these famous folks just don’t believe in
a higher power until it’s disproven we
have pasted it it’s true if the
mathematics work out then it’s true
until it’s proven to be untrue welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrity atheists
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list will be
ranking the most high-profile
celebrities who’ve been the most
forthright or outspoken about their
atheists felice we’ll also be including
agnostics as part of this list but not
scientists or philosophers to be clear
we’re not making any moral judgments
about the superiority of any one
religious or life choice over another
we’re simply listing those celebrities
who made it a point to come out in
public as atheists or agnostics I
thought you were a practicing Catholic I
am does mean I’m good at it number 10
Brad Pitt
not every child grows up adhering to the
same religious beliefs as his or her
parents case in point
Brad Pitt who was raised in a religious
Southern Baptist family with strict
rules and regulations don’t agree I do
not it eventually grew to adopt a
spiritual view which he claimed was
quote 20 percent atheist 80 percent
agnostic and an interview with The
Telegraph stressed the actor’s
identification as atheist it stated that
his youth was filled with what he
referred to as quote Christian guilt and
upbringing that the actor feels
eventually led to a spiritual shift as
an adult oh god oh god
number nine Stephen Fry why should I
respect a capricious mean minded stupid
god the noted British comedian writer
and actor has long been a staunch and
outspoken proponent of atheism one
particular conversation that turned
mainstream attention towards fried
police with a 2015 interview with Irish
broadcaster gay Byrne when commenting on
what he’d asked God is given the
opportunity Frey said he’d bring up in
justices like bone cancer and children
as proof that God quote deserve
no respect whatsoever I’ll say building
cancer in children what’s that about the
clip proved to be a viral hit as well
receiving millions of views within only
a few days of being uploaded and it shed
further light on the artists religiously
skeptical atheist viewpoint as well as
his support of humanist causes and gay
rights number 8 Daniel Radcliffe a
wizard I’m locked in a 2009 interview
the Harry Potter actor talked about his
quote relaxed form of atheism what do we
mean by relaxed well Radcliffe has been
anything but vocal regarding these
spiritual beliefs or lack thereof and
prefers to mostly keep his beliefs to
himself however one notable figure did
seem to be annoyed about radcliffe’s
religious choice Ohio Governor John
Kasich commented that he felt it was
quote weird that Radcliffe is an atheist
considering the level of success he
reached with the Harry Potter franchise
only enough Kasich has probably said
more publicly about Radcliffe’s atheism
than Radcliffe has sorry not he’ll alive
number 7 Trey Parker South Park has
poked fun at just about everything under
the Sun why would God do such horrible
things to a good person just to prove a
point to Satan oh I don’t know but just
because he usually identifies as an
atheist and mocks religion pretty much
every chance he gets
doesn’t mean Trey Parker hates religion
in fact he referred to his and Matt
stones hit Broadway musical The Book of
Mormon as quote an atheist love letter
to religion during a 2011 interview
Parker admits that he didn’t grow up
with a deep personal connection to
religion and instead prefers to see the
levity and humor in it all as a result
he’s also commented that he sees Star
Wars as a viable religious option may
the force be with you number 6
Keira Knightley some atheists are more
likely than others to poke fun at their
own life choices
one such non-believer is actress Keira
Knightley who lamented humorously in a
2012 peace with interview magazine that
she quote could get away with anything
if she weren’t an atheist
knightly was specifically commenting on
the sexual indiscretions of some
high-profile conservative Republican
leaders during the interview and
continued by admitting how much easier
it would be to simply ask for
forgiveness from a higher power as
opposed to living with human guilt
I’m so sorry please forgive me number
five George Carlin George Carlin was and
is a legendary comedian partly because
he never shied away from controversy the
New York born Carlin may have attended
Catholic grammar school as a child but
his path eventually led him to atheism a
choice Carlin mentioned in much of his
material as he got older the comedian
would satirize everything from the
belief in a quote invisible man in the
sky to the idea that praying to the Sun
or to actor Joe Pesci or more worthwhile
endeavors here’s something else I got a
problem with the Ten Commandments here’s
my problem why is it 10:00 Carlin
continued to be critical of religion up
until his death in 2008 frequently
returning to the subject on stage in
print and on the silver screen
so having Ten Commandments was really a
marketing decision number four Simon
Pegg I’m open to the concept of religion
I’m just building title convinced by
writer actor and all-round geek icon
Simon Pegg may not be as outspoken on
atheist issues as George Carlin but the
popular entertainment personality
remains an example of a well-adjusted
celebrity atheist peg stances on the
topic or seen mainly on his Twitter
account where the actor is commented on
such issues as the perils and challenges
of atheist parenting
– how many atheists are accused of
possessing quote no moral compass
throughout it all Haig has managed to
continue balancing his personal beliefs
with his thriving career as one of
geekdom most in-demand creative voices I
was assumed
it’s the Antigone number three bill Mahr
in his formidable career as a
commentator and talk-show host Bill
Maher has long been regarded as an
