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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.
"In college, after reading material from American Atheists, he became, in his words, 'a pretty hard core atheist.'" [6] Douglas Adams: 1952–2001 British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. "I am a radical Atheist..." - Adams in an interview with American Atheists. [7] Mary Adams: 1898–1984
"I am an atheist but I am sure a divine zone exists, where certain special machines like Fellini work." [56] Kurt Vonnegut: 1922–2007 Author American author, writer of Cat's Cradle, among other books. "I am an atheist (or at best a Unitarian who winds up in churches quite a lot)." [57] Frederick Vosper: 1869–1901 Politician
Atheist activist, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and author of Losing Faith In Faith: From Preacher To Atheist. "Following five years of reading, Dan gradually outgrew his religious beliefs. "If I had limited myself to Christian authors, I'd still be a Christian today," Dan says. "I just lost faith in faith."
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]
According to Karl Marx, 'Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.' ... And so, Business Insider put together a list of the reported last words of 18 famous historical figures.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
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