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If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.

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I believe that religion is the belief in future life and in God. I don't believe in either. I don't believe in God as I don’t believe in Mother Goose.

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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure — that is ...more

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I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

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Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

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Do you, good people, believe that Adam and Eve were created in the Garden of Eden and that they were forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge? I do...more

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The criminals who, in the face of contumely, hatred or violence, have led the world to a higher standard and brought humanity to a diviner order, have...more

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I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom.

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The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and inve...more