Quote by Isaac Asimov

If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteous atheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God, and whose every deed is foul, foul, foul.

If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker, while identifying themselves as an atheist, appreciates the idea of a God who would prioritize judging individuals based on the overall goodness and morality of their actions rather than their professed beliefs or religious rhetoric. The speaker implies that they believe a genuinely honest and principled atheist would be preferable to a hypocritical religious figure who claims to represent God but behaves immorally. The quote highlights the importance of genuine character and integrity over superficial displays of religious devotion.

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Atheism

By Isaac Asimov

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