Hollywood's Top 10 Atheists

Bush conquered Iraq in the name of God....9-11 was in the name of God.....Christian Wars in Europe was in the name of God...This God is a really sadistic one......and Religion is a Mental-Disorder

Ugly truth? How insulting.

PS: I don't feel compelled to enlighten anybody--I firmly believe it's much too late for trying to convert anyone now-

I'm a life-long Christian. But I don't understand the animosity atheists have for Christians. Hey,I don't care if you believe Rumanian-Jug-Hoppers are gods or if you believe in nothing--What difference does it make? It's not like we're not going to find out the truth (or not) somewhere down the road.

i doubt as a christian you can enlighten anyone

Erin _BC am tired of the stupid and flawed argument christians use about how we can't see air but it exists,we know air exists because it and many other things the human eye cannot see, like viruses bacteria, sound waves, were scientifically proven to exist with technonlogy. God has yet to be proven. If you are going to argue that something we cant see and cant yet prove in another way is real, than there can be other Gods that exist as well, such as the ones in the Hindu religion, neither has a greater chance of existing than the other, so really according to your own logic, you should believe in the possibility of many Gods, not just one, so actually you believe in a Christian God, because you were taught Christianity.

to Ragan as a Christian maybe i can enlighten you. Yes it is true we can't see God. But, the whole point in that is to learn to use faith. If you only believe in what you see then you have no faith and if that't the case then how could people believe in air you can't see that either. I believe in God not because that was what i was taought but because of the many things God has done for me. Like heal my eyes so i don't need thick glasses and the many other things. As for people who use God's name for an excuse for what they do, that is just a cop out, you should be smart enough to realize people like Jim Jones used God as a ploy to pull people in but it was not God who told him to kill those people it was Jim Jones. I'm pretty sure Jim went to hell, don't go to hell over a lack of evidence Ragan. God bless You ; )

If you should be caught on a street talking to God or Jesus Christ, you just may be locked up as a drug addict or just a nut who has flipped. Sure you have to go to church or a house of God to talk to God but who is to say if God is there or is he pervading the universe in which case he just could be by your side but no matter you will be treated as some nut it you perform your rituals on the street. How many creeps have said they are Jesus Christ or God and many have been guilty of high crimes in the name of God. Who is to prove them right or wrong? This religious fanaticism or extremism should not be allowed in a civil society and teaching ignorance and mythology as factual history should be criminal for it is nothing short of misinformation and lieing and thanks to politics we have had our share of that for two hundred years.

Since the christians believe so strongly in their invisible God, Then I and all of you should also be invisible too. True? Since there is not one photo or image of Jesus or his mother, how can so many idiots see Jesus or his mother in everything from the toilet bowl to the piece of toast, slice of cheese, tree, garage door and many other things? I guess if you can believe in an invisible God it is easy to see all kinds of invisible images and creatures. Bill Maher may be right but there are so many people tied to religion. It is certain that the wealthy love this insanity because if people can believe in the invisible world they can be politically totally gullible and government must love this because this is where loyalty lies. I guess that we should accept the fact that the world is invisible and seeing people and Jesus or his mother is just a sign of an insane halucinating world.Just admit it people we are all gaga.

why is it the ugly truth that they are atheists? it should be the beautiful truth.

Just why do you idiots have to label everyone with your own name calling. What you call an atheist is a common ordinary human being who has no interest in the labeled christian hipocrite fantasies. And yes I call christians heathens, Pagans and hipocrites. The same goes for lableing politically oriented beings as liberals and leftists, centrists etc. Your all a bunch of fools. There are only two types of Politically oriented humans and that is a common human being and a variety known as corrupt, crooked self serving banker and corporate owned fascist, American mafia criminal. There that is a part of the title for politicians and their idol worshipers.

i thought Keanu Reeves is a Buddhist...

The ugly truth?

Would you say "The ugly truth is that many hollywood stars are Jewish?" or "The ugly truth is the many hollywood stars are Muslim?"

This article is intensely bigoted.

I think that another meaning for atheism is " I don't have to pay attention to my conscience." Not believing in God makes it easy to sin, especially the Hollywood crowd. I will pray for them.

These people all rock, atheists are awesome and the person who wrote this is a total d-bag.

Michael Vick is christian... Roman Polanski is. So I guess all Christians are dog beating baby rapers, wait...isn't that what priests do already?

