Pachy, your post makes me think of the old saying about the winner of a war getting to write the history.
I believe there have probably been disbelievers as long as there have been beliefs. It's a major contributor to wars around the world. Not the only cause, but a contributing factor.
I work with two people who are of a particular faith (I am intentionally not saying which). There are only three of us in the office. I am not a believer in their faith. They have been extremely unpleasant to me in the past because I do not follow their beliefs. Personally I respect another's right to believe whatever they want as long as they don't try to force it on others. To quote Rodney King (though he was talking about race relations) "Can't we all just get along?"
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