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'''Atheism''' is simply assuming the null hypothesis as to God or gods, like a rational person. But this is Conservapedia, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
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[[File:Atheism.jpg|thumb|alt=atheism|right|226px|[[Paul-Henri Thiry]], Baron d'Holbach (1723 - 1789) was an early advocate of atheism in [[Europe]].]]
 
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Below is a list of [[atheism]] articles which focus on major issues related to topic of atheism:
 
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== Main atheism article ==
 
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*[[Atheism]]
 
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== Definition of atheism ==
 
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*[[Definition of atheism]]
 
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*[[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism]]
 
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*[[Definitions of Atheist and Agnostic]]
 
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*[[Agnosticism]]
 
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[[Image:Stalin-140508 27880t.jpg|right|235px|thumb|[[Joseph Stalin]], the Premier of the [[Soviet Union]] from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953, patronised the [[League of Militant Atheists]], whose chief aim, under the leadership of Yemelyan Yaroslavsky, was to propagate militant [[atheism]] and eradicate [[religion]].<ref name=Hesemann-Strieber>{{cite book|author=Michael Hesemann, Whitley Strieber|title=The Fatima Secret|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tx-BEpkJBq8C&pg=PT107&dq=Joseph+Stalin+militant+atheism&hl=en&ei=-DeRTpLrJoPi0QHo88wi&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Stalin%20militant%20atheism&f=false|quote=Lenin's death in 1924 was followed by the rise of Joseph Stalin, "the man of steel," who founded the "Union of Militant Atheists," whose chief aim was to spread atheism and eradicate religion. In the following years it devastated hundreds of churches, destroyed old icons and relics, and persecuted the clergy with unimaginable brutality.|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|date=2000|accessdate=09 October 2011}}</ref><ref name=Steeves>{{cite book|author=Paul D. Steeves|title=Keeping the faiths: religion and ideology in the Soviet Union|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=l7soAAAAYAAJ&q=%22When+a+priest+is+deprived+of+his+congregation,+that+does+not%22&dq=%22When+a+priest+is+deprived+of+his+congregation,+that+does+not%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_ijVUemwOoXRyQGqkICwBA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ|quote=The League of Militant Atheists was formed in 1926 and by 1930 had recruited three million members. Five years later there were 50,000 local groups affiliated to the League and the nominal membership had risen to five million. Children from 8-14 years of age were enrolled in Groups of Godless Youth, and the League of Communist Youth (Komsomol) took a vigorous anti- religious line. Several antireligious museums were opened in former churches and a number of Chairs of Atheism were established in Soviet universities. Prizes were offered for the best 'Godless hymns' and for alternative versions of the Bible from which ... the leader of the League of Militant Atheists, Yemelian Yaroslavsky, said: "When a priest is deprived of his congregation, that does not mean that he stops being a priest. He changes into an itinerant priest. He travels around with his primitive tools in the villages, performs religious rites, reads prayers, baptizes children. Such wandering priests are at times more dangerous than those who carry on their work at a designated place of residence." The intensified persecution, which was a part of the general terror inflicted upon Soviet society by Stalin's policy, ...|publisher=Holmes & Meier|date=1989|accessdate=04 July 2013}}</ref>]]
 
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== Types of atheism ==
 
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*[[Militant atheism]]
 
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*[[Atheist factions]]
 
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*[[Schools of atheist thought]]
 
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*[[Weak atheism]]
 
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*[[Strong atheism]]
 
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*[[New Atheism]]
 
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*[[Atheism plus]]
 
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*[[Atheism 3.0]]
 
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*[[Brights Movement]]
 
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*[[Apatheism]]
 
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*[[Objectivism]]
 
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*[[Buddhism]] (non-theistic Buddhism)
 
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*[[Materialism]]
 
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*[[Naturalism (philosophy)]]
 
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*[[Secular humanism]]
 
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*[[Atomism]]
 
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== Atheism as a religion ==
 
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*[[Atheism is a religion]]
 
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*[[Atheist cults]]
 
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*[[Atheism and belief]]
 
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*[[Atheism and beliefs]]
 
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== Atheist doubts about the validity of atheism ==
 
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*[[Atheists have low retention rate compared to other worldviews]]
 
