Paul Kurtz Quote

The theist can only find meaning by leaving this life for a transcendental world beyond the grave. The human world as he finds it is empty of 'ultimate purpose' and hence meaningless. Theism thus is an attempt to escape from the human condition; it is a pathetic deceit.

Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Secularism (ed. Prometheus Books, 2010) - ISBN: 9781615921485