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</ref>  See also: [[Definition of atheism]]

Although many atheists deny that atheism is a [[worldview]], atheists commonly [[Atheism and beliefs|share a number of beliefs]] such as [[Naturalism (philosophy)|naturalism]], belief in [[Evolution|evolution]]/[[Origin of life|abiogenesis]].<ref>

Although many atheists deny that atheism is a [[worldview]], atheists commonly [[Atheism and beliefs|share a number of beliefs]] such as [[Naturalism (philosophy)|naturalism]], belief in [[evolution]]/[[Origin of life|abiogenesis]].<ref>

*[http://carm.org/atheism-worldview Is atheism a worldview?] by Matt Slick of [[CARM]]

*[http://carm.org/atheism-worldview Is atheism a worldview?] by Matt Slick of [[CARM]]

*[http://www.apologetics.net/post/Atheism-a-worldview.aspx Atheism a worldview?]

*[http://www.apologetics.net/post/Atheism-a-worldview.aspx Atheism a worldview?]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and meaninglessness]] and [[Hopelessness of atheism]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and meaninglessness]] and [[Hopelessness of atheism]]

[[Image:998086u.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|[[Bertrand Russell]] ]]

[[Image:998086u.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|[[Bertrand Russell]] ]]

Although [[Bertrand Russell]] was an [[agnosticism|agnostic]], he had favorable views of atheism.<ref> Russell, Bertrand (1947) "Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?"[http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref>  Bertrand Russell wrote in 1903 about [[entropy]] and the [[universe]]:

Although [[Bertrand Russell]] was an [[agnosticism|agnostic]], he had favorable views of atheism.<ref>Russell, Bertrand (1947) "Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?"[http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref>  Bertrand Russell wrote in 1903 about [[entropy]] and the [[universe]]:

{{cquote|That man is the product of causes that had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome of accidental collocations of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity of thought and feeling, can preserve individual life beyond the grave; that all the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and that the whole temple of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins- all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand.

{{cquote|That man is the product of causes that had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome of accidental collocations of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity of thought and feeling, can preserve individual life beyond the grave; that all the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and that the whole temple of Man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins- all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand.

''See also:'' [[Atheism and death]] and [[Atheism and Hell]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and death]] and [[Atheism and Hell]]

The atheist who holds to naturalism sees only [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extinction oblivion and personal extinction] in [[death]]: ''cessation of existence, no knowledge, no pain, no pleasure, no activity, nothing: no heaven, no hell, no punishment for being evil, no reward for being holy. (See [http://biblehub.com/multi/revelation/22-11.htm Revelation 22:11]<ref>[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/nirvana nirvana (Buddhist term)] (oxforddictionaries.com)</ref>.) Significantly, the medical profession has found that the two groups who face death with the least degree of anguish are devout Christians and absolute atheists.<ref>[http://www.atheist-community.org/library/newsletters/2010-01.pdf Perspectives on Death and Dying by an Atheist Nurse] (atheist-community.org)</ref>

The atheist who holds to naturalism sees only [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extinction oblivion and personal extinction] in [[death]]: ''cessation of existence, no knowledge, no pain, no pleasure, no activity, nothing: no heaven, no hell, no punishment for being evil, no reward for being holy. (See [http://biblehub.com/multi/revelation/22-11.htm Revelation 22:11].<ref>[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/nirvana nirvana (Buddhist term)] (oxforddictionaries.com)</ref>) Significantly, the medical profession has found that the two groups who face death with the least degree of anguish are devout Christians and absolute atheists.<ref>[http://www.atheist-community.org/library/newsletters/2010-01.pdf Perspectives on Death and Dying by an Atheist Nurse] (atheist-community.org)</ref>

According to a study performed in the United States by researchers Wink and Scott, very religious people fear death the least.<ref>[http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050628_deathfearfrm.htm Fear of death: worst if you’re a little religious?], World of Science]

According to a study performed in the United States by researchers Wink and Scott, very religious people fear death the least.<ref>[http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050628_deathfearfrm.htm Fear of death: worst if you’re a little religious?], World of Science]

=== Atheism and morality ===

=== Atheism and morality ===

See also: [[Atheism and morality]]

{{See also|Atheism and morality}}

Not possessing a [[Religion|religious]] basis for [[morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral_relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>

Not possessing a [[Religion|religious]] basis for [[morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>

*[http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf God, Naturalism, and the Foundations of Morality] by

*[http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf God, Naturalism, and the Foundations of Morality] by

Paul Copan

Paul Copan

''See also:'' [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]

The atheist is faced with the problem of evil, and crime and violence prevention, but does not attribute the cause of evil to the devil or to human sin, only to the mystery of human [[behavioral psychology]] and [[genetics]].<ref>[http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Facing-Evil.aspx Facing Evil: Why Christians and Atheists Need Each Other] (beliefnet.com}</ref>

The atheist is faced with the problem of evil, and crime and violence prevention, but does not attribute the cause of evil to the devil or to human sin, only to the mystery of human [[behavioral psychology]] and [[genetics]].<ref>[http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Facing-Evil.aspx Facing Evil: Why Christians and Atheists Need Each Other] (beliefnet.com)</ref>

=== Atheism and meaninglessness ===

=== Atheism and meaninglessness ===

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'''Commonly raised issues relating to the atheist worldview:'''

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*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]

*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]

*[[Atheism and morality]]

*[[Atheism and morality]]

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