“Heretical views arise when the truth is uncertain, and it is only when the truth is uncertain that censorship is invoked.” TruthViewsTruth IsSpeechPositive AtheismAriseCensorshipUncertain Book:Atheism: collected essays, 1943-1949 Source: Atheism: collected essays, 1943-1949
“The concepts of truth may differ. But all admit and respect truth. That truth I call God. For sometime I was saying, "God is Truth," but that did not satisfy me. So now I say, "Truth is God."” MayAtheismTruth IsConceptsPositive Atheism Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“The truth is that the whole system of beliefs which comes in with the story of the fall of man ... is gently falling out of enlightened human intelligence.” MenHumansWholeStoriesFallBeliefAtheismTruth IsPositive AtheismEnlightenedHuman IntelligenceFall Of Man Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“To cultivate the intellect is therefore a religious duty; and when this truth is fairly recognized by men, the religion which teaches that the intellect should be distrusted and that it should be subservient to faith, will inevitably fall.” MenShouldFallReligiousTeachAtheismDutyTruth IsIntellectPositive AtheismSubservient Book:The Martyrdom of Man Source: The Martyrdom of Man
“Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.” DoubtAtheismTruth IsShadowPositive AtheismDoubted Book:Festus: a poem Source: Festus: a poem
“One thing about religious truths is that we have to take them on faith, and faith needs reassurance. What’s more reassuring than noticing that some other people, whom you admire, are so certain that it’s all true that they’re willing to go the ultimate mile?” PeopleNeedsCertainReligiousOne ThingAtheismWillingTruth IsUltimatePositive AtheismMilesAdmireNoticingReassuranceReassuringReligious Truth Author:Rodney Stark
“The truth is that family values, as used by the American Family Association, Dan Quayle, and the southern Baptists, has nothing to do with either family or values, nor does it really have anything to do with homosexuals, abortionists, or pornographers. Those groups actually only serve as windmills to tilt at. The true agenda is power - power over the intellectually weak, emotionally immature, and ethically deficient Americans who are incapable of critical thinking and independent decision-making, and who are easily manipulated by the basest of human emotions - fear and the desire for revenge.” ThinkingHumansDoeUsedDesireValuesDecisionEmotionGroupsAtheismTruth IsWeakIndependentCriticalPositive AtheismRevengeAgendasDecision MakingSouthernAssociationIncapableHomosexualCritical ThinkingBaptistsImmatureFamily ValuesHuman EmotionsAmerican FamilyTiltWindmillsSouthern Baptist Author:Morris Sullivan
“The truth is sometimes a poor competitor in the market place of ideas – complicated, unsatisfying, full of dilemmas, always vulnerable to misinterpretation and abuse.” IdeasSometimesPoorAtheismTruth IsAbuseComplicatedPositive AtheismVulnerableCompetitorsDilemmaMisinterpretation Author:George F. Kennan