Peter Atkins Quotes

Chemistry begins in the stars. The stars are the source of the chemical elements, which are the building blocks of matter and the core of our subject.

Any argument that asserts that 'God did it' is a sign of a lazy mind.

I regard teaching religion as purveying lies.

The emergence of consciousness, like the unfolding of a leaf, relies upon restraint.

Truth is not arrived at by majority vote.

Science is almost totally incompatible with religion.

My aim is to argue that the universe can come into existence without intervention, and that there is no need to invoke the idea of a Supreme Being in one of its numerous manifestations.

[Religion is] a fantasy [and is] completely empty of any explanatory content. It is also evil.

It is not possible to be intellectually honest and believe in gods. And it is not possible to believe in gods and be a true scientist.