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== Vox Day ==
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[[File:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Brain researchers have conducted a number of studies focusing on the differences between atheists and the religious. See: [[Atheism and the brain]] ]]
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If [[Naturalism (philosophy)|naturalism]] is true, then we ought not to trust our capacity for [[reason]], for the human [[brain]] would be a byproduct of blind/unintelligent natural forces.
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*[http://creationevolutiondesign.blogspot.com/2006/09/cs-lewis-argument-from-reason.html C.S. Lewis' argument from reason]
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*[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2013/11/cs_lewis_and_th079541.html C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason] by Jay W. Richards, November 25, 2013
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*[http://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-6-number-6/cs-lewis-and-materialism C.S. Lewis and Materialism] by John G. West
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*[http://wmbriggs.com/blog/?p=8669 C.S. Lewis On The Validity of Reasoning]
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*[http://truthbomb.blogspot.com/2012/04/cs-lewis-on-rationality-and-materialism.html C.S. Lewis on Rationality and Materialism ]
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*[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water]
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</ref>  Therefore, believing in naturalism is self-defeating.
  
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{{Cquote|Anklebiters are a brain-damaged form of midwit. They are almost always atheist, further pointing towards the atypical neurological profile required for that, they are usually male, and they tend to be unexpectedly poorly educated and badly read despite their observable intelligence. Most importantly, they lack the normal ability to admit failure, back up, and start over that normal individuals possess. And lacking it, they therefore lack any ability to improve their arguments or even to question any of their adopted beliefs.
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In short, [[atheism]]/naturalism and reason are incompatible (see: [[Atheism and reason]]).<ref>
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*[http://creationevolutiondesign.blogspot.com/2006/09/cs-lewis-argument-from-reason.html C.S. Lewis' argument from reason]
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*[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2013/11/cs_lewis_and_th079541.html C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason] by Jay W. Richards, November 25, 2013
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*[http://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-6-number-6/cs-lewis-and-materialism C.S. Lewis and Materialism] by John G. West
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*[http://wmbriggs.com/blog/?p=8669 C.S. Lewis On The Validity of Reasoning]
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*[http://truthbomb.blogspot.com/2012/04/cs-lewis-on-rationality-and-materialism.html C.S. Lewis on Rationality and Materialism ]
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*[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water]
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== Unreasonableness of atheism ==
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[[File:Psalmist David2.jpg|thumb|200px|lright|The psalmist [[David]] wrote: "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" - [[Psalms]] 14:1 (ESV)]]
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and foolishness]]
  
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That's why anklebiters are always disappearing when trounced, only to reappear again and make the exact same arguments that have already been dismissed. The problem, as BT notes, is that this renders them immune to dialectic, and they tend to ignore pure rhetoric because they are not emotionally invested in their nonsense arguments. The more virulent form, the trolls, are sociopathic and have no meaningful human emotions to which one can appeal.
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In effect, anklebiters are little more than genetically human bots, which is why there is no point in arguing with them or insulting them. They are not capable of adding anything to the discourse, so as soon as an anklebiter is identified, they are best ignored by the commenters and spammed by the moderators. There is no reason to concern oneself with how they look to the average stranger, because a) it's not your problem, b) MPAI, and c) their own bizarre behavior will expose them sooner or later.<ref>[https://voxday.blogspot.com/2015/02/mailvox-dealing-with-anklebiters.html Mailvox: Dealing with anklebiters], Vox Day</ref>}}
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*[http://www.inspiredwalk.com/1948/5-reasons-atheism-foolish 5 Reasons Why Atheism is Foolish]
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*[https://www.historicalbiblesociety.org/folly-atheism/ The Folly of Atheism], 10 Minute Apologetics
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*[http://apologeticspress.org/APContent.aspx?category=12&article=4158 The Foolishness of Atheism] by Eric Lyons, M.Min.
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*[https://www.livingwaters.com/bankruptcy-of-atheism/ The Bankruptcy of Atheism]
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*[https://www.djameskennedy.org/devotional-detail/20180912-atheism-the-religion-of-fools Atheism: The religion of fools], D. James Kennedy Ministries
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsexS0n5CmY Claiming to Be Wise, the Atheists Become Fools - Tim Conway]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg-OBQ4_3IQ How To Answer The Fool (Atheism)], ApologiaStudios
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R66W732g9ak Atheism: The Religion of Fools], D. James Kennedy
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChWiZ3iXWwM The Atheist Delusion Movie (2016)]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GwbKwGPDIA Why Is Atheism Unreasonable?] by Frank Turek
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== Atheism, irrationality and logic ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and irrationality]] and [[Atheism and logic]]
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A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational (See: [[Atheism and irrationality]]).<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
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*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.
