| − | The Necessity of Atheism is a pamphlet, written by [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] and published in 1811, that attempts to refute the existence of [[God]]. In it, Shelley makes such fallacious claims as "the mind cannot believe in the existence of a God." | + | '''The Necessity of Atheism''' is a pamphlet, written by [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]] and published in 1811, that attempts to refute the existence of [[God]]. In it, Shelley makes such fallacious claims as "the mind cannot believe in the existence of a God." |