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200 Famous Atheist Deathbed Quotes: Last Words (2023)

1. “Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity.”


2. “I have been pastoring for decades,” Mr. Wilson said, “and in my judgment there was more of a personal interest” — in Christianity — “on Christopher’s part than the public stage persona would seem to indicate.”


3. "I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Charles Bukowski


4. VOLTAIRE—famous anti-christian atheist: “I have swallowed nothing but smoke. I have intoxicated myself with the incense that turned my head. I am abandoned by God and man. ” He said to his physician, Dr. Fochin: “I will give you half of what I am worth if you will give me six months of life. ” When he was told this was not possible, he said “Then I shall die and go to hell!” His nurse said: “For all the money in Europe I wouldn’t want to see another unbeliever die! All night long he cried for forgiveness. ”


5. “I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it.”


6. No one can be free unless he is independent. - Author: Maria Montessori


7. “proof of the non-existence of all deities”


8. “Then I shall die and go to Hell!”


9. Cohen, Nick. -2016. “Deathbed conversion? Never. Christopher Hitchens was Defiant to the Last” (Ѻ), The Guardian, Jun 4


10. had felt time settle over itself, imbricate and fix into place the vertigo of future aligning with the present. - Author: Anthony Doerr