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...hristian]]. But like all Russian citizens, most older Tatars grew up as [[atheism|atheists]] under [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] rule.

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...s. Many listeners have lobbied the BBC to allow for such change, and the [[atheism|atheist]] biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] was invited by ''Today'' to provide

*Robin Le Poidevin ''Arguing for Atheism: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion''. London: Routledge 1996. * [[Michael Martin (writer)|Michael Martin]], ''Atheism: A Philosophical Justification''.

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*''The Portable [[Atheism|Atheist]]: Essential Readings for the Non-Believer'' (2007, editor)

...was not allowed to make a religious [[oath]] because of his widely-known [[atheism]].

{{Image|Richard-dawkins.jpg|right|300px|Richard Dawkins at the 2012 Global [[atheism|Atheist]] Convention in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]].}} ...gist]] who has written widely on science and religion. He is a prominent [[atheism|atheist]] well-known for repeatedly challenging in print, film and televisi

...g a youthful sojourn in [[Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]]. Delius was an [[atheism|atheist]], and an admirer of [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]]. He dislike

In 2006, a brief controversy arose when Ruse suggested that the "aggressive atheism" of [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Daniel Dennett]] was helping the spread of cr

...s]] discourse aimed at persuading or convincing those of other faiths or [[atheism|none]] as to the truth of those religious claims by providing [[philosophy|

...other extra-natural explanatory factor – was known as "Stratonician atheism" by [[Pierre Bayle]], and his principle was dubbed "the Stratonician presum

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...that to deny that the watch was not the product of intention and skill is atheism: <blockquote>"This is atheism: for every indication of contrivance, every manifestation of design, which

...dies there after issuing a pamphlet advocating atheism, ''The Necessity of Atheism''. In the same year he married Harriet Westbrook, his landlord's daughter, * ''The Necessity of Atheism'' (1811)

{{r|Atheism}} {{r|Center for Atheism}} established by New York City Atheists as a separate and independent natio

...critic]]. He is perhaps best known for his writings on [[religion]] and [[atheism]], but was also known as a defender of the reasons behind the [[Iraq War]].

...the age of seventy, having been accused by Pythodorus, and convicted of [[atheism]], Protagoras fled from Athens, and on his way to [[Sicily]] was lost at se

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...hilosophical tradition, he was thrown out accused of teaching heresies, or atheism in particular.

...tly published as a pamphlet, and was later collected together with other [[atheism|atheistic]] essays by Russell as ''Why I Am Not A Christian: And Other Essa

==Atheism== Percy Shelley expressed his atheism in “The Necessity of Atheism” and in the vast footnotes to the poem “Queen Mab”. Mary Shelley did

...Christianity|Christian]] theology and the like - one could even say that [[Atheism|atheist]]s, when they talk about god not existing, are in some way forming

...st opinions in private conversation. Hume though, was openly known for his atheism, and was well tolerated, in the spirit of the Scottish Enlightenment that e Hume died from bowel cancer, maintaining his [[atheism]] to his last breath. He is buried on the eastern slope of Calton Hill, ove

...t extent he was a controversial figure. On the one hand he was accused of atheism, on the other, of being involved in Catholic plotting. He ended up as a su

'''Atheism''' entails the absence of belief in the existence of [[God]] or other [[dei *"The broader, and more common, understanding of atheism among atheists is quite simply 'not believing in any gods.' No claims or de

...derot]], who was a convinced atheist and tried to convince the Russians of atheism, much to the annoyance of Catherine. Therefore she asked Euler to stop him.

...est desire to him, that my blood may give a stop to that rageing spirit of Atheism which hath taken such footing in Britain, both in practice and profession."

...'s ''Appointment Denied: The Inquisition of Bertrand Russell'' and [http://atheism.about.com/library/weekly/aa050300a.htm review of latter].</ref>

...the rule: [[conscience]], [[society]], eighty, eigenclass, [[science]], [[atheism|atheist]], [[leisure]], heights, Eiffel (as in [[Eiffel Tower]]), [[beige]]

Partly because of it's alleged Nazism and also because of Nietzsche's atheism, his work has been censured. It was mentioned as a dangerous and immoral te

...attack on religion, ''[[The God Delusion]]'', that "Pantheism is sexed-up atheism." ...Enlightenment|Enlightenment]]'s devotion to reason and it would lead to [[atheism]]. Mendelssohn disagreed by asserting that pantheism was the same as theism

...ing religions, such as Catholicism, subject to foreign authority, and also atheism, as subverting morality. Within the possibilities of the time, Locke advoca

For Burke, the great struggle was that between [[religion]] and [[atheism]], and he sought to develop a union of all Christian religious sects, denom

...view is that there is no more than a linguistic distinction between it and atheism.

'''"[[Atheism]]"''': Not strictly a religion, "atheism" refers to the denial of any religious belief, or occasionally the absence

...εóς) and ''Deism'' from the [[Latin]] ''deus''. Both terms contrast with [[atheism]], the lack of a belief in God, but usage has led to theism being used to c ...stition. In return, Christian writers often charged radical Deists with [[atheism]].

...suade, to confront the enemies, in particular liberalism, [[communism]], [[atheism]], [[feminism]], [[homosexuality]], pornography, forced busing, and secular

Russell's views on [[religion]] were [[atheism|atheistic]], and anti-religious:

...ration to many people of other faiths and, not only people of faith, but [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] as well. And although very much a

...Insofar as Bauer remains theologically-centered, he criticizes Feuerbach's atheism because he thinks it deprives man of his true essence; it places the source

...[[Aristarchus]], as a result of his advocacy of the idea, was accused of [[atheism]]. In Christian Europe the problem was aggravated by the perceived contradi

...ssues that were surrounding me in hospitals and clinics that I realized my atheism had been arrived at pretty much because it was the answer I wanted, not bec

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..., [[Encyclopedia Britannica]], 2007 </ref> [[pantheism]], monism, and even atheism. For instance, the Advaita Vedanta school holds that there is only one caus ==== Atheism ====

...ww.aristarec.com/psmith/smithbio.html Biography]</ref> Her father was an [[Atheism|atheist]] and her mother a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]]

...igions. According to Rousseau, only the wealthy could afford the luxury of atheism, whereas the poor needed the solace and comfort their faith brought them.

...g how Adams came to understand [[evolution]], consequently "converting" to atheism. Douglas was a keen technologist, writing about such inventions as e-mail a ...d Delusion'' jokingly states that Adams is "possibly [my] only convert" to atheism. In the same paragraph Dawkins affectionately expresses the missing of his

Most Nihilists were [[atheism|atheists]]. Their general lack of political experience was manifest in the