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    Challenges→Medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophers hid esoteric teachings within exoteric writings to protect them from the many.

    Attributing hidden atheism or heterodoxy to thinkers requires stronger textual evidence than deliberate obscurity, which is equally explicable by genuine philosophical uncertainty.

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    Atheism(as the main subject of the statement)
    The belief that God does not exist, or the lack of belief in any god.
    Attribution (in philosophy)(as used in determining what a philosopher really believed)
    The act of assigning a belief, statement, or position to a particular thinker based on evidence or interpretation.
    Deliberate obscurity(as used in discussing why philosophers might write unclearly)
    When a writer intentionally makes their writing unclear or hard to understand, often to hide controversial ideas or avoid censorship.
    Philosophical uncertainty(as used in contrasting with hidden beliefs)
    A genuine state of doubt or not knowing the answer to a deep question about reality, knowledge, or values—not pretending to be confused.
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    (The alternative source to Academic authority for knowing what philosophers taught)
    Direct quotes or writings from original sources, rather than secondhand accounts or claims about what someone believed.
    heterodoxy(Classification of Sidgwick's moral philosophy)
    Departure from orthodox or classical doctrine; used here to describe Sidgwick's *Methods of Ethics* as deviating from standard classical utilitarianism

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