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*"Atheism, I began to realize, rested on a less-than-satisfactory evidential basis. The arguments that had once seemed bold, decisive, and conclusive increasingly turned out to be circular, tentative, and uncertain." - [[Ex-atheists|Ex-atheist]] [[Alister McGrath]]<ref name="whatchristianswanttoknow.com">[http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/15-christian-quotes-about-atheism-or-atheists/ 15 Christian Quotes About Atheism Or Atheists]</ref>

*"Atheism, I began to realize, rested on a less-than-satisfactory evidential basis. The arguments that had once seemed bold, decisive, and conclusive increasingly turned out to be circular, tentative, and uncertain." - [[Ex-atheists|Ex-atheist]] [[Alister McGrath]]<ref name="whatchristianswanttoknow.com">[http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/15-christian-quotes-about-atheism-or-atheists/ 15 Christian Quotes About Atheism Or Atheists]</ref>

The Christian apologist Tom Gilson, after citing cases where atheists hold to views without sufficient evidence, quotes the prominent atheist [[Thomas Nagel]] who declared:

The Christian apologist Tom Gilson, after citing cases where atheists hold to views without sufficient evidence, quotes the prominent atheist [[Thomas Nagel]] who declared; "I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God and, naturally, hope that I’m right in my belief. It’s that I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want the universe to be like that."<ref name="Gilson">

{{Cquote|I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God and, naturally, hope that I’m right in my belief. It’s that I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want the universe to be like that.<ref name="Gilson">

[https://www.thinkingchristian.net/posts/2015/08/atheism-and-evidence-self-defense-against-belief/ 'Atheism and Evidence: Self-Defense Against Belief?''] by Tom Gilson</ref>

[https://www.thinkingchristian.net/posts/2015/08/atheism-and-evidence-self-defense-against-belief/ 'Atheism and Evidence: Self-Defense Against Belief?''] by Tom Gilson</ref>}}

[[Image:Y8r587ig.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] I by [[Jacques Louis David]]]]

[[Image:Y8r587ig.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] I by [[Jacques Louis David]]]]