But there are still many who continue to marvel at the wisdom of God in so planning the universe that big rivers run by great towns, and that death comes at the end of life instead of in the middle of it. Divest pleas ... of their semi-philosophic jargon, reduce his illustrations to homely similes, and he is marvelling at the wisdom of God who so planned things that the two extremities of a piece of wood should come at the ends instead of in the middle.
Atheist is really ʺa thoroughly honest, unambiguous term,ʺ it admits of no paltering and of no evasion, and the need of the world, now as ever, is fo… - Chapman Cohen
Atheist is really ʺa thoroughly honest, unambiguous term,ʺ it admits of no paltering and of no evasion, and the need of the world, now as ever, is fo…
- Chapman Cohen
Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands … - Chapman Cohen
Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands …
I have hitherto followed the lines marked out by the Theist in his attempt to prove that there exists a mind behind natural phenomena, and that the u… - Chapman Cohen
I have hitherto followed the lines marked out by the Theist in his attempt to prove that there exists a mind behind natural phenomena, and that the u…
Regularity in Nature is not proof of the control of Nature by a Divine intelligence; it is rather the reverse. If something- call it matter, or ether… - Chapman Cohen
Regularity in Nature is not proof of the control of Nature by a Divine intelligence; it is rather the reverse. If something- call it matter, or ether…
Persecution is the compliment paid by a threatened lie to a conquering truth. - Chapman Cohen
Persecution is the compliment paid by a threatened lie to a conquering truth.
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an A-theist — he is without that belief. The distinction bet… - Chapman Cohen
If one believes in a god, one is a Theist. If one does not believe in a god, then one is an A-theist — he is without that belief. The distinction bet…
Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history. - Chapman Cohen
Atheism, the absence of belief in gods, is a comparatively late phenomenon in history.
Religion is very enlightening - to those who don't understand it. - Chapman Cohen
Religion is very enlightening - to those who don't understand it.
If there is a god, the only genuine friend he has is an atheist. He does not blame him for anything. - Chapman Cohen
If there is a god, the only genuine friend he has is an atheist. He does not blame him for anything.
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