I do not believe in God. It seems to me that theists of all kinds have very largely failed to make their concept of a deity intelligible; and to the …

- A.J. Ayer

While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.

- A.J. Ayer

The fact that people have religious experiences is interesting from the psychological point of view, but it does not in any way imply that there is s…

- A.J. Ayer

The only possible basis for a sound morality is mutual tolerance and respect: tolerance of one another’s customs and opinions; respect for one anothe…

- A.J. Ayer

I see philosophy as a fairly abstract activity, as concerned mainly with the analysis of criticism and concepts, and of course most usefully of scien…

- A.J. Ayer

We say that a sentence is factually significant to any given person, if, and only if, he knows how to verify the proposition which it purports to exp…

- A.J. Ayer

Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?

- A.J. Ayer

The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful. The surest way to end them is to establish be…

- A.J. Ayer

If the assertion that there is a god is nonsensical, then the atheist's assertion that there is no god is equally nonsensical, since it is only a sig…

- A.J. Ayer