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Line 293: − * [[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;
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* Samkhya school: an atheistic school of classical Indian philosophy, originating in the 6th century b.c.
* Samkhya school: an atheistic school of classical Indian philosophy, originating in the 6th century b.c.
* [[Diagoras]]: Greek philosopher who denied the existence of the Greek pantheon
* [[Diagoras]]: Greek philosopher who denied the existence of the Greek pantheon
* [[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;