I am an atheist. There, I said it. Are you happy, all you atheists out there who have remonstrated with me for adopting the agnostic moniker? If "atheist" means someone who does not believe in God, then an atheist is what I am. But I detest all such labels. Call me what you like - humanist, secular humanist, agnostic, nonbeliever, nontheist, freethinker, heretic, or even bright. I prefer skeptic.
Michael ShermerSmart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons.
Michael ShermerThe concept of God is generated by a brain designed by evolution to find design in nature (a very recursive idea).
Michael ShermerAre science and religion compatible? It's like, are science and plumbing compatible? They're just two different things.
Michael Shermer