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Line 1,793: − [[File:Nietzsche2.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|[[Friedrich Nietzsche]] ]] − ''See also:'' [[Famous atheists]] and [[Famous agnostics]] − Prominent holders of the position of atheism and atheist schools of thought have been or include:+ − * Carvaka school: an atheistic and materialistic offshoot of [[Hinduism]] in the 6th century B.C. − * Samkhya school: an atheistic school of classical Indian philosophy, originating in the 6th century B.C. − * [[Diagoras]]: [[Greek Philosophy|Greek philosopher]] who denied the existence of the Greek pantheon − * [[Lucretius]]: [[Greeks| Greek]] philosopher espousing materialism, and stated that man should not believe in the gods because their ideas about the gods and their fear of death made men unhappy − * [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]: Prominent 19th century atheist philosopher − * [[Benito Mussolini]] − * [[Paul Kurtz]]: founder of the Council of [[Secular Humanism]] − * [[Ayn Rand]] − * [[Isaac Asimov]] − * [[Douglas Adams]] − * [[Marquis de Sade]]<ref>Wallace, Irving et al. (betw. 1975-1981). [http://www.trivia-library.com/a/biography-of-famous-atheist-marquis-de-sade.htm "Marquis de Sade (1740-1814)"]. Trivia-Library.com..</ref> − * [[Mark Rothko]] (1903–1970) [[painter]], classified as an [[Abstract Expressionism|abstract expressionist]].
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== Other well known proponents of atheism ==
== Other well known proponents of atheism ==
''See:'' [[Famous atheists]] and [[Famous agnostics]]
==Atheism quotes==
==Atheism quotes==