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Atheism is the philosophical position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods or rejects theism, generally contrasted with agnosticism which leaves the matter open. In its broadest definition, atheism is the absence of belief in deities, sometimes called nontheism. Although atheists are commonly assumed to be irreligious, some religions, such as Buddhism, have been characterized as atheistic. Many self-described atheists share common skeptical concerns regarding supernatural claims, citing a lack of empirical evidence for the existence of deities. Other arguments for atheism are philosophical, social or historical. Although many self-described atheists tend toward secular philosophies such as Humanism, rationalism, and naturalism, there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere. The term atheism originated as a pejorative epithet applied to any person or belief in conflict with established religion. With the spread of freethought, scientific skepticism, and criticism of religion, the term began to gather a more specific meaning and was sometimes used as a self-description by atheists.
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- 9 March 1957 - Birth of PZ Myers, American biology professor with a focus in the field of evolutionary developmental biology
- 24 March 2004 - Supreme Court of the United States agrees to hear the case Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
- 25 March 1811 - Percy Bysshe Shelley (pictured) expelled from University College, Oxford after publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism
- 28 March 2006 - Publication of the book The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
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- ...that Margaret Downey's (pictured) first major public activism for atheism was in response to the Boy Scouts of America refusing to renew her son's membership due to his professed atheism?
- ...that developmental biologist PZ Myers, who writes about evolution, cephalopods, politics, and atheism, is the top-ranked science blogger according to the journal Nature?
- ...that the Jugendweihe is a secular alternative to confirmation in Germany and became a Socialist pledge in the atheist GDR?
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- Arguments: Against religion · For nontheism · Against god · Against atheism
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