Need a fellow atheists' opinion on a list of quotes for an atheist flyer

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Need atheists' opinion on a list of quotes for an atheist flyer I compiled; Why believe in God?- Everyone is an atheist about everyone else’s god- Go one god further.. When you realize why you've dismissed every other religion, you'll realize why to dismiss your own. Because we cannot disprove the existence of (any given) god, doesn't put the probability at 50/50. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. Those who offer false consolation are false friends. If complex organisms demand an explanation, so would a complex designer. So complexity as an argument for god is out. ' Our ethical behavior should be based on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary. We would be in a poor state indeed if our ethical behavior was based on a fear of punishment or hope for reward after death. Faith means not wanting to know what is true. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence. Faith is figurative blindness. How immoral-to advocate or espouse figurative blindness. Our greatest resource is the mind and the mind is not well trained by being taught to assume what has to be proven. The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; hater and oppressor of women, homophobic, racist, genocidal, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. When people older than 11 have imaginary friends, there's going to be trouble. There's a fine line between invisible and non-existent. Freedom from Religion
Atheist Answer: 

My personal favourites out of that lot are "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," and the brilliantly simple "Why believe in God?"

Depending on your intended audience, some of the others may cause readers to take offense and dismiss the flyer, whether or not this is justified. The derogatory descriptions of faith are in this category. Be careful with these.

Okay, your turn everyone. Which do you like? Any other suggestions?

- SmartLX

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Why believe in God?-

Everyone is an atheist about everyone else’s god- Go one god further..

When you realize why you've dismissed every other religion, you'll realize why to dismiss your own.

Because we cannot disprove the existence of (any given) god, doesn't put the probability at 50/50.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

Those who offer false consolation are false friends.

If complex organisms demand an explanation, so would a complex designer. So complexity as an argument for god is out.
'
Our ethical behavior should be based on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary.

We would be in a poor state indeed if our ethical behavior was based on a fear of punishment or hope for reward after death.

Faith means not wanting to know what is true.

Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.

Faith is figurative blindness. How immoral-to advocate or espouse figurative blindness.

Our greatest resource is the mind and the mind is not well trained by being taught to assume what has to be proven.

The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; hater and oppressor of women, homophobic, racist, genocidal, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.

When people older than 11 have imaginary friends, there's going to be trouble.

There's a fine line between invisible and non-existent.

Freedom from Religion