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Morality and Atheism
Does the existence of a moral law require God to exist?
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Pantheist atheists
Hawking, Einstein, Sagan Shelley - all pantheists
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New book promotes atheism
"Engaging and enlightening" -Michael Shermer, Skeptic magazine
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a⋅the⋅ist

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–noun
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
Origin:
1565–75; < Gk áthe(os) godless + -ist

Synonyms:
Atheist, agnostic, infidel, skeptic refer to persons not inclined toward religious belief or a particular form of religious belief. An atheist is one who denies the existence of a deity or of divine beings. An agnostic is one who believes it impossible to know anything about God or about the creation of the universe and refrains from commitment to any religious doctrine. Infidel means an unbeliever, especially a nonbeliever in Islam or Christianity. A skeptic doubts and is critical of all accepted doctrines and creeds.
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Morality and Atheism
Does the existence of a moral law require God to exist?
youtube.com/watch?v=riruj9r9na0
Pantheist atheists
Hawking, Einstein, Sagan Shelley - all pantheists
www.Pantheism.net/atheism.htm
a·the·ist   (ā'thē-ĭst)   
n.  One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods.
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Word Origin & History

atheist 
1571, from Fr. athéiste (16c.), from Gk. atheos "to deny the gods, godless," from a- "without" + theos "a god" (see Thea). A slightly earlier form is represented by atheonism (c.1534) which is perhaps from It. atheo "atheist."
"The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all his perfection, creating an imperfect man in order to make him run the risk of Hell." [Armand Salacrou, "Certitudes et incertitudes," 1943]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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