James Agee Quotes

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.

If it were proven that there is no God there would be no religion. ...But also if it were proven that there is a God, there would be no religion.

I am an agnostic as to the question of God.

My position concerning God is that of an agnostic.

Intellectually, now, I believe that it is a complete vanity to say positively there is no God.

What people are really after is, what is my stance on religion or spirituality or God? And I would say, if I find a word that came closest, it would be agnostic.

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

My father was an agnostic.

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

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

No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God.

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.

I see myself as a spiritual person, but I don't think anyone should claim proof of a god. No one can prove it. That's why I don't claim to know whether there are one, many or no gods.

Religion is defined as belief in and worship of a controlling power and atheism is precisely not that.

What do I believe? I believe in God, if he exists.

Tell me," said the atheist , "Is there a God really?" Said the master, "If you want me to be perfectly honest with you, I will not answer." Later the disciples demanded to know why he had not answered. "Because the question is unanswerable," said the Master. "So you are an atheist?" "Certainly not. The atheist makes the mistake of denying that of which nothing may be said... and the theist makes the mistake of affirming it.

When people say do you believe in God? what do they mean by it? Do I believe in some spiritual force in the world? In a way, yes. People have thoughts, emotions. If you want to call that a spiritual force, okay. But unless there's some clarification of what we're supposed to believe in or disbelieve in, I can't answer.

I was brought up Catholic. I'm lapsed. From the age of three I was with the nuns. Now I'm an atheist. I think religion does a lot for us but I can't quite believe it, alas... It's just a personal choice. I love the idea of heaven though. Who doesn't? It's lovely.

The proofs that God does not exist are very strong, but in lots of people they are not as strong as the feeling that He does.

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.

I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism.

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.

You happen to be talking to an agnostic. You know what an agnostic is? A cowardly atheist.