The atomic whirl is the logo of the American Atheists and has come to be used as a symbol of atheism in general as some AmericanAtheist members claim.

How much of the world is atheist?

According to sociologists Ariela Keysar and Juhem Navarro-Riveras review of numerous global studies on atheism, there are 450 to 500 million positive atheists and agnostics worldwide (7% of the worlds population), with China having the most atheists in the world (200 million convinced atheists).

Who was the first atheist?

philosopher Diagoras The 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher Diagoras is known as the first atheist, and strongly criticized religion and mysticism. Epicurus was an early philosopher to dispute many religious beliefs, including the existence of an afterlife or a personal deity.