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== Encyclopedia Britanica on atheism, arrogance and pretentiousness ==

== Encyclopedia Britanica on atheism, arrogance and pretentiousness ==

The ''Encyclopedia Britanica'' (Edinborough 1771) in its article on [[atheism]] declared:

The ''Encyclopedia Britanica'' (Edinborough 1771) in its article on [[atheism]] declared: "Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must be founded on pride or affection."<ref>[The Repressive Denials of Atheism in Britain in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries] by David Berman, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature Vol. 82C (1982), pp. 211-246. Published by: Royal Irish Academy https://www.jstor.org/stable/25506089</ref>

{{Cquote|Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must be founded on pride or affection.<ref>[The Repressive Denials of Atheism in Britain in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries] by David Berman, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature Vol. 82C (1982), pp. 211-246. Published by: Royal Irish Academy https://www.jstor.org/stable/25506089</ref>}}

== Quotes of the arrogant atheist Friedrich Nietzsche ==

== Quotes of the arrogant atheist Friedrich Nietzsche ==