The only people who believe in Jesus Christ are Christians and dead atheists.

"You'd think hollywood stars would drop to their knees every day to give thanks for their fame, fortune, and beauty — but the ugly truth is, a surprising number are atheists."

Why would they drop to their knees to thank an imaginary friend for things they did themselves? That isn't an ugly truth, its just the plaint truth that a growing percentage of the general public are atheists, thus a percentage of actors will be as well.

This is a badly written and obviously biased article. Being an atheist does not mean being "hostile to religion", it just plain means you do not believe in a deity. Your need to twist that is also quite showing.

Atheism isn't an "ugly truth" and being an atheist isn't the same as being "hostile to religion".

sad

God doesn't make you rich or poor.

Can't say that I'm a big fan of any of these actors and celebrities!

i guess they are already too secure about themselves they dont have to believe about having someone higher than them?

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt devote a fair amount of their time and money to humanitarian efforts. To me this speaks volumes as to the caliber of people that they are.

Do they believe in God? NOT REQUIRED. Will they it make to the big place in the sky? Who Knows!

If they don't, it won't be because they don't believe in God or because they don't go to some organized religion.

If there is a heaven there will be many church goers that will probably not find it and many atheists that will. Won't that be ironic.

you know what a dead atheist is ??
somebody all dressed up with no place to go.!

Believe in whatever you want, just don't judge me. If religious people could do that Atheists would not have a beef but it is hard to reason with religious people who "believe" in what some call fiction and 2000 year old superstitions that once explained the unexplainable.

ha! top ten atheists? What sort of qualities do you have to have to be a better atheist than all the other atheists?
"I believe in religion way less than you..."

Why do they have to believe? and better yet, why do they have to believe that God choose them for their fame? that would mean God chooses sides. It means that he hates the Cubs, Vikings, John McCain, the mooseburger etc and etc. And what about Brad Pitt, it was god who decided he had enough of Jennifer and decided Jolie was better looking.The only God on record that I know of that liked to play with peoples lives was Zeus. Is he still in charge.Faith is like a pizza, not everyone has to believe anchovies make the pie.

God bless em'

Reeves' acting automatically makes me think there can't be a god worth my time .

why do you call it ugly??
that's kind of awful of you.
the beautiful part of the world(however it was made) is that we are all individuals and all have the ability to believe whatever we choose. If you believe in a god, you are no more right or wrong than someone who doesn't.
And guess what...
I do believe in a god.

If God is so good at letting people know he exists by punishing them, why doesnt show himsellf or at least answer those prayers people send to him. It is just once in a while by some coincidence that something good happens andpeople say that God answered their prayers. But I wonder Why this god destroys so many people and reaps total destruction all over this earth? I caint believe that innocent baby's and men women and children have been destroyed by earthquakes, Floods, Hurricanes and tornados. Not to mention animals trees and vegation. I am sure that if there were a God there would be an expression of more compassion. I agree with Mr. Degrasse if there is a God he is doing his best to destroy us and he's doing a pretty good job. I am also sure that many of those GI's who have died in battle prayed, but his reward was death. God was too busy to help them. Bah

why the hell is this an "ugly truth?"

i got my 80+ year old grandfather to admit that he was a nonbeliever. my grandmother had no idea. i think atheism is more common that generally thought, but many people, particularly older ones, aren't inclined to divulge their heresy.

Bruce Willis = THE MAN!

Perhaps "God" as he exists in common usage as a corporal being is a defunct idea.

John Malkovitch's statement though irks me.

I am philosophically a monist and a Taoist. To say that you believe in people, cars, trees, things, but don't believe in God... what do you think all that stuff IS?!

Study particle and quantum physics. Your brain will reach the ends of knowledge. There are areas of knowledge that we know are scientifically unknowable.

What is existence? Maybe it's not that God doesn't exist, but that your ideas about God don't apply.

All good actors too...

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@matrix

Being agnostic instead of an atheist has nothing to do with a lack of bravery. You should really reevaluate your opinion because you’re spouting nonsense in an effort to sound cool, or brave. Since this is the 21st century and not medieval times, proclaiming a lack of faith is not particularly noteworthy in the cool nor brave categories since everyone and their mother has already done it.

They forgot George Carlin, and Penn & Teller. They're big time atheists.

Yeah, I am really curious, too! Why is it an "ugly truth" that actors are Atheists? Please answer that for mako2424 and me!!

