Possibly covered elsewhere, did a search but it didnt turn up anything.
Famous dead atheists, famous atheists soon to die, erm atheists...
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 07:16 PM
Here's a sort of a list. One might want to look for humanists too.
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 07:30 PM
Tuber Mirum, on 21 August 2012 - 07:16 PM, said:
Here's a sort of a list. One might want to look for humanists too.
Quite an interesting list of sinners, there, with rather a few dead ones. Several also already have a topic here.
Anyway, I doubt this topic will be productive. Few people, if any, are famous for being an atheist; this in contrast to many self-apointed ground staff of their gods.
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 08:26 PM
Richard Dawkins is undoubtedly the most famous, aged 71, but I dare say he'll be goading god bothering fundamentalists for a while yet.
Ayan Hirsi Ali is worth keeping an eye on, requires round-the-clock security due to her inflammatory, anti-Islamic views. Receives death threats all the time, I think she'd quite like to be assassinated really, would enhance her martyrdom
Ayan Hirsi Ali is worth keeping an eye on, requires round-the-clock security due to her inflammatory, anti-Islamic views. Receives death threats all the time, I think she'd quite like to be assassinated really, would enhance her martyrdom
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 09:54 PM
Pat condell is another famous atheist and i believe he is in his 60s now.
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 10:51 PM
JR976evil, on 21 August 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:
Richard Dawkins is undoubtedly the most famous, aged 71, but I dare say he'll be goading god bothering fundamentalists for a while yet.
I learned the other day that Mrs Richard Dawkins, (aka the Honourable Sarah Ward, aka Lalla Ward, aka Romana of Dr Who fame), once illustrated a book on "astrology for pets". I am sure her husband approves of that!
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 10:53 PM
Davey Jones' Locker, on 21 August 2012 - 10:51 PM, said:
JR976evil, on 21 August 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:
Richard Dawkins is undoubtedly the most famous, aged 71, but I dare say he'll be goading god bothering fundamentalists for a while yet.
I learned the other day that Mrs Richard Dawkins, (aka the Honourable Sarah Ward, aka Lalla Ward, aka Romana of Dr Who fame), once illustrated a book on "astrology for pets". I am sure her husband approves of that!
LOL - here it is.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 03:24 AM
Tuber Mirum, on 21 August 2012 - 07:16 PM, said:
Here's a sort of a list. One might want to look for humanists too.
Wow that's some list.
Bet they all repent their sins on their deathbed and come back into the bosom of our lord and saviour Allah Jesus Jehovah Christ in order to get into heaven so they can party with their 72 virgins whilst waiting for Buddha to get off her fat ass and send them back as something nice....and if they don't repent...well they'll end up in the place priests go!!
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 04:28 AM
ITDY, on 22 August 2012 - 03:24 AM, said:
Tuber Mirum, on 21 August 2012 - 07:16 PM, said:
Here's a sort of a list. One might want to look for humanists too.
Wow that's some list.
Bet they all repent their sins on their deathbed and come back into the bosom of our lord and saviour Allah Jesus Jehovah Christ in order to get into heaven so they can party with their 72 virgins whilst waiting for Buddha to get off her fat ass and send them back as something nice....and if they don't repent...well they'll end up in the place priests go!!
Dawkins won't, perhaps he'll invite a collective of godbotherers to his bedside so he can give them all the finger just before the time comes
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 05:02 AM
Personally I think this topic is already covered by the "Arrogant Academics" thread. The only people best described by the term atheist is Richard Dawson and a few like him. Hitchens and Vidal are dead, and Randi has his own thread.
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For the record, I am an atheist.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 06:25 AM
angryGreatness, on 22 August 2012 - 05:02 AM, said:
Personally I think this topic is already covered by the "Arrogant Academics" thread. The only people best described by the term atheist is Richard Dawson and a few like him. Hitchens and Vidal are dead, and Randi has his own thread.
For the record, I am an atheist.
For the record, I am an atheist.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 09:29 AM
Sagan, Gould, Hitchens, Douglas Adams, Linda Smith: all prominent atheists who got a chance to see if they were right or wrong prematurely.
Pratchett about to join them as well. Fingers crossed for Gervais.
Pratchett about to join them as well. Fingers crossed for Gervais.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 10:32 AM
Spade_Cooley, on 22 August 2012 - 09:29 AM, said:
Sagan, Gould, Hitchens, Douglas Adams, Linda Smith: all prominent atheists who got a chance to see if they were right or wrong (...).
Being an atheist[1] myself, I'd love to learn their experience. As far as I know they've been silent, which is of course what would be expected of the dead.
[1] More precisely, I'm both an atheist and an agnostic. Atheist meaning that I don't believe any gods exist. Agnostic meaning that I don't know whether one or more gods do or don't exist. I also doubt that it's possible to learn.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 05:34 PM
angryGreatness, on 22 August 2012 - 05:02 AM, said:
Personally I think this topic is already covered by the "Arrogant Academics" thread. The only people best described by the term atheist is Richard Dawson and a few like him. Hitchens and Vidal are dead, and Randi has his own thread.
For the record, I am an atheist.
For the record, I am an atheist.
Wasn't he an American game show host?
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 06:43 PM
JR976evil, on 22 August 2012 - 05:34 PM, said:
angryGreatness, on 22 August 2012 - 05:02 AM, said:
Personally I think this topic is already covered by the "Arrogant Academics" thread. The only people best described by the term atheist is Richard Dawson and a few like him. Hitchens and Vidal are dead, and Randi has his own thread.
For the record, I am an atheist.
For the record, I am an atheist.
Wasn't he an American game show host?
Thanks TM for the link, there are a few names that suprised me, well, not so much suprised more of a case of " Oh really?"
I actually started the thread while considering whether serial killers and/or premeditated murderers are atheists.
Im separating the Religious fanatics with their skewed vision of Earth and the after life from those that have murdered without remorse.
Im curious to know if any in depth study has been done on this. I know Scientists have, allegedly, identified parts of the brain that are different between said murderers and the rest of us but does that mean they also have no belief or faith in the afterlife? Is their certainty of no punishment or visit to hell part of their make up in taking life without any remorse or feeling?
Just wondering, like.
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Posted 22 August 2012 - 06:45 PM
Spade_Cooley, on 22 August 2012 - 09:29 AM, said:
Sagan, Gould, Hitchens, Douglas Adams, Linda Smith: all prominent atheists who got a chance to see if they were right or wrong prematurely.
Pratchett about to join them as well. Fingers crossed for Gervais.
Pratchett about to join them as well. Fingers crossed for Gervais.
Throw Nicklinson into the pot as well. He said he didn't believe in God in an interview with the Guardian a couple of months ago.
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Posted 23 August 2012 - 06:19 PM
Lard Bazaar, on 23 August 2012 - 04:51 PM, said:
I was going to start a thread similar to this for apathists, but I couldn't be arsed.
I'm going to start a thread for procrastinators. I just haven't got round to it.
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