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*[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2012/03/21/atheists-dont-own-reason/10924 Atheists don’t own reason] by Tom Gilson
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* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
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* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
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*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day, Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008'' , ISBN 1933771364; ISBN 978-1933771366
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See also: List of logical fallacies that atheists commonly commit at: [[Atheism and logical fallacies]]
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== Atheism and open-mindedness ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and open-mindedness]] and [[Atheism and dogmatism]] and [[Atheism and intolerance]] and [[Atheism and groupthink]]
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Research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]).
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== Atheism and critical thinking ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and critical thinking]]
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Tony Wichowsk of the [[Christian apologetics|Christian Apologetics]] Alliance wrote:
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{{cquote|,,,I have encountered numerous [[Atheism|atheists]] and other critics of Christianity who by all accounts have stopped thinking critically themselves. The common perception among them is that by being critical of religion (particularly Christianity in the west), they are exercising [[critical thinking]]. However, critical thinking implies not only questioning authority and commonly held views, but your own views as well.
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Critical thinking has often been popularly described as “thinking about thinking.” Stephen Brookfield is an award winning expert on education and teaching critical thinking skills. Below is his definition of what critical thinking really is.
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:"Critical thinking describes the process we use to uncover and check our assumptions. First we need to find out what our assumptions are. We may know some of these already (these we call explicit assumptions) but others we are unaware of (implicit assumptions)…. Once we know what our assumptions are, we enter the second phase of critical thinking, that of research. We try to check out our assumptions to make sure they are accurate and valid… The[[Image:Billcraig_czvx.jpg‎‎|thumbnail|150px|[[William Lane Craig]] ]] third and final phase of critical thinking puts the first two stages into practice by applying our analysis to our decisions. Decisions based on critical thinking are more likely to be ones we feel confident about and to have the effects we want them to have.”
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–  Stephen Brookfield
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''Developing critical thinkers: Challenging adults to explore alternative ways of thinking and acting. (1987, Page 9)''
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If an atheist wants to be a good critical thinker, and not simply a cynic, I would recommend that he or she would do as Brookfield suggests, and check their assumptions. This might entail opening a book by an apologist that they do not like, such as [[William Lane Craig]] or a conservative text critic like Daniel B Wallace, and be open minded that they might have some things right.
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Checking multiple sources that disagree with each-other and weighing the evidence in your mind is sometimes tedious, but in the end it is worth it.<ref>[http://christianapologeticsalliance.com/2015/01/17/what-is-the-value-of-free-thought/ What Is the Value of Freethought]</ref>}}
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The [[fallacy of exclusion]] is a [[logical fallacies|logical fallacy]] where "Important evidence which would undermine an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. The requirement that all relevant information be included is called the 'principle of total evidence'.".<ref>http://onegoodmove.org/fallacy/exclus.htm</ref> Atheists avoiding and ignoring the many legitimate arguments against atheism and for [[theism]] are engaging in fallacious reasoning (see also: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]).
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== Atheism and gullibility ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and gullibility]]
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There are multiple instances of atheists believing in [[pseudoscience]], superstition and unsound medical practices (see: [[Atheism and gullibility]]).
