12+ Peter Boghossian Quotes On Religion, Education And Culture

Peter Boghossian is an American author and professor of philosophy at Portland State University. He is best known for his work on critical thinking, education reform, and the philosophy of science. He is the author of the book A Manual for Creating Atheists, which provides a framework for challenging religious beliefs. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Peter Boghossian on religion, education, culture.

When one has a crisis of faith it means one is struck by the realisation than one has been pretending know things that one doesn't know. — Peter Boghossian

Christians assert that because there is fundamental weirdness at the quantum level of the very very small one must pretend to know things one does not know, aka have faith. — Peter Boghossian

Faith is an unclassified cognitive illness disguised as a moral virtue. — Peter Boghossian

In post modern culture, people not only have their own views, they think they are entitled to their own facts. — Peter Boghossian

Help cure the world of the faith virus. — Peter Boghossian

Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the rule of law, due process, liberty, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, separation of church and state, and separation of government powers into branches that oversee each other's authority. — Peter Boghossian

Here is book called I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, written by a couple of Christian apologists, which is essentially saying I don't pretend enough to know things I don't know to be an atheist. — Peter Boghossian

Just as I am not upset with somebody who has caught a cold, so too I am not upset with somebody who's caught the faith virus. — Peter Boghossian

Faith is not a reliable path to the truth. — Peter Boghossian

Faith: Pretending to know things you don't know. — Peter Boghossian

Faith is the problem. Faith is unreliable way to think about problems that will not lead to the truth. — Peter Boghossian

Christians claim that life has no meaning if you stop pretending to know things you don't know, though they phrase it more tersely as life has no meaning without faith. — Peter Boghossian

Life Lessons by Peter Boghossian

1. Peter Boghossian emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and the need to question and challenge existing beliefs and assumptions.
2. He encourages us to think for ourselves and to be open to different perspectives and ideas.
3. He also encourages us to be respectful and tolerant of others, even if we disagree with them.