"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." — Victor J. Stenger

"Without religion, we'd have good people doing good things, and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." — Stephen Weinburg

"The difference between a cult and a religion: in a cult, there is a person at the top who knows it's a scam. In a religion, that person is long dead." — Unknown

"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." — Christopher Hitchens

"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what?" — Stephen Fry

"A Christian telling an atheist they're going to hell is as scary as a child telling an adult they're not getting any presents from Santa." — Ricky Gervais

"Religion was invented when the first conman met the first fool." — Mark Twain

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." — Stephen Roberts

"Religion is like a penis. It's fine to have one and it's fine to be proud of it, but please don't whip it out in public and start waving it around... and PLEASE don't try to shove it down my child's throat." — Unknown

"Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong." – Christopher Hitchens

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" — Epicurus