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Ricky Gervais
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Ricky Gervais of "The Office" (a popular british sitcom, won Golden Globe for best comedy series and best comic actor)
Stephen Merchant is his frequent collaborator.
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He says he is an atheist on his DVD "Ricky Gervais: Animals - Live."
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In a Daily Mirror interview "I'm basically a 'do unto others' type person. I don't have any religious feelings because I'm an atheist, but I live my life like there's a God. And if there was he'd probably love me."[1]
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From an interview published in The Onion (22-28 April 2004):
Q: did you feel any obligation to thank your fellow nominees, or did any of the usual awards speech stuff?
Gervais: ...Thank you very much. I don't believe in God, so I'd like to thank dogs. Dogs have given me everything.[2]
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From his February 2008 essay in BestLife Magazine: "My Argument With God - How I went from Jesus-loving Christian to fun-loving infidel...in one afternoon" ...
…within an hour, I was an atheist.
Wow. No God. If Mum had lied to me about God, had she also lied to me about Santa? yes, but who cares? The gifts kep coming. And so did the gifts of my newfound atheism. The gifts of truth, science, nature. The real beauty of this world. Not a world by design, but one by chance. I learned of evolution—a theory so simple and obvious that only England's greatest genius could have come up with it. Evolution of plants, animals, and us—with imagination, free will, love and humor. I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living.
But living an honest life—for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, in the end leads to liberation and dignity.
See full essay for the rest.
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As one of the most celebrated comic talents of his generation, Ricky Gervais is well known for his myriad creative projects, such as The Office, Extras and an episode of The Simpsons which he wrote and starred in. However, despite the many interviews he has done, his religious beliefs are less well known. “I remember the day I became an atheist,” Gervais said in an interview with the Sunday Times. Gervais has never been afraid of expressing his opinions, and if asked, seems inclined to offer an honest answer. His views on religion are perhaps not surprising for a man who looks at the world with such a critical eye.
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