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Line 149: + + − ''See also:'' [[Atheists doubting the validity of atheism]] − [[File:Cornelius Van Til.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Dr. [[Cornelius Van Til]] argued that atheists actively suppress their belief and knowledge of God. In other words, atheists engage in self-deception about the [[Arguments for the existence of God|existence of God]].]]
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== Claims about the conditionality and existence of atheism ==
== Claims about the conditionality and existence of atheism ==
[[File:Cornelius Van Til.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Dr. [[Cornelius Van Til]] argued that atheists actively suppress their belief and knowledge of God. In other words, atheists engage in self-deception about the [[Arguments for the existence of God|existence of God]].]]
''See also:'' [[Atheists doubting the validity of atheism]]
Hannah More wrote: "[T]he mind, which knows not where to fly, flies to God. In agony, nature is no Atheist. The soul is drawn to God by a sort of natural impulse; not always, perhaps by an emotion of piety; but from a feeling conviction, that every other refuge is 'a refuge of lies'."<ref>More, Hannah (1815). [http://archive.org/details/anessayoncharac00moregoog ''An Essay on the Character and Practical Writings of St. Paul''], 5th ed., vol. 2 (London: T. Cadell and W. Davies), p. 234.</ref>
Hannah More wrote: "[T]he mind, which knows not where to fly, flies to God. In agony, nature is no Atheist. The soul is drawn to God by a sort of natural impulse; not always, perhaps by an emotion of piety; but from a feeling conviction, that every other refuge is 'a refuge of lies'."<ref>More, Hannah (1815). [http://archive.org/details/anessayoncharac00moregoog ''An Essay on the Character and Practical Writings of St. Paul''], 5th ed., vol. 2 (London: T. Cadell and W. Davies), p. 234.</ref>