10 Insightful Quotes From Famous Atheists

People have spoken about their non-belief for yonks, this isn't something new and we respect them for it. Here are a few bright sparks sharing their own thoughts on the subject. I'm not saying these famous atheists are right, I'm just saying they make sense...

1) "When I was a kid, I had an imaginary friend. I thought he went everywhere with me. I could talk to him and he could hear me, and he could grant me wishes and stuff too. But then I grew up, and stopped going to church." — Jimmy Carr

2) "All thinking men are atheists." — Ernest Hemingway

3) "Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure." — George Carlin

4) "Lighthouses are more helpful than churches." — Benjamin Franklin

5) "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved.” — Tim Minchin

6) "Creationists make it sound like a ‘theory’ is something you dream up after being drunk all night." — Isaac Asimov

7) "If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You could just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt." — Keira Knightley

8) "Religion. It's given people hope in a world torn apart by religion." — Jon Stewart

9) “The word 'God' for me is nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this.” — Albert Einstein

10) And of course, these sage words from Stephen Fry...