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*[[Denials that atheists exist]]
 
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*[[There Are No Atheists In Foxholes]]
 
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*[[Essay: The question atheists fear|The question atheists fear]]
 
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== Refutations of atheism ==
 
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*[[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]
 
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*[[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]]
 
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*[[Christian apologetics website resources|Websites and articles offering refutations of atheism]]
 
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*[[Evolution]]
 
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*[[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]]
 
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*[[Former atheists and agnostics]]
 
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== Atheist population/demographics/statistics ==
 
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[[File:Georgetown 2.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|In 2012, a [[Georgetown University]] study was published indicating that only about 30 percent of those who grow up in an [[atheism|atheist]] household in the [[United States]] remain atheists as adults.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-atheists-have-lowest-retention-rate-compared-to-religious-groups-78029/ Study: Atheists Have Lowest 'Retention Rate' Compared to Religious Groups</ref>]]
 
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*[[Atheist Population]]
 
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*[[American atheism]]
 
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*[[Atheism statistics]]
 
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=== Decline of global atheist population ===
 
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*[[Global atheism]]
 
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*[[Decline of atheism in terms of global adherents is expected to accelerate]]
 
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*[[Essay: Atheism: A house divided and in global decline| Atheism: A house divided and in global decline]] - essay
 
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== Views on atheists ==
 
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*[[Views on Atheists|Views of atheists]]
 
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*[[Atheism and the media]]
 
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*[[Atheism and public relations]]
 
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*[[Atheism and social outcasts]]
 
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== Atheism and gender/race ==
 
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*[[Atheism and women]]
 
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*[[Western atheism and race]]
 
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*[[Evolutionary racism]]
 
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== Effects of atheism on individuals ==
 
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[[File:Basketball.jpg|right|300px|thumbnail|Numerous studies report that athletes to be more religious than non-athletes.<ref>[http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/strength-religious-faith-athletes-and-nonathletes-two-ncaa-division-iii-institutions ''Strength of Religious Faith of Athletes and Nonathletes at Two NCAA Division III Institutions'']</ref>]]
 
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*[[Atheism and depression]]
 
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*[[Atheism and suicide]]
 
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*[[Irreligion and superstition]]
 
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*[[Atheism and irrationality]]
 
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*[[Atheism and health]]
 
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*[[Atheism and alcoholism]]
 
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*[[Atheism and drug addiction]]
 
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*[[Atheism and loneliness]]
 
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*[[Atheist hypocrisy]]
 
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*[[Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism]]
 
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*[[Atheism and hedonism]]
 
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*[[Atheism and obesity]]
 
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*[[Atheism and cowardice]]
 
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*[[Atheism and self-esteem]]
 
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== Effects of atheism on society ==
 
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[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in America give significantly less to charity than [[theism|theists]] even when church giving is not counted for theists. See also: [[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]] ]]
 
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'''Violence, oppression and religious/intellectual freedom:'''
 
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*[[Atheism and mass murder]]
 
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*[[Militant atheism]]
 
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*[[Atheist indoctrination]]
 
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*[[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]
 
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'''Ethical concerns:'''
 
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*[[Atheism and deception]]
 
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*[[Atheism and charity|Atheism and uncharitableness]]
 
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'''Family/children matters:'''
 
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[[File:Flag of Denmark.png|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Denmark]] is the third most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reports that 43 - 80% of Danes are [[agnosticism|agnostics]]/atheists/non-believers in God.<ref name="Top 50">[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf "Top 50 countries with highest proportion of atheists/agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)"].  Chris and Terri Chapman.  Retrieved on September 10, 2014.</ref> 
 
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In 2009, Suzanne Ost reported in her book published by Cambridge University Press, that the [[Atheism and child pornography|child pornography]] material produced in [[Denmark]] (and Holland) still constituted the largest part of child pornography that was currently available, having been transferred into digital format and uploaded onto the internet.<ref>Ost, Suzanne (2009).  ''Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming: Legal and Societal Responses'' (Cambridge, U.K.:  Cambridge University Press), p. 29.</ref>]]
 
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*[[Atheism and marriage]]
 
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*[[Atheism, polyamory and other immoral relationships]]
 
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*[[Atheism and pornography]]
 
