To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea.
“The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance: and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.”
“And I really do think that the difficulty of research makes it more real to you than punching a thing to find out how many men were killed at this particular action.”