4 Responses to “Who was the first famous Atheist in recorded history?”

1. By Chris M on Mar 6, 2010 | Reply

   hello. Socrates, and other pre-Christian thought meisters.

2. By gromit801 on Mar 6, 2010 | Reply

   Impossible to say really.

   To the other poster, think. Socrates (or anyone else of that time) may not have been xtians, but they probably believed in Zeus, Hera, etc.

3. By Naz F on Mar 6, 2010 | Reply

   It was Diagoras of Melos, fifth century bce pre-Socratic philosopher in Greece.

   Also, there were some atheists a bit later as part of a school of Hinduism.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_atheism#Classical_Greece_and_Rome

4. By staisil on Mar 6, 2010 | Reply

   Carvaka in India.