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Love is patient—as opposed to people who rush to judgment; as opposed to those who insist that everybody should agree immediately on the obviously right answer, whether or not they have had time to think it through. Read more →

“When I became convinced that the universe is natural—that all ghosts and gods are myths—there entered into my brain the joy of freedom. I was free: free to think, to express my thoughts; free to live for myself and those I loved; free to investigate, to guess and dream and hope; free to reject all ignorant and cruel creeds; free from the fear of eternal pain; free from sanctified mistakes and holy lies; free from devils, ghosts and gods. There were no prohibited places in all the realms of thought; no following another’s steps; no need to bow, or cringe, or crawl, or utter lying words.”

—Robert Ingersoll

A study conducted by the University of Minnesota found that atheists ranked lower than “Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups” in ‘sharing my vision of American society.’ Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry.

This kind of prejudice makes it difficult for those of us who have rejected traditional religion, or perhaps were never taught conventional religious concepts, to be open about our beliefs.

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