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* "Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas,...[f]or it is the assertion of a universal negative...." - [[G.K. Chesterton]]<ref>Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1902).  [http://archive.org/stream/twelvetypes02chesgoog#page/n112/mode/2up ''Twelve Types''] (London: Arthur L. Humphreys), p. 95.  Retrieved on February 25, 2015 from Internet Archive.  Original quote:  "Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas, more daring than a vision of a palpable day of judgment.  For it is the assertion of a universal negative; for a man to say that there is no God in the universe is like saying that there are no insects in any of the stars."</ref>  
 
* "Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas,...[f]or it is the assertion of a universal negative...." - [[G.K. Chesterton]]<ref>Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1902).  [http://archive.org/stream/twelvetypes02chesgoog#page/n112/mode/2up ''Twelve Types''] (London: Arthur L. Humphreys), p. 95.  Retrieved on February 25, 2015 from Internet Archive.  Original quote:  "Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas, more daring than a vision of a palpable day of judgment.  For it is the assertion of a universal negative; for a man to say that there is no God in the universe is like saying that there are no insects in any of the stars."</ref>  
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* "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theism]] is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."  - Dr. [[Daniel Came]], a member of the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] at [[Oxford University]] writing to fellow [[agnosticism|agnostic]]/[[atheism|atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] concerning his refusal to debate Dr. [[William Lane Craig]]<ref>Ross, Tim (May 14, 2011).  [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html "Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God"]. The Daily Telegraph website.  Retrieved July 25, 2014.  See [[Daily Telegraph]].</ref>
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* "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theism]] is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."  - Dr. [[Daniel Came]], a member of the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] at [[Oxford University]] writing to [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]] concerning his refusal to debate Dr. [[William Lane Craig]]<ref>Ross, Tim (May 14, 2011).  [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html "Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God"]. The Daily Telegraph website.  Retrieved July 25, 2014.  See [[Daily Telegraph]].</ref>
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* "But lack of evidence, if indeed evidence is lacking, is no grounds for atheism.  No one thinks there is good evidence for the proposition that there are an even number of stars; but also, no one thinks the right conclusion to draw is that there are an uneven number of stars.  The right conclusion would instead be agnosticism." - [[Alvin Plantinga]]<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2016/05/evidence-for-atheism.html Evidence for atheism?]</ref>
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* "But lack of evidence, if indeed evidence is lacking, is no grounds for atheism.  No one thinks there is good evidence for the proposition that there are an even number of stars; but also, no one thinks the right conclusion to draw is that there are an uneven number of stars.  The right conclusion would instead be [[agnosticism]]." - [[Alvin Plantinga]]<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2016/05/evidence-for-atheism.html Evidence for atheism?]</ref>
    
* "The real attitude of sin in the heart towards God is that of being without God; it is pride, the worship of myself, that is the great atheistic fact in human life." – Oswald Chambers<ref>Chambers, Oswald (1953).  ''God's Workmanship'' (London: Oswald Chambers Publications Association and Marshall, Morgan & Scott).</ref>  
 
* "The real attitude of sin in the heart towards God is that of being without God; it is pride, the worship of myself, that is the great atheistic fact in human life." – Oswald Chambers<ref>Chambers, Oswald (1953).  ''God's Workmanship'' (London: Oswald Chambers Publications Association and Marshall, Morgan & Scott).</ref>  
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