"You'd think hollywood stars would drop to their knees every day to give thanks for their fame, fortune, and beauty"

why? they have worked hard to get where they are. if anything they deserve it. its not like they just had someone show up at their house like "hey keanu wanna be in a movie?" they had to work for it.

I wonder if people who played the role of a religious person is in reality an atheist

I believe in a Higher Power (generic term, God) that imbued some of it's creations (evolved) with self awareness (souls) ie: I believe in God, just not the same one as anybody else does...I also believe in both goodness and evil, as I have seen both, I have a strong believe in "Right vs Wrong" and I'm not talking about cultural differences...The only commandment necessary...Do unto others...You know the rest...this does NOT mean allow evil to roll over You, either, since I don't believe in doing that to others...

I agree with MissG, honestly. I don't give a crap about Angelina Jolie or any of those movie stars. I like comedians like Bill Maher or others, but not dumb movie stars.

I agree with MissG, honestly. I don't give a crap about Angelina Jolie or any of those movie stars. I like comedians like Bill Maher or others, but not dumb movie stars.

honestly? who cares.

dirty stinkin commie atheists celebs.

aren't they just swell :)

(atheist)

it is a silly thing to believe. but then, i'm in a total debbie downer mood.

Sensible people. I consider myself an atheist. Every culture has or had their own beliefs before missionaries, colonialists etc invaded and proclaimed that god only looks like a particular race, has a particular hair texture etc.
Many religions are just used to pursue specific agendas like racial superiority. You can be a good person without worshiping some guy who throws a tantrum and punishes you if you don't.

@Elijah-

Atheism is not like religion for many reasons, mainly the lack of deities, rituals and doctrine. People jump to conclusions and call Atheism "radical" and assume that all atheists are arrogant and as you put it, "no different" than their religious counterparts. I respectfully disagree on many levels.
Religions have been in the public eye for...well, forever really. The atheist viewpoint deserves to be heard as well, and religious people should not view it as an "attack" or "war" whenever it's suggested that god may NOT exist. No REAL war has ever been launched over the principals of atheism, but many have over religion.

You seem to be jumping to the conclusion that just because you're an atheist, you are judging all religious people around you and somehow unable to have a lovely dinner party with your friends. I have lots of friends who believe in god and we are able to have very interesting conversations on the topic without it getting offensive. As Obama said, "We can disagree without being disagreeable." For some people religion is very touchy, and the concept that god doesn't exist automatically offends them.

I am all for relating and comparing theories to find the truth. However, you hit a huge snag when the consensus is "at least you believe in something" or "we all have faith", because it still leaves atheists in this outsider role. It's important to understand that Atheists are still fighting to have their voice heard.

Just like in politics I could really care less what celebrities are into.

Add me to the list....

EVERYONE should see Bill Maher's "Religulous"!! If only for the chance that it might put a crack in the wall that is one's religious beliefs...free your mind!!!

For those that don't suffer from the grand delusion of religion, you will never laugh harder!

Atheism is the new Kabbalah, and purple is the new pink. This isn't news you guys, its fashion.

Why is it an ugly truth?

The reason I posted this article was that after seeing Bill Maher's "Religulous", it is exciting to see other high-profile figures speaking their beliefs without fear.

RCS - an agnostic is usually a polite atheist -

The fact that some people are brave enough to speak the truth to power, and proclaim themselves to be atheists, is beautiful. I applaud anyone who rejects ignorance and superstition.

Everyone has a right to be religious or not-religious. That applies to Hollywood actors and actresses, too; it's their business! Though I am a believer myself, I happened to like what Jodie Foster had to say. In addition, Bill Maher is very funny about everything. By the way, a person who neither believes nor disbelieves is an agnostic, not an atheist.

I never thought Angelina Jolie was an atheist. I knew George Carlin was. I saw a site on this before.

Very interesting, like naz said I don't see how this is a "ugly truth" as the article puts it- it's actually very refreshing!

It goes to show you the way the article starts what the mentality of people can be. "You'd think hollywood stars would drop to their knees every day to give thanks for their fame, fortune, and beauty", as if you need to believe in god and pray to be thankful!

Can't say I'm a fan of how the article says that this is a "sad truth" but in the age of celebrity Scientology it's nice to see people in Hollywood not afraid to say they don't believe

good one! it's nice to have something in common with a star. i like to think that celebrities are people. because that's all they are: people!