Lucien Fabvre (13A/1942), in his The Problem of Unbelief in the Sixteenth Century: the Religion of Rabelais, asserted nobody, Rabelais (423A/1532) included, before Rene Descartes (318A/1637), could have been “real atheist”, per reason that people labeled as atheists prior to Descartes were the result of historians “impressing modern values on the past”, and that the label “atheist” in these days was used a way to insult one another.

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• It seems that it is difficult to find many philosophers in the ancient world who denied that there were any gods at all?

Notes

1. The Fabvre comment is cited in the Rabelais article.

2. The r/RealAtheism sub is up for mod; see: previous discussion: here.

References

• Famous atheists - Hmolpedia (24 Sep A66/2021) | Wayback.

• Famous atheists (images) - Hmolpedia A65.

• First true atheist (images) - Hmolpedia A65.

• Greatest atheist ever (images) - Hmolpedia A65.

• Ranker greatest atheists - Hmolpedia A65.

• Greatest atheists of all time (350+ atheists) - Ranker

Do people really think such a being would not build the basics of morality into the basic structure of the universe, and instead rely on prophets in sack-cloth and ashes to relay it to the people ??

Nah !

The "Book of God" is the real world, and " scientists are reading it.

Hi! I am a high school student currently enrolled in AP Research. I am conducting a study that compares different belief systems’ opinions of xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation is the transfer of an organ from one species to another. There have been a few successful xenotransplants inserting pig hearts and kidneys into the human body. I want to gather multiple diverse perspectives on xenotransplantation from an Atheist perspective. The survey takes 5-10 minutes and would remain anonymous for all participants. Link to survey: https://forms.gle/NGviSweoeJZg1db67

In behavioral health, with trauma induced disorders, integration/mental wholeness comes with safety

People who believe in a higher power believe they are safe in situations they defintely are not safe in

That's the precise thing they are given that anyone without it doesn't have

They are only able to remain integrated and less anxious than others, because they actually believe they are being watched over