Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Amerikaanse atheïste en activiste, oprichtster van American Atheists, en bekend door het proces Murray vs. Curlett, dat resulteerde in de uitspraak van het Supreme Court, waarmee een eind kwam aan de praktijk van het verplichte dagelijks gebed in Amerikaanse openbare scholen.
Madalyn Murray O'HairMadalyn Murray O'Hair, Amerikaanse atheïste en activiste, oprichtster van American Atheists, en bekend door het proces Murray vs. Curlett, dat resulteerde in de uitspraak van het Supreme Court, waarmee een eind kwam aan de praktijk van het verplichte dagelijks gebed in Amerikaanse openbare scholen. |
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Bekende atheïsten Peter Schat, componist.
CitaatMuch of what people do is done in the name of God. Irishmen blow each other up in his name. Arabs blow themselves up in his name. Imams and ayatollahs oppress women in his name. Celibate popes and priests mess up people's sex lives in his name. Jewish shohets cut live animals' throats in his name. The achievements of religion in past history - bloody crusades, torturing inquisitions, mass-murdering conquistadors, culture-destroying missionaries, legally enforced resistance to each new piece of scientific truth until the last possible moment - are even more impressive. And what has it all been in aid of? I believe it is becoming increasingly clear that the answer is absolutely nothing at all. There is no reason for believing that any sort of gods exist and quite good reason for believing that they do not exist and never have. It has all been a gigantic waste of time and a waste of life. It would be a joke of cosmic proportions if it weren't so tragic. ~ Richard Dawkins |
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Amerikaanse atheïste en activiste, oprichtster van American Atheists, en bekend door het proces Murray vs. Curlett, dat resulteerde in de uitspraak van het Supreme Court, waarmee een eind kwam aan de praktijk van het verplichte dagelijks gebed in Amerikaanse openbare scholen. Wie zijn er online?
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Geef je mening
Welke positie over het bestaan van god(en) onderschrijft u?
Bekende atheïsten
Peter Schat, componist.
Citaat
Much of what people do is done in the name of God. Irishmen blow each other up in his name. Arabs blow themselves up in his name. Imams and ayatollahs oppress women in his name. Celibate popes and priests mess up people's sex lives in his name. Jewish shohets cut live animals' throats in his name. The achievements of religion in past history - bloody crusades, torturing inquisitions, mass-murdering conquistadors, culture-destroying missionaries, legally enforced resistance to each new piece of scientific truth until the last possible moment - are even more impressive. And what has it all been in aid of? I believe it is becoming increasingly clear that the answer is absolutely nothing at all. There is no reason for believing that any sort of gods exist and quite good reason for believing that they do not exist and never have. It has all been a gigantic waste of time and a waste of life. It would be a joke of cosmic proportions if it weren't so tragic.
~ Richard Dawkins