The Natural History of Atheism

absurdity agnosticism agnostics Alara altogether ancient assert atheism Atkinson beauty believe Bôdhisatwa Brahmanic Buddha Buddhist called cataphract cause certainly chapter character Christian Church contrary course creature creed David Hume delights Democritus deny Divine doctrine doubt earth element Epicurus eternal Euhemerus evil existence fact faith father feeling forces gods gospel Greek heaven Hesiod Hindoo Homer human idea imagine instincts intellectual invariable sequence irreligion Isvara John Stuart Mill Jove knowledge living look Lucretius matter mendicant metaphysical mind moral nature never Nirvana notion object original orthodox Pantheist passion Paul perfect persons philosophical physical science piety pious Plato pleasure poet Polytheism polytheistic popular practical preaching prince principle produced race reasonable recognise religion religious reverence Roman sacerdotal Sakya simply sorrow sort speculation spirit stoicism strong supreme theology things thinkers thought tion transcendental true truth unity universe virtue whole wisdom wise words worship καὶ