“Scriptures may have grains of historical truth within them, but there is also ample hyperbole, speculation and mythology.”
Armin Navabi“It is likely that religious beliefs have been so widespread because they tap into the psychological desires of many people, not because there is any external proof of their veracity.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God“Scriptures may have grains of historical truth within them, but there is also ample hyperbole, speculation and mythology.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God“There is no evidence to suggest that God helps people. There is, however, ample evidence that people can help themselves and each other.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God“Close analysis of ‘miracles’ have never led to any proof for a supernatural explanation, and, in fact, many have proven to be cheap magic tricks, hallucinations or primitive misunderstandings of natural phenomena.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God“An unknown cause is not the same as divine intervention.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God“Not knowing the answer to a question is not a valid excuse for making up a fairytale to explain it.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God“If God creates morality, then morality is nothing more than the whimsy of a divine being blindly followed by humans.”
Armin Navabi, Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God