I don’t say that I’m an atheist. I don’t like that term, because I think it mirrors the certitude of religion. I say I don’t know. And if you don’t know – and you don’t – just man up and say you don’t know. Don’t turn to silly stories and ancient myths.
BILL MAHERFaith means the purposeful suspension of critical thinking. It’s nothing to be admired.
More Bill Maher Quotes
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We don’t really have to make fun of religion – it makes fun of itself.
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Again, (America is) a stupid country with stupid people who don’t pay attention.
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In the Republican party, crazy is a constituency.
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Ninety percent of people support background checks. Which means even people who can’t pass a background check support background checks.
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At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution.
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I’m for the death penalty, I’m pro-abortion, I’m pro-assisted suicide, I’m pro-regular suicide. Anything that’ll get the traffic moving.
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To those people who say, ‘My father is alive because of animal experimentation,’ I say, ‘Yeah, well, good for you. This dog died so your father could live.’ Sorry, but I am just not behind that kind of trade-off.
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If Jesus was a Jew, why did he have a Spanish name?
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During the Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn’t have time to sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressing problems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.
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The church has historically been very slow to embrace technology. Until very recently, their idea of a laptop was an altar boy.
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There is no debate here, just scientists and non-scientists. And since the subject is science, the non-scientists don’t get a vote.
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Some people think I enjoy debate. I don’t. I wish everyone agreed with me; it would save a lot of time.
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The answer isn’t another pill. The answer is spinach.
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When opportunity knocks all some people can do is complain about the noise.
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Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.
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