Who is a famous atheist?

7. Richard Dawkins (b. 1941) Dawkins is the most famous of the “Four Horsemen” of the New Atheist movement, and perhaps the most influential living atheist.

Who was the first famous atheist?

Matthias Knutzen
In early modern times, the first explicit atheist known by name was the German-languaged Danish critic of religion Matthias Knutzen (1646–after 1674), who published three atheist writings in 1674.

What is the most atheist country?

China
In 2017, the WIN-Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) poll found China and Sweden as the top two countries with highest percentage of those who claim themselves atheist or irreligious.

Which is the best atheist quote of all time?

author atheist quote quality? EA Miller Ancient superstitious beliefs have never 7 Kitalia Jones We atheist don’t waste our lives waiting 1 EA Miller Jesus was a composite character created 6 Pat Simons When criticism of supernatural nonsense 6

Who are the most famous atheists in Hollywood?

These celebs have chosen to forgo a higher power in exchange for something a little more glamorous. Find out who made the list of some of the most notable celebrity atheists in Hollywood.

Are there any atheists that swear in church?

“No swearing in church.” “I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it. I’ve been an atheist for years and years, but somehow I felt it was intellectually unrespectable to say one was an atheist, because it assumed knowledge that one didn’t have. Somehow, it was better to say one was a humanist or an agnostic.

Are there any atheists who think there is a god?

“I don’t profess any religion; I don’t think it’s possible that there is a God; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words ‘spiritual’ or ‘spirituality.’ “The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven. The Bible is the product of man, my dear.