Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

[That] my body be buried as cheaply as possible and no speeches be permitted at my funeral.

Atheist, without God, I look to humankind for sympathy, for love, for hope, for effort, for aid.

Probably they had good reason for omitting it. A profane mind might make a jest of an apostle half seas over, and ridicule an apostolic gate-keeper who couldn't keep his head above water.

Atheism is without God. It does not assert no God.

Is poverty of spirit the chief amongst virtues, that Jesus gives it prime place in his teachings? Is it even a virtue at all? Surely not. Manliness of spirit, honesty of spirit, fullness of rightful purpose, these are virtues; poverty of spirit is a crime.

Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful.