Mary Astell Quotes

I am surprised that anyone can profess to be an atheist.

I've never met a happy atheist.

A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

I don't need faith.

The undevout astronomer must be mad.

I wouldn't like to be a non-believer in anything.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.

My father was an agnostic.

There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, - the clearest proof that it is out of its element.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

I'm a very hard-line, angry atheist. Yet I am fascinated by the concept of devotion.

Faith feels itself secure neither with universal consent, nor with tradition, nor with authority. It seeks support of its enemy, reason.

I didn't say there's nothing out there, but there certainly isn't any God.

No man has ceased to believe in God before having decided that he should not exist; no book would produce atheism, and no book can restore faith.

I don't think I have any particular problem with God.

I consider myself a religious person, but when it comes to God and faith, I don't know. I guess that means I'm agnostic.

Unbelief is the greatest of sins.

Islam appeals to people because it appeals also to reason.

To me it is unthinkable that a real atheist could be a scientist.

For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.

Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.

I can't gather around and talk about how much everybody in the room doesn't believe in God. I just don't - I don't have the energy for that, and so I... Agnostic separates me from the conduct of atheists whether or not there is strong overlap between the two categories, and at the end of the day I'd rather not be any category at all.

I never graduated to being an atheist. I only graduated to being an agnostic.