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The history of atheism, from roots in ancient civilizations such as classical Greece, to the present day, including influential thinkers and shaping events.

Arguments for Atheism - History of Atheism

Atheism has it origins in some of the oldest documented philosophies of antiquity - the Vedic period of India and classical ancient Greece - but it did not emerge as an overt and avowed belief system until late in the European Enlightenment.
http://www.argumentsforatheism.com/history.html
The History of Atheism - For Dummies

A lot of people think that atheism is a recent idea. But religious disbelief actually has a long and fascinating history. Just as a student of Christianity would want to ...
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-history-of-atheism.html
History of Atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Atheism (derived from the Ancient Greek atheos meaning "without gods; godless; secular; denying or disdaining the gods, especially officially sanctioned gods") is the absence or rejection of the belief that deities exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_atheism
Atheism - Types of Religion

Atheism is the belief that God, deities, and spiritual beings do not exist. The term "Atheism" is a combination of a, which means without, and theism, which means belief in God or gods.
http://www.typesofreligion.com/Atheism.html
BBC - Religions - Atheism: Ancient atheists

This page provides a brief overview of the thoughts of ancient philospohers Epicurus and Lucretius on the nature of God.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/history/ancient.shtml
History of Atheism in Ancient India

A brief description of the Atheism of Lokayatas and Carvakas, the atheists and materialists of ancient India
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/history/athiesm.asp
Atheists - The Origin of the Species

Have atheists got religion wrong have they been tilting at theological windmills? This impressive history by a Christian, Nick Spencer, has a polemical edge, writes Julian Baggini.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/30/atheists-origin-species-nick-spencer-review
Atheists - The Origin of the Species by Nick Spencer

Nick Spencer begins his spirited history of atheism with a fairy tale. Once upon a time, people lived in ignorant superstition, offering sacrifices to mons.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2014/07/atheists_the_origin_of_the_species_by_nick_spencer_reviewed.html
Atheists - US History

Founded in 1963 by Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American Atheists has been fighting to protect the absolute sepration of religion from government for 50 years.
http://atheists.org/about-us/history
A History of Disbelief - YouTube

If you are interested in the concept of God, causality and explanation you might find the following essay interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2J232lPZno

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Arguments for Atheism - History of Atheism

Atheism has it origins in some of the oldest documented philosophies of antiquity - the Vedic period of India and classical ancient Greece - but it did not emerge as an overt and avowed belief system until late in the European Enlightenment.
http://www.argumentsforatheism.com/history.html
The History of Atheism - For Dummies

A lot of people think that atheism is a recent idea. But religious disbelief actually has a long and fascinating history. Just as a student of Christianity would want to ...
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/the-history-of-atheism.html
History of Atheism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Atheism (derived from the Ancient Greek atheos meaning "without gods; godless; secular; denying or disdaining the gods, especially officially sanctioned gods") is the absence or rejection of the belief that deities exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_atheism
Atheism - Types of Religion

Atheism is the belief that God, deities, and spiritual beings do not exist. The term "Atheism" is a combination of a, which means without, and theism, which means belief in God or gods.
http://www.typesofreligion.com/Atheism.html
BBC - Religions - Atheism: Ancient atheists

This page provides a brief overview of the thoughts of ancient philospohers Epicurus and Lucretius on the nature of God.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/history/ancient.shtml
History of Atheism in Ancient India

A brief description of the Atheism of Lokayatas and Carvakas, the atheists and materialists of ancient India
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/history/athiesm.asp
Atheists - The Origin of the Species

Have atheists got religion wrong have they been tilting at theological windmills? This impressive history by a Christian, Nick Spencer, has a polemical edge, writes Julian Baggini.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/30/atheists-origin-species-nick-spencer-review
Atheists - The Origin of the Species by Nick Spencer

Nick Spencer begins his spirited history of atheism with a fairy tale. Once upon a time, people lived in ignorant superstition, offering sacrifices to mons.
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2014/07/atheists_the_origin_of_the_species_by_nick_spencer_reviewed.html
Atheists - US History

Founded in 1963 by Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American Atheists has been fighting to protect the absolute sepration of religion from government for 50 years.
http://atheists.org/about-us/history
A History of Disbelief - YouTube

If you are interested in the concept of God, causality and explanation you might find the following essay interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2J232lPZno

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