Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.

We have fought long and hard to escape from medieval superstition. I, for one, do not wish to go back.

Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.

I believe in the basic goodness of my species, because that appears to be a positive tactic and quality that leads to better chances of survival- and in spite of our foolishness, we seem to have survived.

To make sure that my blasphemy is thoroughly expressed, I hereby state my opinion that the notion of a god is a basic superstition, that there is no evidence for the existence of any god(s), that devils, demons, angels and saints are myths, that there is no life after death, heaven nor hell, that the Pope is a dangerous, bigoted, medieval dinosaur, and that the Holy Ghost is a comic-book character worthy of laughter and derision.

gods are children's blankets that get carried over into adulthood.

No evidence against a firmly-held belief, no matter how good or abundant it may be, will sway the true believer.