Reading the Bible is the fast track to atheism. Reading the Bible means starting at "In the beginning. … - Penn Jillette

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So the days pass, and I ask myself whether one is not hypnotized, as a child by a silver globe, by life, and whether this is living.

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Reading the Bible is the fast track to atheism. Reading the Bible means starting at "In the beginning. . . " and throwing it down with disgust at ". . . the grace of the lord Jesus be with all. Amen. " I'm sure there are lots of religious people who've read the Bible from start to finish and kept their faith, but in my self-selected sample, all the people I know who have done that are atheists.

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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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If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell. . . how much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?

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I like movies that are scary, but I don't want them to be dirt dumb. I want a movie that gets my blood racing, makes me laugh, but also gives me something to think about, with maybe a little sexy thrown in. Hollywood doesn't make movies like that.

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Religion cannot and should not be replaced by atheism. Religion needs to go away and not be replaced by anything. Atheism is not a religion. It's the absence of religion, and that's a wonderful thing.

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Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality.

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