"The vast majority of men are atheists. I am glad that, in modern times, another class of atheists has come into existence in the Western world — I mean the materialists. They are sincere atheists. They are better than the religious atheists, who are insincere, who fight and talk about religion, and yet do not want it, never try to realize it, never try to understand it. Remember the words of Christ: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." These words are literally true, not figures or fiction...Who wants God? That is the question."

- Swami Vivekananda, "Bhakti or Devotion" (Bhakti Yoga, February 9, 1896, Madison Square Garden Concert Hall, NYC), Complete Works: Vol 2