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Harvey then related that one year, a student finally found the courage to stand up and volunteer to pray. Lee dropped the flask and it rolled off his shoe to the floor without damage. The class cheered and Lee no longer delivered his annual lectures against prayer. [http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/ath/blathm_urb_chalk.htm fair use]

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~~== Other Well Known Proponents of Atheism ==~~

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~~Prominent atheists and atheist schools of thought include:~~

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* Carvaka school: an atheistic and materialistic offshoot of [[Hinduism]] in the 6th century b.c.

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* Samkhya school: an atheistic school of classical Indian philosophy, originating in the 6th century b.c.

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* Diagoras: Greek philosopher who denied the existence of the Greek pantheon

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* 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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* 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;

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*[[Friedrich Nietzsche]]: Prominent 20th century atheist philosopher;

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*[[Mao Zedong]]: Chinese Communist leader;

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*Paul Kurtz: founder of the Council of [[Secular Humanism]]

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*Isaac Asimov

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*[[David Hume]]

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*[[Bertrand Russell]]

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*[[Ayn Rand]]

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*[[Richard Dawkins]]

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*[[Douglas Adams]]

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*[[Ernest Hemingway]]

== Atheist population as a percentage of various countries' populations==

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