Pascal's wager outlines the possibility of infinite gain as a reason to avoid this belief.
In an 1841 book, Ludwig Feuerbach argued that this belief would counteract humanity's "alienation" and thereby "deny the negation of man." This position is argued for in the second section of The System of Nature by the Baron d'Holbach. A section of the book Pensées argues that this position is "superdominated" by an opposing belief. An argument for this position posits a teapot in orbit around the sun. Pascal's wager outlines the possibility of infinite gain as a reason to avoid this belief. The concept of a "blind watchmaker" carrying out evolution by natural selection supports this belief in a book by Richard Dawkins. For 10 points, give this term for the belief that there is no god.
In an 1841 book, Ludwig Feuerbach argued that this belief would counteract humanity's "alienation" and thereby "deny the negation of man.
atheism [or word forms; or "believing that there is no god" or similar answers until it is read; prompt on answers like "secularism" or "materialism"]