures here how many people have escaped the fury of storms at sea by praying to the gods who have brought them safe to harbor.' To which Diagoras replied, 'Yes, indeed, but where are the pictures of all those who suffered shipwreck and perished in the waves?” HumorFunnyAtheismGodsFirst Atheist Author:Diagoras of Melos