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| | In addition, Christian [[philosophy|philosophers]] and [[Christian apologetics|apologists]] Dr. [[Cornelius Van Til]] and Dr. [[Greg Bahnsen]] argued there are no atheists and that atheists are actively suppressing their belief and knowledge of God and enigmatically engage in self-deception.<ref>http://www.cmfnow.com/articles/PA191.htm</ref> The [[England|English]] poet [[Edward Young]] wrote in his famous work ''Night Thoughts'' that "By night, an atheist half-believes a God."<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/100/224.html</ref> | | In addition, Christian [[philosophy|philosophers]] and [[Christian apologetics|apologists]] Dr. [[Cornelius Van Til]] and Dr. [[Greg Bahnsen]] argued there are no atheists and that atheists are actively suppressing their belief and knowledge of God and enigmatically engage in self-deception.<ref>http://www.cmfnow.com/articles/PA191.htm</ref> The [[England|English]] poet [[Edward Young]] wrote in his famous work ''Night Thoughts'' that "By night, an atheist half-believes a God."<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/100/224.html</ref> |
| − | == Other Well Known Proponents of Atheism == | + | ==Internet Infidels== |
| | + | JP Holding has stated regarding the website Internet Infidels the following: "The Secular Web has a few intelligent people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise.<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gk/gerkin02.html</ref> Although JP Holding has written rebutals of the prominent members of the atheist, agnostic, and skeptical community such as [[David Hume]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref>, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref>, Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser well known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on Internet Infidels such as: |
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| | + | *[[Earl Doherty]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Richard Carrier]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Dan Barker]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-B.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Farrel Till]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-T.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Stephen Carr]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-L.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Kyle Gerkin]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref> |
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| | + | == Well Known Proponents of Atheism == |
| | Prominent atheists and atheist schools of thought include: | | Prominent atheists and atheist schools of thought include: |
| | * Carvaka school: an atheistic and materialistic offshoot of [[Hinduism]] in the 6th century b.c. | | * Carvaka school: an atheistic and materialistic offshoot of [[Hinduism]] in the 6th century b.c. |