Faith is not the result of fuzy thinking. It is the cause of it.

Atheists are suffering from bad PR. What if Sesame Street had an atheist character?

Faith is not the result of fuzy thinking. It is the cause of it.

We were blood brothers, pals forever. He was my very best friend. Nobody else could see him. I now know he was just pretend.

I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable for its own sake. You are not second-class in the universe, deriving meaning and purpose from some other mind. You are not inherently evil—you are inherently human, possessing the positive rational potential to help make this a world of morality, peace and joy. Trust yourself.

I threw out all the bath water, and there was no baby there.

If the Prodigal Son's a parable, and if Adam and Eve are metaphors, then maybe God is just figure of speech.