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Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things… one of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.

Christopher Hitchens

The finest fury is the most controlled.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

Angry Control Fine
Well, to the people who pray for me to not only have an agonising death, but then be reborn to have an agonising and horrible eternal life of torture, I say, ‘Well, good on you. See you there.’
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Death People Prayer See Yourself
To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation – is that good for the world?
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Children Creation Goodness Hell Image Woman
The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right.
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God Instruction Man Prayer Right Thinking Yourself
Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that’s where it should stay.
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Body Book Case Stay
Some people say that without God, people would give themselves permission to do anything. [Yet] only with God, only with the view that God’s on your side, can people give themselves permission to do things that otherwise would be called satanic.
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Devil God People Permission Side View
It’s called faith because it’s not knowledge.
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Faith Knowledge Wisdom
One must state it plainly. Religion comes from the period of human pre-history where nobody – not even the mighty Democritus who concluded that all matter was made from atoms – had the smallest idea what was going on.
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History Oneself Religion Small
Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
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Risk Self Love Thinking Yourself
High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.
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Accomplishment Character Condition Moral
Those who want to be offended don’t have the right to try and close down the newspaper that offends them.
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Offend Right
Today I want to puke when I hear the word ‘radical’ applied so slothfully and stupidly to Islamist murderers; the most plainly reactionary people in the world.
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Islam Murder Radical Reaction World
Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong.
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Conclusion Religion Right Wrong
Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, religion no longer offers an explanation for anything important.
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Important Microscope Offering Thankful
My own opinion is enough for me. And I claim the right to defend it against any consensus, any majority anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.
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Attitude Enough Myself Opinion Place Time Validation
Islamophobia: a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.
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Coward Creation Religion Word

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