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== 4 reasons why the atheist worldview is incoherent ==
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See: [[Atheism and incoherency]] (4 reasons why the [[atheist worldview]] is incoherent)
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== Atheists, unreasonableness and social skills ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]] and [[Atheism and empathy]]
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[[File:Devin Patrick Kelley (2).jpg|thumbnail|200px|[[List of atheist shooters and serial killers|Atheist killer]] [[Devin Patrick Kelley]]
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The atheist [[PZ Myers]], quoting fellow [[leftism|leftist]] Alex Nichols, said that jibes associating outspoken atheists with neckbeards (among other things) caused many [[liberal]]s/leftists to leave the atheist tent and those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/17/poisoning-of-a-movement/ Poisoning of a movement] by PZ Myers</ref>  See also: [[Atheism and social outcasts]] ]]
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According to an international study done by William Bainbridge, [[atheism]] is frequent among people whose interpersonal social obligations are weak and is also linked to lower fertility rates in advanced industrial nations (See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref> Bainbridge, William (2005). "[http://www.religjournal.com/pdf/ijrr01002.pdf Atheism]" (PDF). Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 1 (Article 2): 1–26.</ref>
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An [[ex-atheists|ex-atheist]] wrote: "As an [[Atheist]] for 40 years, I noticed that there is not just a wide variety of [[Atheism|Atheist]] positions, but there exists an actual battle between certain Atheist factions."<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/atheist-new-world-order-rational-response-squad-making-attempt An atheist new world order? Is the Rational Response Squad making an attempt?]</ref>  See also: [[Atheist factions]] and [[Schools of atheist thought]]
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Jacques Rousseau wrote in the ''Daily Maverick'': "[[Elevatorgate]]..has resulted in three weeks of infighting in the [[Atheist Population|secular community]]. Some might observe that we indulge in these squabbles fairly frequently."<ref>[http://dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2011-07-13-sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-can-rip-my-soul Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can rip my soul]</ref> 
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In terms of politics and atheist infighting, there is friction between [[secular right|right-wing atheists]] (and right of center atheists) and [[secular left]]ist. See: [[Atheism and politics]] and [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]]
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In 2017, atheist [[David Smalley]] has indicated that [[leftism|leftist]]/[[progressivism|progressive]] atheists were "killing the atheist movement" through being contentious and divisive.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dogmadebate/2017/06/reasonably-controversial-regressive-left-killing-atheist-movement/ Reasonably Controversial: How the Regressive Left Is Killing the Atheist Movement] by David Smalley</ref> Smalley indicated that the atheist movement was disintegrating.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dogmadebate/2017/06/reasonably-controversial-regressive-left-killing-atheist-movement/ Reasonably Controversial: How the Regressive Left Is Killing the Atheist Movement] by David Smalley</ref>
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The website Atheism and the City wrote about the 2018 cancellation of the first major [[Atheist conferences|atheist conference]] to be held in [[New York City]]:
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{{Cquote|But none of this is going to happen now because the event has just been canceled. The reasons why are complicated, but it started out difficult enough. The atheist community has splintered into a million shards in recent years. There are the [[Atheist feminism|atheist feminists]] and the atheist anti-feminists, the [[social justice warrior]] atheists and the anti-social justice warrior atheists. The pro-[[Political correctness|PC]] atheists and the anti-PC atheists. There are pro-[[Trump]] atheists and anti pro-Trump atheists. Atheists are split over [[GamerGate|gamergate]], elevatorgate, whether we should organize, or whether we should even call ourselves atheists at all. The divisions go on and on.<ref>[http://www.atheismandthecity.com/2018/01/the-atheist-conference-is-dead.html The Atheist Conference is Dead]</ref>}}
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In 2017, the atheist [[PZ Myers]], quoting fellow [[leftism|leftist]] Alex Nichols, wrote:
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{{Cquote|...the growing popularity of jibes associating outspoken atheists with fedoras, neckbeards, and virginity, led to an exodus of [[liberal]]s and [[leftism|leftists]] from the “atheist” tent. Those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness, and the results were disastrous.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/17/poisoning-of-a-movement/ Poisoning of a movement] by PZ Myers</ref>}}
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[[File:David Silverman Reason Rally.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[David Silverman]], ex-president of the [[American Atheists]] organization.]]
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At the 2018 [[American Atheists]] convention, the ex-president of the American Atheist organization [[David Silverman]] declared:
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{{Cquote|It is a hard time to be [[Atheist activist|an atheist activist]]. This has affected us. And it has affected our community...
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...it has really affected us. We are suffering a level of [[defeatism]] that I have never seen before...
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And people are reacting to each other now. And so that is causing a division. Lots and lots of division in our movement. Hard, bad division... And that has resulted in a splintering and factioning of the movement that I have never seen before and none of us have.
