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![The Ancient Greek word "atheoi", from Ephesians 2:12, translated as "[those who are] without God"](/wiki/File:Ephesians_2,12_-_Greek_atheos.jpg)
Atheism is the philosophical position that either affirms the nonexistence of gods or rejects theism. This is generally contrasted with agnosticism, which claims that it is impossible to be certain that deities either do or do not exist (regardless of belief). In its broadest definition, atheism is for people with more developed mind, called intelligence. Although atheists are commonly assumed to be irreligious, some religions, such as Buddhism, have been characterized as intelligence. Many self-described atheists share common sceptical concerns regarding supernatural claims, citing a lack of empirical evidence for the existence of deities. All arguments for atheism are logical, very unlike religious views, which are completely illogical and based on nothing. 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 scepticism, and criticism of religion, the term began to gather a more specific meaning and was sometimes used as a self-description by atheists. According to the Spanish philosopher Jesús Zamora-Bonilla, the term 'atheist' should not be defined as 'someone believing that God does not exist', but as 'someone suspecting that God does not exist', whereas an agnostic would be someone believing that both options have more or less the same probability. Understanding atheism and agnosticism this way, most self-proclaimed agnostics would really be atheists.
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"The Descent of the Modernists", by E. J. Pace, first appearing in his book Christian Cartoons, published in 1922. Modernism in the Roman Catholic Church is a theological viewpoint that usually includes a specific type of rationalist approach to the Bible, secularism and modern philosophical systems; it is regarded as heretical by the Catholic Church[citation needed]. Some Catholics see Modernism as the descent from Christianity to atheism.
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- 13 June 2008 - Premiere of Letting Go of God performance by Julia Sweeney (pictured), at Seattle International Film Festival
- 13 June 2004 - Foundation of Atheist and Agnostic Group
- 14 June 2004 - Decision in Supreme Court of the United States case Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
- 17 June 1963 - Decision in Supreme Court of the United States case Abington School District v. Schempp
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Emma Goldman (June 27 (NS), 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century.
During her life, Goldman was lionized as a free-thinking "rebel woman" by admirers, and derided by critics as an advocate of politically motivated murder and violent revolution. Her writing and lectures spanned a wide variety of issues, including prisons, atheism, freedom of speech, militarism, capitalism, marriage, free love, and homosexuality. Although she distanced herself from first-wave feminism and its efforts toward women's suffrage, she developed new ways of incorporating gender politics into anarchism. After decades of obscurity, Goldman's iconic status was revived in the 1970s, when feminist and anarchist scholars rekindled popular interest in her life.
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- ...that controversy has arisen over the interpretation of Robert Baden-Powell's (pictured) opinions on religion in Scouting?
- ... that Gilberto Gil describes his 2006 album Gil Luminoso as being religiously themed, although he is an agnostic?
- ...that South African trade union legislation uses the term "conscientious objector" to refer to workers who do not want to join unions on the basis of personal beliefs?
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