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Freethought leader and atheist activist. "In college, after reading material from American Atheists, he became, in his words, 'a pretty hard core atheist.'" [2] Larry Adler: 1914–2001 Musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players.
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the lack of belief in the existence of deities.In a narrower sense, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist. This is a compilation of the various lists of atheists with articles on Wikipedia by category.
There have been many philosophers in recorded history who were atheists.This is a list of atheist philosophers with articles in Wikipedia. Living persons in this list are people relevant to their notable activities or public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists.
In India, E. V. Ramasami (Periyar), a prominent atheist leader, fought against Hinduism and the Brahmins for discriminating and dividing people in the name of caste and religion. [ 151 ] [ 152 ] During the Cold War , wrote Thomas Aiello the United States often characterized its opponents as "godless communists", which tended to reinforce the ...
Wrote and presented the 2004 television series, Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief, exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. [56] [57] Tim Minchin (1975–): Australian comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, pianist, musical director, winner of the 2005 Best Newcomer Perrier Comedy Award. [58]
Religion of Humanity: 1798–1857 Nakayama Miki: Tenrikyo: 1798–1887 Ignaz von Döllinger: Old Catholic Church: 1799–1890 Phineas Quimby: New Thought: 1802–1866 Allan Kardec (founder of the religion) Holy Spirit (made the teachings) Spiritism: 1804–1869 Joseph Smith: Mormonism, also known as the Latter Day Saint movement: 1805–1844 ...
An atheist who said "I do not accept the Christian or any other form of religious belief" but not a secularist, saying he supported the established church "from the outside". He likened religion in general to a "dangerous narcotic" and said he thought death meant simply "black velvet - eternal sleep". [172]
Annie Besant (1847–1933): British author, orator, and activist who, about her conversion to atheism, She wrote, "The path from Christianity to Atheism is a long one, and its first steps are very rough and very painful." [27] Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922): English poet, writer and diplomat. [28]