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'''Crime:'''
 
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*[[Irreligious prison population]]
 
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'''Effects on various members of society:'''
 
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*[[Abortion and atheism|Atheism and abortion]]
 
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*[[Irreligion and domestic violence]]
 
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*[[Western atheism and race|Atheism and racism]]
 
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'''Mistreatment of animals:'''
 
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'''Other matters:'''
 
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*[[Atheism and homosexuality]]
 
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== Atheism and immorality ==
 
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*[[Atheism and morality]]
 
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*[[Moral failures of the atheist population|List of the moral failures of the atheist community]]
 
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== Causes of atheism ==
 
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*[[Atheism and satanic deception]]
 
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== Atheism and leadership ==
 
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[[File:PzMyers2.jpg|thumbnail|251px|right|[[PZ Myers]]
 
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<small>(photo obtained from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/reuvenim/4426093513/ Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en  license agreement])</small>  ]]
 
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* [[PZ Myers]]
 
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* [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
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* [[Sam Harris]]
 
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*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/07/evolutionists-atheists-and-agnostics.html Evolutionists, atheists and agnostics: Where is your master plan to reverse your global decline?]
 
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*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/07/atheism-is-rudderless-and-unseaworthy.html Atheism is rudderless and unseaworthy]
 
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== Atheism and education/intelligence ==
 
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== Internet atheism ==
 
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*[[Internet atheism]]
 
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==Atheism quotes==
 
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''See articles: [[Atheism Quotes]]'' and [[Humorous quotes about atheism and evolution]]
 
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== Essays on atheism and evolution ==
 
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*[[Essay: Atheism and evolution essays|Atheism and evolution essays]]
 
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==Online videos concerning atheism and related topics==
 
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*[[Atheism videos]]
 
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*[[Creation vs. Evolution Videos]]
 
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== Atheism and debates ==
 
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== Unattractiveness of atheism ==
 
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*[[Unattractiveness of atheism]]
 
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== Humor/satires of atheism ==
 
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*[[Essay:Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution|Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]]
 
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== Miscellaneous articles on atheism ==
 
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*[http://conservapedia.com/Category:Atheism Miscellaneous articles on atheism]
 
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'''General Works Relating to Atheism and/or Defense of Theism''':
 
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*[http://www.amazon.com/Top-Evidences-God-Creation-ebook/dp/B00E4DS2J0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380144491&sr=8-1&keywords=jason+browning Top 15 Evidences for God and Creation] by Jason Browning
 
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*[[Norman Geisler]], (2004), ''I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist'',  Crossway, ISBN 9781581345612
 
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* [[Vox Day]], (2008),''The Irrational Atheist'', BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN 1933771364
 
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*[[Alister McGrath]], (2004), ''The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World''  ISBN 0-385-50061-0
 
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*[[Ravi Zacharias]], (1994, 2004), ''A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism''  ISBN 0801065119
 
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*[[Ravi Zacharias]], (1994, 1996), ''Can Man Live Without God?''  ISBN 0849939437
 
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*[[Josh McDowell]] and Don Stewart, (1982) ''Understanding Secular Religions'', Here's Life Publishers, San Bernardino, California, ISBN 0-86605-093-0
 
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*R. Albert Mohler Jr., (2008), ''Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists'', Crossway, ISBN 9781433504976
 
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'''Atheism and history''':
 
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*Dimitry Pospielovsky, (December, 1987), ''A History of Marxist-Leninist Atheism and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] Antireligious Policies'', Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312381328
 
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*Dimitry Pospielovsky, (November, 1987), ''Soviet Antireligious Campaigns and Persecutions (History of Soviet Atheism in Theory and Practice and the Believers, Vol 2)'', Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312009054
 
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*Dimitry Pospielovsky, (August, 1988), ''Soviet Studies on the Church and the Believer's Response to Atheism: A History of Soviet Atheism in Theory and Practice and the Believers, Vol 3'', Palgrave Macmillan, hardcover: ISBN 0312012918, paperback edition: ISBN 0312012926
 
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{{Nb Atheism}}
 
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== Notes ==
 
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[[Category: Atheism]]
 

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Atheism is simply assuming the null hypothesis as to God or gods, like a rational person. But this is Conservapedia, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

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