An Atheist loves his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist knows that
heaven is something for which we should work now - here on earth - for
all men together to enjoy. An Atheist knows that he can get no help
through prayer but that he must find within himself the inner
conviction and strength to meet life, to grapple with it, to subdue it
and to enjoy it. An Atheist knows that only in a knowledge of himself
and a knowledge of his fellow man can he find the understanding that
will help to a life of fulfillment.
An Atheist seeks to know
himself then and his fellow men rather than to know a god. An Atheist
understands that a hospital must be built instead of a church. An
Atheist knows that a deed must be done instead of a prayer said. An
Atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He
wants disease conquered, poverty vanquished, war eliminated. He wants
man to understand, love and accept all of mankind. He wants an ethical
way of life. He knows that we cannot rely on a god, channel action into
prayer, or hope for an ends to our troubles in a hereafter. He knows
that we are not only our brother's keepers - but keepers of our lives
foremost, that we are responsible persons and the job is here and the
times is now.
Madalyn Murray O'Hare, Murray vs. Curlett, 374 U.S. 203 (1963)
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