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== Origins ==

== Origins ==

Atheism has probably been around almost as long as theism, although in recorded history it has been a minority view in the western hemisphere, although amongst literati in pre-modern China, for instance, it was the default position, with moral guidance instead coming from Confucian teachings.  Some atheists - notably, [[Richard Dawkins]] contest that all religious are atheists with regard to Gods of other religions, and that atheism is therefore not a minority, but a default.

Atheism has probably been around almost as long as theism, although in recorded history it has been a minority view in the western hemisphere, although amongst literati in pre-modern China, for instance, it was the default position, with moral guidance instead coming from Confucian teachings.  Some atheists - notably, [[Richard Dawkins]] - contest that all religious are atheists with regard to Gods of other religions, and that atheism is therefore not a minority, but a default.

== Atheist Population ==

== Atheist Population ==