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Atheists who changed the world
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Quote: a list of 20 atheists who changed the world.

Sorry Shell,not interested; A pointless exercise. There have been thousands of people who changed the world,for better or worst who also happened to be atheists. Nobody ever changed anything BECAUSE he/she was an atheist.


Atheism is simply a lack of belief god(s); nothing else is implied or may be inferred.
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:17 pm
(July 19, 2012 at 8:13 pm)Shell B Wrote: He does not!

villainous stories, yep.


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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:20 pm
(July 19, 2012 at 8:16 pm)padraic Wrote:
Quote: a list of 20 atheists who changed the world.

Sorry Shell,not interested; A pointless exercise. There have been thousands of people who changed the world,for better or worst who also happened to be atheists. Nobody ever changed anything BECAUSE he/she was an atheist.


Atheism is simply a lack of belief god(s); nothing else is implied or may be inferred.

Sorry, honey. You don't know what the "exercise" is. Big Grin It is merely educational and must have a certain theme (atheism). I am in no way trying to prove anyone changed anything BECAUSE they were atheist. I'm just making a list with a theme.
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:25 pm
I'll add
  • Arthur C. Clarke
  • Douglas Adams
  • Bill Gates
  • Stephen Hawking
  • Edward Witten
  • Neil DeGrasse Tyson
  • David Attenborough
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Mark Twain?
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:37 pm
(July 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Mark Twain?

Hmmm, I think he was very borderline. Poor bastard.
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:55 pm (This post was last modified: July 19, 2012 at 8:58 pm by Simon Moon.)
I'll play along...

Norman Borlaug - Norman Borlaug worked extremely hard in third world countries, ranging from the harsh terrain of Mexico to war-torn countries in Africa, bringing with him the expertise and know-how to increase food crops dramatically, and by some estimates, he managed to stave off hunger and saved the lives of 1 billion people.

Linus Torvolds - invented the Linux operating system.

Pierre Boulez - changed contemporary classical music

Mark Zuckerberg
George Orwell
Noam Chomsky

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Quote:My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures, have become clearer and stronger with advancing years and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them.
-- Abraham Lincoln
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Napoleon I
Pope Alexander VI
Majority of holders of PhDs in natural sciences
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RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Would Einstein count?
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