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Robert Green Ingersoll Quotes about Atheism

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Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

Do you not know that every religion in the world has declared every other religion a fraud? Yes, we all know it. That is the time all religions tell the truth - each of the other.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Religion, Atheism, World

Robert Green Ingersoll (1898). “Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll: Including His Letters on the Chinese God--Is Suicide a Sin?--The Right to One's Life--etc. Etc. Etc”

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Religion, Atheism, Reform

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1182, Library of Alexandria

Nothing could be more idiotic and absurd than the doctrine of the trinity.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Atheist, Religion, Atheism

Blasphemy is what an old dogma screams at a new truth.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Doubt, Atheism, Dogma

Every pulpit is a pillory, in which stands a hired culprit, defending the justice of his own imprisonment.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Justice, Atheism, Culprit

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.103, Library of Alexandria

Strange but true: those who have loved God most have loved men least.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Men, Atheism, Strange

Too much doubt is better than too much credulity.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Doubt, Religion, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.977, Library of Alexandria

Ignorance worships mystery; reason explains it; the one grovels, the other soars.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Ignorance, Religion, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1874). “The Gods, and Other Lectures”, p.113

As long as every question is answered by the word "God," scientific inquiry is simply impossible.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Long, Atheism, Inquiry

Robert Green Ingersoll (1873). “An Oration on the Gods”, p.35

If there be an infinite Being, he does not need our help - we need not waste our energies in his defense.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Atheism, Energy, Doe

Robert Green Ingersoll (1909). “Miscellany”

If all the historic books of the Bible were blotted from the memory of mankind, nothing of value would be lost.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Memories, Book, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.4158, Library of Alexandria

But honest men do not pretend to know; they are candid and sincere; they love the truth; they admit their ignorance, and they say, We do not know.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Ignorance, Men, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1080, Library of Alexandria

We are not accountable for the sins of "Adam".

Robert Green Ingersoll

Fear, Atheism, Sin

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.554, Library of Alexandria

The old lady who said there must be a devil, else how could they make pictures that looked exactly like him, reasoned like a trained theologian - like a doctor of divinity.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Doctors, Atheism, Devil

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1078, Library of Alexandria

Honest investigation is utterly impossible within the pale of any church, for the reason, that if you think the church is right you will not investigate, and if you think it wrong, the church will investigate you.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Thinking, Atheism, Church

Robert Green Ingersoll (1874). “The Gods, and Other Lectures”, p.183

It is told that the great Angelo, in decorating a church, painted some angels wearing sandals. A cardinal looking at the picture said to the artist: Whoever saw angels with sandals? Angelo answered with another question: Whoever saw an angel barefooted?

Robert Green Ingersoll

Angel, Artist, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1076, Library of Alexandria

The churches have no confidence in each other. Why? Because they are acquainted with each other.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Atheism, Church, Positive Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1410, Library of Alexandria

Nothing could add to the horror of hell, except the presence of its creator, God.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Creator God, Atheism, Add

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.903, Library of Alexandria

It has always seemed to me that a being coming from another world, with a message of infinite importance to mankind, should at least have verified that message by his own signature. Is it not wonderful that not one word was written by Christ?

Robert Green Ingersoll

Religion, Atheism, Signatures

Robert Green Ingersoll (1903). “What Must We Do to be Saved?: A Study of the Christian Religion, Its Creeds, and Its Sacred Book”

The Church demonstrated the falsity and folly of Darwin's theories by showing that they contradicted the Mosaic account of creation, and now that the theories of Darwin having been fairly established, the Church says that the Mosaic account is true because it is in harmony with Darwin. Now, if it should turn out that Darwin was mistaken, what then?

Robert Green Ingersoll

Atheism, Church, Mosaics

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1846, Library of Alexandria

The ministers, who preached at these revivals, were in earnest. They were zealous and sincere. They were not philosophers. To them science was the name of a vague dread - a dangerous enemy. They did not know much, but they believed a great deal.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Names, Enemy, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.899, Library of Alexandria

If, with all the time at my disposal, with all the wealth of the resources of this vast universe, to do with as I will, I could not produce a better scheme of life than now prevails, I would be ashamed of my efforts and consider my work a humiliating failure.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Effort, Atheism, Would Be

Joseph Lewis, Robert Green Ingersoll (1957). “Ingersoll the Magnificent: To which Has Been Added a Special Arrangement of Some Gems from Ingersoll for Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage”

They knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Atheism, Example, Barbarians

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.2212, Library of Alexandria

The mechanic, when a wheel refuses to turn, never thinks of dropping on his knees and asking the assistance of some divine power. He knows there is a reason. He knows that something is too large or too small; that there is something wrong with his machine; and he goes to work and he makes it larger or smaller, here or there, until the wheel will turn.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Thinking, Atheism, Machines

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.196, Library of Alexandria

Twenty years after the death of Luther there were more Catholics than when he was born. And twenty years after the death of Voltaire there were millions less than when he was born.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Years, Catholic, Atheism

Robert Green Ingersoll (1909). “The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll”

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