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* Practical atheism: atheism of the life - that is, ''living'' as though God does not exist. Dr. [[Martin Luther King]] in his sermon ''A letter to American Christians'' spoke of "practical atheism".<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/leaders/newsletter/2001/cln10117.html</ref>
* Practical atheism: atheism of the life - that is, ''living'' as though God does not exist. Dr. [[Martin Luther King]] in his sermon ''A letter to American Christians'' spoke of "practical atheism".<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/leaders/newsletter/2001/cln10117.html</ref>
== Claims of the Conditionality and Nonconditionality of Atheism ==
== Claims of the Conditionality and Nonconditionality of Atheism ==
[[Image:Raphael.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Plato]] wrote that pressing danger will compel most men to acknowledge divine power.]]
[[Image:Raphael.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[Plato]] wrote that few men when confronted with pressing danger will not acknowledge divine power.]]
[[Plato]] wrote that "Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not
[[Plato]] wrote that "Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not
compel them to the acknowledgement of a divine power."<ref>http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref> Reverend William T. Cummings is famous for stating that "There are no atheists in foxholes."<ref>http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref> Chaplain F.W. Lawson of the 302d Machine Gun Battalion, who was wounded twice in wartime, stated "I doubt if there is such a thing as an atheist. At least there isn't in a front line trench.<ref>http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref>
compel them to the acknowledgement of a divine power."<ref>http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref> Reverend William T. Cummings is famous for stating that "There are no atheists in foxholes."<ref>http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref> Chaplain F.W. Lawson of the 302d Machine Gun Battalion, who was wounded twice in wartime, stated "I doubt if there is such a thing as an atheist. At least there isn't in a front line trench.<ref>http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609D&L=ads-l&P=15696</ref>