6. Heraclitus
Hailing from Ephesus, Heraclitus, next on our list of top 10 ancient atheist philosophers and their quotes does not believe in religion or God as an originator of the universe. He is also popular for his extreme views, which also caused him to have largely incoherent views about life. When you read his views there is a lot of complex language and wordplay–you have to solve riddles in order to understand him. That means, to all those first-year Philosophy students, it’s gonna be okay–but you actually have to do the readings.
“Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.”
