Alan Dershowitz Quotes

Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette.

Atheism is the last word of theism.

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

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

My father was an agnostic.

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 all that agnosticism means.

To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.

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

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

If there is a god, the only genuine friend he has is an atheist. He does not blame him for anything.

For my part I cannot believe in a God who is angry with me because I do not believe in him. I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense.

I believe in God, but I'm not too clear on the other details.

It strikes me as somewhat odd that the people who use God's name most frequently, both in life and in literature, usually don't believe in him.

I think maybe it is better to believe than not to believe. But I couldn't tell you why.

I do believe in God, but I think it's very healthy for a believer to spend time in the pragmatism of agnosticism, and I think God appreciates agnostics trying to make a science of it and going, "I will not believe any further than that." I enjoy that kind of engineering mind. In no way did it ever feel blasphemous to me as a man of faith.

There is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God.

I love the idea of God, but it's not stylistically in keeping with the way I function. I would describe myself as an enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God. I can see that people who believe in God are happier. ... But I doubt.

I do not believe in Belief.

My own opinion is that belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence.

More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing, than by believing too much.

I choose to believe in God, but I have serious doubts.

Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little.

If there is a God, why did he make me an atheist?

If you call yourself a non-believer, you're referring to disbelief in something, and you're acknowledging that there is something to believe in or not.