Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.

Isaac Asimov
Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for...
Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for...
Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for...
Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for...
About This Quote

In this quote, Mark Twain shows why he is a staunch atheist. He says that the Bible has been used as a weapon against him and his beliefs. By starting out with a statement that the Bible is a weapon against atheism, he sets the stage for how he feels about the Bible. He goes on to explain that it is a tool of propaganda, and no one should use it as a weapon against others.

There are so many different interpretations of the Bible, and some of those interpretations have been used to justify all kinds of horrible things, so there is nothing good about it. In this quote, Twain makes it clear that there are many different ways to interpret the Bible. It is not only up for interpretation, but it is also up for use as a weapon against other people.

This quote doesn’t make any sense unless you take it in context with the rest of the quote.

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