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Defining Atheism |
 | | Baron d'Holbach took this view when he argued, "All children are atheists -- they have no idea of God"[1] Charles Bradlaugh, Britain's most important crusader for atheism, upheld a similar position, noting that "no position is more continuously misrepresented" than atheism. |
 | | Consider, for example, the claim, "The Loch Ness Monster exists." This claim lacks particular evidential support, but it is not contrary to past experience (we have discovered previously unknown species before), nor does it invoke supernaturalism. |
 | | Thus, we should not brand the claim as false from lack of evidence alone; we should suspend judgment instead. |
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