David G. McAfee famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Religious people claim that it's just the fundamentalists of each religion that cause problems. But there's got to be something wrong with the religion itself if those who strictly adhere to its most fundamental principles are violent bigots and sexists.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #People #Principles
If you are religious, you believe that your religion is the 'right' oneâ€”and, in many cases, all others will be sent to hell. Similarly, a nationalist believes his or her nation is better or more advancedâ€”and a racist believes that an inherent difference between each race make his or her ethnicity superior. All of these ideologies spawn the hate, philosophical disagreements, and prejudices that have been the catalysts for various atrocious acts throughout history.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #Hate #Believe
If there is a Creator-God, it has used methods of creation that are indistinguishable from nature, it has declined to make itself known for all of recorded history, it doesn't intervene in affairs on earth, and has made itself impossible to observe. Even if you believe in that God... why would you think it would want to be worshiped?
-- David G. McAfee

#Believe #Thinking #Earth
You don't want atheism shoved down your throat? OK. We will stock knocking on doors spreading our 'Truth,' and having tax-exempt organizations dedicated to atheism that have influential political action committees. We will also stop printing 'In atheism we trust' on all US currency and saying, 'One nation, under atheismâ€ in the pledge of allegiance. We will also stop insisting that everyone who disagrees with us will be sentence to eternal damnation... Wait...
-- David G. McAfee

#Doors #Organization #Political
Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and even interacted with their respective deities directly. Today, believers have no such luxury. They are forced to rely on blind faith that these things occurred, that people were at one time able to overcome or render inert natural laws.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #Jesus #Law
While it may be impossible to 'disprove' the existence of some 'Higher Power' or abstract Creator, it is entirely possible â€” through analysis and research â€” to find discrepancies within the ancient, organized religious traditions that support the idea of a specific God.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #Ideas #Support
I donâ€™t claim to know an over-arching â€˜Meaning of Life,â€™ but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a test propagated by an invisible, intangible, Creator-God. And it should not be spent identifying with religious traditions and organized groups that, historically, have been at the root of a tremendous amount of oppression and violence.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #Roots #Understanding
We are all born free from all religious affiliations and only come to believe in such things after being introduced to it â€• so, atheism is the default position. Although some children are not indoctrinated with a specific religion before the age of reason, there are many more who are.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #Children #Believe
Christian apologists who argue that a story about an empty tomb is convincing evidence of a resurrected body are likely unfamiliar with Occamâ€™s razor, which states that among competing hypotheses, the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions should be selected. They assume that the most likely explanation is miraculous resurrection through some unproven divine connection, but more likely scenarios include a stolen body, a mismarked grave, a planned removal, faulty reports, creative storytelling, edited scriptures, etc. No magic required.
-- David G. McAfee

#Christian #Creative #Magic
It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease as a part of 'Godâ€™s Plan' or the greater good â€” and clinging to ancient texts that preach ill-concealed bigotry and sexism. Instead, we should find ways to make this life happy and satisfying, without regard to the unknowable nature of an afterlife.
-- David G. McAfee

#Happy Life #Afterlife #Earth
Without cultural indoctrination, all of us would be atheists. Or, more specifically, while many may dream up their own gods as did our ancestors, they would certainly not be â€˜Christianâ€™ or â€˜Jewishâ€™ or â€˜Muslimâ€™ or any other established religion. Thatâ€™s because, without the texts and churches and familial instruction, there are no independent evidences that any specific religion is true. Outside of the Bible, how would one hear of Jesus? The same goes for every established religion.
-- David G. McAfee

#Christian #Dream #Atheist
Prayer doesnâ€™t work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer doesnâ€™t actually affect the external world. Not only is it ineffective, but it is also a very narcissistic practiceâ€¦ why would a 'God' change its 'Divine Plan' to accommodate any personâ€™s wishes?
-- David G. McAfee

#Prayer #Feel Better #Practice
Some people spend their entire lives devoted to a religion that claims to be the â€˜rightâ€™ religion... they often deny scientific evidence that contradicts their archaic holy books, they sometimes oppress those who disagree with them, and they always do what they do in the name of an unknowable deity... but sometimes, they wake up. Occasionally, they realize that all religions are man-made and that none of them are â€˜right.â€™ And when they do, they can live happy and fulfilling lives without dogma and without anticipating or fearing an afterlife.
-- David G. McAfee

#Book #Men #Names
If there's a god, it knows exactly what it would take to convince me and has refused to provide it. In fact, it has gone to great lengths to hide any evidence of its existence. That doesn't seem like a deity that wants to be worshiped to me.
-- David G. McAfee

#Gone #Want #Facts
Believers often forget that most atheists used to be religious, that many non-believers used to think they had a personal relationship with their God and they used to 'feel' the power of prayer. They've since learned that it was all a farce, that their feelings were internal emotions and not some external force.
-- David G. McAfee

#Religious #Atheist #Prayer
If for every well-intended prayer uttered in hopes of making the world a better place, there was instead a good deed accomplished, the world might look as though those prayers had been answered.
-- David G. McAfee

#Prayer #World #Deeds
Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion but I would argue that it is the only way to achieve true goodness.
-- David G. McAfee

#Believe #Way #Moral

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