Albert Einstein

top atheist quotes (total: 14)

atheist quote	context
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death		239 3055
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.		22 1086
Why do you write to me "God should punish the English"? I have no close connection to either one or the other. I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held		33 446
The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...) The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the religious paradise; but it has shown itself reliable, and I have never regretted having chosen it		32 404
Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions, and combinations of sensory impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seem to me to be empty and devoid of meaning		59 458
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.		1 24
Although I cannot believe that the individual survives the death of his body, feeble souls harbor such thought through fear or ridiculous egotism.		19
Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.		16
I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.		6
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.		2 7
It was of course a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal god, I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly: if something is in me that can be called religious, then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.		2
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.		2
It was the experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered religion.		1
One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.		1 3

top atheist quotes (total: 14)

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