influential creative voice when it comes
to the world of biting political satire
the writer actor and critic has also
been quite outspoken when it comes to
the subject of religion with Maher
having identified over the years as an
atheist agnostic and a PPS the latter of
which is defined as one who is apathetic
to the existence of God I don’t have
anybody from my tribe of atheists ever
thank you for giving us a shout out at
your first inaugural but you did mention
non-believers myself labeling may have
varied over the years but his criticisms
against organized religion remain as
fiery today as they ever were I don’t
even believe in Christ but for Christ’s
sake
number two Seth MacFarlane Seth
MacFarlane may have hedged his bets when
he called himself 99% atheist in a 2015
tweet but that 1% hasn’t stopped him
from being an outspoken advocate for
atheism in the public eye what do you
think of the fact that it seems to be a
movement that’s gaining credibility as
of late I think it’s about the writer /
actor gave an interview in 2009 with
Esquire about the necessity for
promoting quote knowledge / faith and
made further connections between the
fight for atheists to be heard and the
struggles of the civil rights movement
it’s just another way God mysteriously
shows that he loves it McFarland’s
criticism of religion has also made its
way into some episodes of FAMILY GUY a
show that’s always served in part as a
window into McFarland’s beliefs and
ideas well if you’re not Jesus Christ
then you won’t mind if I pee on these
Amy Grant CDs don’t haha you are Jesus
yes before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions that’s
essentially how I feel about life full
of loneliness and misery and suffering
and unhappiness and it’s all over much
too quickly will it well will going good
wine will make love yeah who exactly is
going to make
hopefully or three of us when dr. mana
got you’re not the hopeful number one
ricky gervais I think there’s a
strangeness but atheists have nothing to
live for
it’s the opposite we have nothing to die
for few celebrities are as open about
their atheist beliefs as writer actor
and comedian Ricky Gervais the
co-creator of the office openly
discusses the subject with the media and
through his Twitter account the latter
of which has sparked interesting and
occasionally hostile conversations with
his audience Gervase remains undaunted
and unintimidated however even using an
interview with the independent in 2015
to discuss what he felt were
misconceptions about atheists like the
idea that atheists are arrogant or
equivalent to Satanists or agnostics I’m
hopeful smokers can unfollow basically
when someone asks them why he doesn’t
believe in God he’s most likely
responsive well why do you I don’t think
there’s a heaven and I don’t think
there’s a how but you know what be nice
anyway do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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a higher power until it’s disproven we
have pasted it it’s true if the
mathematics work out then it’s true
until it’s proven to be untrue welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrity atheists
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list will be
ranking the most high-profile
celebrities who’ve been the most
forthright or outspoken about their
atheists felice we’ll also be including
agnostics as part of this list but not
scientists or philosophers to be clear
we’re not making any moral judgments
about the superiority of any one
religious or life choice over another
we’re simply listing those celebrities
who made it a point to come out in
public as atheists or agnostics I
thought you were a practicing Catholic I
am does mean I’m good at it number 10
Brad Pitt
not every child grows up adhering to the
same religious beliefs as his or her
parents case in point
Brad Pitt who was raised in a religious
Southern Baptist family with strict
rules and regulations don’t agree I do
not it eventually grew to adopt a
spiritual view which he claimed was
quote 20 percent atheist 80 percent
agnostic and an interview with The
Telegraph stressed the actor’s
identification as atheist it stated that
his youth was filled with what he
referred to as quote Christian guilt and
upbringing that the actor feels
eventually led to a spiritual shift as
an adult oh god oh god
number nine Stephen Fry why should I
respect a capricious mean minded stupid
god the noted British comedian writer
and actor has long been a staunch and
outspoken proponent of atheism one
particular conversation that turned
mainstream attention towards fried
police with a 2015 interview with Irish
broadcaster gay Byrne when commenting on
what he’d asked God is given the
opportunity Frey said he’d bring up in
justices like bone cancer and children
as proof that God quote deserve
no respect whatsoever I’ll say building
cancer in children what’s that about the
clip proved to be a viral hit as well
receiving millions of views within only
a few days of being uploaded and it shed
further light on the artists religiously
skeptical atheist viewpoint as well as
his support of humanist causes and gay
rights number 8 Daniel Radcliffe a
wizard I’m locked in a 2009 interview
the Harry Potter actor talked about his
quote relaxed form of atheism what do we
mean by relaxed well Radcliffe has been
anything but vocal regarding these
spiritual beliefs or lack thereof and
prefers to mostly keep his beliefs to
himself however one notable figure did
seem to be annoyed about radcliffe’s
religious choice Ohio Governor John
Kasich commented that he felt it was
quote weird that Radcliffe is an atheist
considering the level of success he
reached with the Harry Potter franchise
only enough Kasich has probably said
more publicly about Radcliffe’s atheism
than Radcliffe has sorry not he’ll alive
number 7 Trey Parker South Park has
