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== Atheism and beliefs about history ==
== Atheism and beliefs about history ==
* Science and Christianity: atheists believe that religion is antithetical to scientific research and deny that Christianity was important to the development of science, when in fact the [[Scientific Revolution]] was brought about by scientists seeking a greater knowledge of the world that they believe was created by God. See also: [[Christianity and science]] and [[Atheism and the suppression of science]]
* Democracy and Christianity: atheists believe that democracy does not rely on Christianity, even though they are clearly linked in Western history and no atheist democracy has ever succeeded.
''See also:'' [[Atheism and historical revlisionalism]] and [[Atheism and historical illiteracy]]
=== Atheism and the history of science ===
* Science and Christianity: atheists believe that religion is antithetical to scientific research and deny that Christianity was important to the development of science, when in fact the [[Scientific Revolution]] was brought about by scientists seeking a greater knowledge of the world that they believe was created by God. See also: [[Christianity and science]]
Furthermore, atheism has been detrimental to science (see: [[Atheism and science]] and [[Atheism and the suppression of science]]).
=== Atheism and political beliefs ===
* Most atheists lean politically to the left (see: [[Atheism and politics]]). In addition, atheism is a part of [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]).
* Democracy and Christianity: atheists believe that democracy does not rely on Christianity, even though they are clearly linked in Western history and no atheist democracy has ever succeeded (see also: [[Christianity statistics]]).
*Atheists deny that many of the Founding Fathers were Christian, pretending instead that they were Deists.<ref>James Thrower, ''A Short History of Western Atheism,'' 212.</ref>
*Atheists deny that many of the Founding Fathers were Christian, pretending instead that they were Deists.<ref>James Thrower, ''A Short History of Western Atheism,'' 212.</ref>