al-Ma'arri
... that the medieval Arab philosopher and skeptic al-Ma'arri wrote that religion consisted of ancient fables used to exploit the popular masses?
... that the medieval Arab philosopher and <a href="./Philosophical_skepticism" id="mwCBA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Philosophical skepticism">skeptic</a> <b id="mwCBE"><a href="./Al-Ma'arri" id="mwCBI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Al-Ma'arri">al-Ma'arri</a></b> wrote that religion consisted of ancient fables used to exploit the popular masses?