poked fun at just about everything under
the Sun why would God do such horrible
things to a good person just to prove a
point to Satan oh I don’t know but just
because he usually identifies as an
atheist and mocks religion pretty much
every chance he gets
doesn’t mean Trey Parker hates religion
in fact he referred to his and Matt
stones hit Broadway musical The Book of
Mormon as quote an atheist love letter
to religion during a 2011 interview
Parker admits that he didn’t grow up
with a deep personal connection to
religion and instead prefers to see the
levity and humor in it all as a result
he’s also commented that he sees Star
Wars as a viable religious option may
the force be with you number 6
Keira Knightley some atheists are more
likely than others to poke fun at their
own life choices
one such non-believer is actress Keira
Knightley who lamented humorously in a
2012 peace with interview magazine that
she quote could get away with anything
if she weren’t an atheist
knightly was specifically commenting on
the sexual indiscretions of some
high-profile conservative Republican
leaders during the interview and
continued by admitting how much easier
it would be to simply ask for
forgiveness from a higher power as
opposed to living with human guilt
I’m so sorry please forgive me number
five George Carlin George Carlin was and
is a legendary comedian partly because
he never shied away from controversy the
New York born Carlin may have attended
Catholic grammar school as a child but
his path eventually led him to atheism a
choice Carlin mentioned in much of his
material as he got older the comedian
would satirize everything from the
belief in a quote invisible man in the
sky to the idea that praying to the Sun
or to actor Joe Pesci or more worthwhile
endeavors here’s something else I got a
problem with the Ten Commandments here’s
my problem why is it 10:00 Carlin
continued to be critical of religion up
until his death in 2008 frequently
returning to the subject on stage in
print and on the silver screen
so having Ten Commandments was really a
marketing decision number four Simon
Pegg I’m open to the concept of religion
I’m just building title convinced by
writer actor and all-round geek icon
Simon Pegg may not be as outspoken on
atheist issues as George Carlin but the
popular entertainment personality
remains an example of a well-adjusted
celebrity atheist peg stances on the
topic or seen mainly on his Twitter
account where the actor is commented on
such issues as the perils and challenges
of atheist parenting
– how many atheists are accused of
possessing quote no moral compass
throughout it all Haig has managed to
continue balancing his personal beliefs
with his thriving career as one of
geekdom most in-demand creative voices I
was assumed
it’s the Antigone number three bill Mahr
in his formidable career as a
commentator and talk-show host Bill
Maher has long been regarded as an
influential creative voice when it comes
to the world of biting political satire
the writer actor and critic has also
been quite outspoken when it comes to
the subject of religion with Maher
having identified over the years as an
atheist agnostic and a PPS the latter of
which is defined as one who is apathetic
to the existence of God I don’t have
anybody from my tribe of atheists ever
thank you for giving us a shout out at
your first inaugural but you did mention
non-believers myself labeling may have
varied over the years but his criticisms
against organized religion remain as
fiery today as they ever were I don’t
even believe in Christ but for Christ’s
sake
number two Seth MacFarlane Seth
MacFarlane may have hedged his bets when
he called himself 99% atheist in a 2015
tweet but that 1% hasn’t stopped him
from being an outspoken advocate for
atheism in the public eye what do you
think of the fact that it seems to be a
movement that’s gaining credibility as
of late I think it’s about the writer /
actor gave an interview in 2009 with
Esquire about the necessity for
promoting quote knowledge / faith and
made further connections between the
fight for atheists to be heard and the
struggles of the civil rights movement
it’s just another way God mysteriously
shows that he loves it McFarland’s
criticism of religion has also made its
way into some episodes of FAMILY GUY a
show that’s always served in part as a
window into McFarland’s beliefs and
ideas well if you’re not Jesus Christ
then you won’t mind if I pee on these
Amy Grant CDs don’t haha you are Jesus
yes before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions that’s
essentially how I feel about life full
of loneliness and misery and suffering
and unhappiness and it’s all over much
too quickly will it well will going good
wine will make love yeah who exactly is
going to make
hopefully or three of us when dr. mana
got you’re not the hopeful number one
ricky gervais I think there’s a
strangeness but atheists have nothing to
live for
it’s the opposite we have nothing to die
for few celebrities are as open about
their atheist beliefs as writer actor
and comedian Ricky Gervais the
co-creator of the office openly
discusses the subject with the media and
through his Twitter account the latter
of which has sparked interesting and
occasionally hostile conversations with
his audience Gervase remains undaunted
and unintimidated however even using an
interview with the independent in 2015
to discuss what he felt were
misconceptions about atheists like the
idea that atheists are arrogant or
equivalent to Satanists or agnostics I’m
hopeful smokers can unfollow basically
when someone asks them why he doesn’t
believe in God he’s most likely
responsive well why do you I don’t think
there’s a heaven and I don’t think
there’s a how but you know what be nice
anyway do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
[Music]
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