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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.
Lucretius (c. 99 BC – c. 55 BC): influential Roman philosopher and early proponent of atheism in 50 BC, wrote On the Nature of Things, one of the earliest texts in defense of Atheism. [92] Jean-François Lyotard (1924–1998): French philosopher, sociologist and literary theorist. [93] [94] Kazimierz Łyszczyński
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 ...
Reviewing an episode of the Channel 4 series Voices: "On the one hand, Sir John Eccles, a quiet-spoken theist with the most devastating way of answering questions with a single "yes", on the other, Professor Searle, a flamboyant atheist using words I've never heard of or likely to again "now we know that renal secretions synthesize a substance ...
List of atheists (surnames N to Q) List of atheists (surnames R to S) List of atheists (surnames T to Z) ... This page was last edited on 15 July 2021, at 12:58 (UTC).
"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
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]
Kingsley Amis (1922–1995): English novelist, poet, critic and teacher, most famous for his novels Lucky Jim and the Booker Prize-winning The Old Devils. [9] Seth Andrews (born 1968): American author and host of The Thinking Atheist radio podcast. [10] He is the author of two books, Deconverted (2012) [10] and Sacred Cows (2015). [11]