Other prominent Golden Age scholars have been associated with rationalist thought and atheism as well, although the current intellectual atmosphere in the Islamic world, and the scant evidence that survives from the era, make this point a contentious one today.
Ademais, outros eruditos da Idade de Ouro asociáronse co pensamento racionalista e o ateísmo, aínda que a actual atmosfera intelectual do mundo islámico e a escasa evidencia sobrevivente fai deste punto un obxecto de debate.