Atheism in Hinduism can be traced to the hymns of the Rig Veda and the early Upanishads. Among the various schools of Hindu philosophy, Mimamsa, Samkhya, Cārvāka, and Ājīvika evolved atheistic traditions. While Samkhya rejected the idea of an eternal, self-caused, creator God, Mimamsa argued that the Vedas could not have been authored by a deity.
Hindu atheists accept Hinduism more as a "way of life" than a religion. They are unlike other Hindus in their religious outlook, but they share the same cultural and moral values.
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