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Line 1: − ''Fahrenheit 451'' ("the temperature at which paper catches fire and burns") is a well-regarded and famous novel of "firemen" whose job was to burn books.
As red-faced as the burning coals that will be heaped upon my head for a mistake of this magnitude: confusing Ray Bradbury with KV . . .
'''Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.''' (1913 – 2007) was a popular atheist famous for his fictional works. His most prominent work, ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1969), is based on his personal experiences as a [[prisoner of war]] trapped in the [[Allied]] bombing of [[Dresden]] in [[World War II]].
'''Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.''' (1913 – 2007) was a popular atheist famous for his fictional works. His most prominent work, ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1969), is based on his personal experiences as a [[prisoner of war]] trapped in the [[Allied]] bombing of [[Dresden]] in [[World War II]].
''Breakfast of Champions'' (1973) was the most commercially successful though not as acclaimed by critics.
''Breakfast of Champions'' (1973) was the most commercially successful though not as acclaimed by critics.
Vonnegut described himself as an [[atheist]],<ref>Some question whether Kurt Vonnegut was an atheist. He has described himself as a "[[secular humanist]]," and the majority of secular humanists are atheist or agnostic.</ref> and in 1992 won the "Humanist of the Year" award.<ref>http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Kurt_Vonnegut_Jr.</ref> He attributed his atheism to having studied anthropology, and in ''Hocus Pocus'' one of his characters is disrespectful of those with faith, rebutting the observation of "there were no Atheists in foxholes" with the comment, 'There's a Chaplain who never visited the front.'<ref> [http://atheism.about.com/library/quotes/bl_q_KVonnegut.htm Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus, pg. 182] </ref> Also, in later writings Vonnegut referred to conservative Christians as "not-so-closeted white supremacists, aka “Christians,” " <ref>http://www.inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=38_0_4_0_C</ref>
Vonnegut described himself as an [[atheist]],<ref>Some question whether Kurt Vonnegut was an atheist. He has described himself as a "[[secular humanist]]," and the majority of secular humanists are atheist or agnostic.</ref> and in 1992 won the "Humanist of the Year" award.<ref>http://www.celebatheists.com/index.php?title=Kurt_Vonnegut_Jr.</ref> He attributed his atheism to having studied anthropology, and in ''Hocus Pocus'' one of his characters is disrespectful of those with faith, rebutting the observation of "there were no Atheists in foxholes" with the comment, 'There's a Chaplain who never visited the front.'<ref> [http://atheism.about.com/library/quotes/bl_q_KVonnegut.htm Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus, pg. 182] </ref> Also, in later writings Vonnegut referred to conservative Christians as "not-so-closeted white supremacists, aka “Christians,” " <ref>http://www.inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=38_0_4_0_C</ref>