of superstition and death

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Voltaire: not quite an atheist, but an enemy of superstition everywhere


Even, or perhaps especially, in the midst of so much grief being felt in Mecca and all over the world today, I don't think it's unfair to ask:

When was the last time we've read about hundreds of atheists deliberately drinking poisoned Cool Aid together, or accidently trampling each other to death [again], while passionately pursuing preposterous belief?


[Jean Huber image from University of Chicago, Humanities Division]