In antiquity, atheism in its pure form was encountered rarely (the teachings of the Charvaka school in India, Lucretius in ancient Rome). Various forms of religious free-thinking were evident more frequently. In ancient Greece, people who rejected the gods of popular religions were called athe...
Dennett argues in “Breaking the Spell” that since we know we’re supposed to believe in God, when we don’t believe in a supernatural being we give the name instead to things we do believe in, such as transcendent moments of human connection. Whatever the case, in 2022, Gallup found ...
For example, ten million died in India in 1769 because of a famine. On million starved in Ireland in 1845. A 1887 flood in China caused a million deaths. We all know about the big earthquake which caused great damage to SanFrancisco in more recent times. In addition, of course, are ...
In antiquity, atheism in its pure form was encountered rarely (the teachings of the Charvaka school in India, Lucretius in ancient Rome). Various forms of religious free-thinking were evident more frequently. In ancient Greece, people who rejected the gods of popular religions were called athe...