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David Hilbert[edit]

As stated in the lede,

This is a list of atheists in science and technology. A mere statement by a person that he or she does not believe in God does not meet the criteria for inclusion on this list. Persons in this list are people (living or not) who both have publicly identified themselves as atheists and whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities or public life.

Does David Hilbert belong on this list? The only reference cited for Hilbert being an atheist is what appears to be an essay written by a student for a class, which itself does not cite a source for this claim. 99.199.172.40 (talk) 21:42, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed David Hilbert, pending verification. 99.199.172.40 (talk) 22:08, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pierre-Simon Laplace[edit]

As stated in the lede,

This is a list of atheists in science and technology. A mere statement by a person that he or she does not believe in God does not meet the criteria for inclusion on this list. Persons in this list are people (living or not) who both have publicly identified themselves as atheists and whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities or public life.

Does Pierre-Simon Laplace belong on this list? The first reference cited is the famous apocryphal quote, a garbled version of the original interaction which Laplace himself sought to remove from circulation. The rest of the references on that page indicate that he was a deist (or perhaps agnostic), not an atheist, let alone someone who "both has publicly identified themselves as atheists and whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities or public life". 99.199.172.40 (talk) 21:50, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed Pierre-Simon Laplace, pending verification. 99.199.172.40 (talk) 22:08, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The super micro chip travels the dna system[edit]

Microsoft micro chip made by sunderlands wisest scientist in the 1990ts ive got it in me he studied how the device what was reverse technoligedied to be able to read your thoughts but it cant controal them though it can corrupt them or bring out the best he is about 74 to 75 years old now studied at the sunderland polytechnick all through the 90ts and was forced in to putting this device in me after he compleated the way our dna worked 185.69.145.80 (talk) 21:41, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"List of atheists, agnostics and other nontheists (science and technology)" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect List of atheists, agnostics and other nontheists (science and technology) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 5 § List of atheists, agnostics and other nontheists (science and technology) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 20:57, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]