The teachings of most of the Sophists in conflict with religious beliefs. Most of the Sophists to adopt atheistic or agnostic views.
Protagor was agnostic, and has gained fame atheist. In his composition O gods, he wrote: About the gods I do not know either that they exist, or that they do not exist. For the many obstacles to know (it): and ambiguity (question) and the brevity of human life.
Some sophist (Diagor Melossky and Theodore Kirensky were even nicknamed atheist) explicitly denied the existence of gods. Over the head, was appointed Diagora award - he elevsinskih to disclose the mystery of mysteries.
Prodikos Keossky saw the origins of religion in the reverence of wine, bread, rivers, sun, etc. - that is, all good people. In Sisyphus Crete writes that religion is - a human invention, serving to ensure that smart people are forced to perform stupid laws.