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The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.

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Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and thre...more

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If there's something you really want to believe, that's what you should question the most.

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My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen.

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Nobody that has seen a baby born can believe in god for a second. When you see your child born, and the panic, and the amount of technology that is sa...more

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What I have a problem with is not so much religion or god, but faith. When you say you believe something in your heart and therefore you can act on it...more

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When I was a kid, politicians wanted to avoid talking about religion if they could. John F. Kennedy couldn't duck the issue, being Catholic and all. S...more

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You don’t have to be brave or a saint, a martyr, or even very smart to be an atheist. All you have to be able to say is “I don’t know”.

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Once you've condoned faith in general, you've condoned any crazy shit done because of faith.

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If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some...more

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It's not arrogant to say that you can't figure out the answers to the universe with your internal faith. It's not arrogant to know that there's no omn...more

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But [he] had lost god, and all his family and friends were staying behind with his imaginary friend. A silly dream goes away and takes with it your wh...more