A lot of thought provoking people on these lists. I always enjoyed the way Sam Harris makes his argument. Not on any list I saw was "aron ra "

Let me not forget the most famous writer of all time James Joyce. The Middle or Dark Ages Hosted Galileo, Copernicus and Newton whom are Fathers.

Bart Erhman who is a Professor of Theology at Chapel Hill, South Carolina. Christopher Hitchens is my other choice of Historical Atheists. They are both on You Tube and have very convincing debates with any and all Scholars. Sarcastically I can also state without a doubt that Joel Olsteen, and Jimmy Swaggert are included for the fact that just watching them will make you seriously shake your head. George Carlin is another powerhouse for those who need comedy to make a case and can he be ever so much to the point.

me ?

Isaac Asimov, David Hume, Matt Dillahunty

Alfred Jarry (pataphysicist extraordinaire) of course he took the piss out of religion without wasting time on analysis. Can't remember the character in, in one of his books. who when challenged on commitment to religion stated "I am God". And Jarry's mathematical definition... "God is the tangential point between zero and infinity".

Rafael Nadal, Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sagan, Hypatia, John Stuart Mill, John Lennon...

William Rowe, former head of the Philosophy Department at Purdue University.

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens

Me

Me.

Archibald Macleish...favorite because he was the first I read. When I was in 9th grade Honors English we were required to read his play.JB It resonated with me, because the book of JOB and that "only Christians go to heaven continued my seeing fault in what I was told.Job because God making a bet with the devil at Jobs expense seemed mean spirited and the Jesus being key to heaven illogical since you could be born where you never heard of the guy. So I treasure my early introduction to this play.