Reply #2: Then we had those OTHER ancient poets... [View All]

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Damn non-believin' troublemakers. And if Xians had existed in their time, I bet they would have bashed 'em!

"The world holds two classes of men--intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence."--Abu al-Ala Ahmad Ibn Abd Allah al-Maari (973-1057), Syrian poet

"Rest brother rest. Have you done ill or well?
Rest, rest, there is no god, or gods, who dwell,
Crowned with avenging righteousness on high
Nor frowning ministers of their hate in hell..."--Lucretius (99-55 BCE), Roman poet

"Open your mouth and shut your eyes, and see what Zeus shall send you...Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods! What's your argument? Where's your proof?"--Aristophanes (448-380 BCE), Athenian comic poet

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."--Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE), Roman dramatist and philosopher

(All quotes are from "2000 Years Of Disbelief" by James Haught)