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Line 156: − * [[Karl Marx]]: founder of Communism; − * [[Lenin]] and [[Stalin]]: Early Communist leaders in Russia;
→Other Well Known Proponents of Atheism
* Epicurus: Greek philosopher espousing [[materialism]], and stated that, even if the gods exist, they do not interact with humans and are therefore non-existent for all practical purposes;
* Epicurus: Greek philosopher espousing [[materialism]], and stated that, even if the gods exist, they do not interact with humans and are therefore non-existent for all practical purposes;
* Lucretius: Greek philosopher espousing materialism, and stated that man should not believe in the gods because their ideas about the gods and their fear of death made men unhappy;
* Lucretius: Greek philosopher espousing materialism, and stated that man should not believe in the gods because their ideas about the gods and their fear of death made men unhappy;
* Friedrich Nietzsche: Prominent 20th century atheist philosopher;
* Friedrich Nietzsche: Prominent 20th century atheist philosopher;
* [[Mao Zedong]]: Chinese Communist leader;
* [[Mao Zedong]]: Chinese Communist leader;
* Paul Kurtz: founder of the Council of [[Secular Humanism]]
* Paul Kurtz: founder of the Council of [[Secular Humanism]]