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Atheism is disbelief in, or denial of, the existence of a [[God|god]] or gods, or any supernatural entity.
 
Atheism is disbelief in, or denial of, the existence of a [[God|god]] or gods, or any supernatural entity.
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Atheism is closely tied with [[Secular Humanism]]. Popularly-known Atheists and Secular Humanists include [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[Carl Sagan]], [[Richard Dawkins]], [[William Borden]] and [[Sam Harris]].  Other famous atheists include [[Adolf Hitler]], [[Pol Pot]], [[Emilio Altieri]] and [[Stalin]].
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Atheism is closely tied with [[Secular Humanism]]. Popularly-known Atheists and Secular Humanists include [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Albert Einstein]], [[Stephen Jay Gould]], [[Carl Sagan]], [[Richard Dawkins]], [[William Borden]] and [[Sam Harris]].  Other famous atheists include [[Pol Pot]], [[Emilio Altieri]] and [[Stalin]].
    
== Atheist morality ==
 
== Atheist morality ==
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== Origins ==
 
== Origins ==
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It is difficult to trace the origins of atheism as a result of the incomplete historic record. It is clear that atheism is not the natural state of mankind since our Creator clearly gave us all an awareness of Him, and any person professing atheism is basically in denial about what they know to be true.(Citation Needed) Belief in supernatural entities may have a biological origin against which reason has only recently reacted.(Citation Needed) It is known that ancient Greece produced a theory of materialism as early as the 5th century BC.  The materialist world view was essentially mathematical and had no room for gods.(Citation Needed)
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It is difficult to trace the origins of atheism as a result of the incomplete historic record. It is known that ancient Greece produced a theory of materialism as early as the 5th century BC.  The materialist world view was essentially mathematical and had no room for gods{{fact}}.
    
== The Problem of Evil==
 
== The Problem of Evil==
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