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There are quite a few people who have made important contributions to
atheism, skepticism, agnosticism and religious critique through history. This
page serves as an index to a series of short biographies of some of those
individuals. Included here are historians, philosophers, statesmen, lawyers,
scientists and more.
Although separated by time and profession, what unites them is a common
interest in reason, skepticism and critical thinking - in particular when it comes
to traditional beliefs and religious dogmas. This has played an important role
in the development of religion and theology over the centuries because the
challenges and questions posed by these and similar individuals could not
simply be ignored.
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