There is no evidence for a god, no coherent definition of a god, no good argument for a god, good positive arguments against a god, no agreement among believers about the nature or moral principles of a god, and no need for a god. We can live happy, moral, productive lives without such belief, and we can do it better.

As humanists, we urge today, as in the past that humans not look beyond themselves for salvation. We alone are responsible for our own destiny and the best we can do is muster our intelligence, courage, and compassion to realize our highest aspirations.

Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on what can be true, and faith has no limits at all. A Great Escape into faith is no retreat to safety. It is nothing less than surrender.

It turns out that the word atheism means much less than I had thought. It is merely the lack of theism.

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

To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height of arrogance.

People are always asking, "What's the purpose of life?" That's easy. Relieve suffering. Create beauty. Make gardens.