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In other words, we're in a bad situation and it's getting worse.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VYLMYvImc David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up]</ref>}}
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Numerous atheists have declared that the "[[atheist movement]] is dead/dying" (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]])<ref>
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*[https://freethoughtblogs.com/reasoner/2017/10/21/the-atheism-movement-dead-or-alive/ The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?], [[Freethought Blogs]]
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*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/11/seth-andrews-keeps-hearing-reports-of.html Atheist activist Seth Andrews keeps seeing reports on social media and the media that the atheist movement is dying], ''Examining Atheism''
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*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/10/now-that-that-poseur-atheist-aron-ra.html Atheist Aron Ra indicates the atheist movement is dead. Now that that Aron Ra has surrendered....], ''[[Examining Atheism]]''
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*[http://www.atheistrev.com/2013/12/the-day-atheist-movement-died.html The Day the Atheist Movement Died] by Jack Vance at Atheist Revolution
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*[https://twitter.com/jennifurret/status/405391218273554433 Jennifer McCreight on Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal destroying the atheist movement], [[Jen McCreight]], Twitter</ref>
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=== Blair Scott about atheist infighting with the atheist movement ===
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''See also:'' [[Atheist movement]] and [[Atheism and anger]] and [[Atheism and bitterness]]
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[[Blair Scott]]  served on the [[American Atheists]] board of directors. Mr. Scott formerly served as a State Director for the [[American Atheists]] organization in the state of [[Alabama]]. On December 1, 2012 he quit his post as a director of outreach for the American Atheist due to infighting within the American [[atheist movement]].<ref name="An Open Letter from Blair Scott">[http://news.atheists.org/2012/12/01/an-open-letter-from-blair-scott/ An Open Letter from Blair Scott]</ref>
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Mr. Blair wrote: "I have spent the last week mulling over what I want to do at this point in the movement. I’m tired of the in-fighting: at every level. I am especially tired of allowing myself to get sucked into it and engaging in the very behavior that is irritating..me."<ref name="An Open Letter from Blair Scott">[http://news.atheists.org/2012/12/01/an-open-letter-from-blair-scott/ An Open Letter from Blair Scott]</ref>
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=== Atheist Neil Carter on the biting and critical nature of atheists ===
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The atheist Neil Carter wrote: "Friends of mine have noted lately how biting and critical the atheist community can be, not only toward outsiders, but even toward its own members. Has there ever been a subculture more prone to eating its own than this one? I really don’t know."<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godlessindixie/2016/06/12/its-past-time-for-atheism-to-grow-up/ It’s Past Time for Atheism to Grow Up] by Neil Carter</ref>
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=== Atheist Eddie Tabash on atheist cantankerousness ===
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheism and emotional/intrapersonal intelligence|Atheism and emotional intelligence]] and [[Views on atheists]]
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The American atheist activist [[Eddie Tabash]] said in a speech to the Michigan Atheists State Convention, "Since we are a bit of a cantankerous, opinionated lot...".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ld9Rfw5HUs Atheists Speak Up - Eddie Tabash - Part 2 of 4]</ref>
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=== Atheist PZ Myers on current rifts within the atheist movement ===
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The atheist [[PZ Myers]] said about the current rifts in the atheist movement: "So deep and wide we’ve separated into two continents."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/08/26/get-out-a-message-for-the-atheist-movement/ Get Out! A message for the atheist movement] by PZ Myers</ref>
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=== ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'' on schisms within U.S. atheism ===
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{{See also|American atheism}}
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The ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'' says about schisms within atheism: "The persistence of internal schisms and regular outbreaks of in-fighting within the atheist movement also ensure that much energy is effectively wasted on parochial concerns and further undermine attempts to establish a genuine sense of group cohesion."<ref name="tandfonline.com">[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13537903.2014.945722 Divided We Stand: The Politics of the Atheist Movement in the United States] by Steven Kettell''Journal of Contemporary Religion'', Volume 29, Issue 3, 2014</ref>
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The ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'' say that internal divisions within the American atheist movement have to do with:
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{{Cquote|internal divisions within the movement around issues relating to goals, strategies, and direction. These can be seen most notably in debates about the formation of a collective ‘atheist’ identity, in disputes about the effectiveness of confrontationalism and accommodationism, and in concerns about the movement’s ethnic, racial, and gender profile.<ref name="tandfonline.com">[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13537903.2014.945722 Divided We Stand: The Politics of the Atheist Movement in the United States] by Steven Kettell ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'', Volume 29, Issue 3, 2014</ref>}}
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See also: [[Atheism and women]] and [[Western atheism and race]]
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== Atheism and emotional problems ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and emotional problems]]
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Atheists are more prone to various emotional problems (see: [[Atheism and emotional problems]]).
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== Atheism and arrogance ==
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*[[Atheism and arrogance]] (Atheism is an arrogant [[worldview]]. Various arrogant atheists)
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== Atheists and conflict resolution ==
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See: [[Atheists and conflict resolution]]
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== Atheism and sociopathy ==
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See: [[Atheism and sociopathy]]
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== Atheism and immorality ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and morality]]
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[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|221px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving.]]
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Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a basis for [[objective morality]], [[atheism]] is fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of providing a coherent system of [[morality]] (see: [[Atheism and morality]]).<ref>
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*[http://carm.org/failure-of-atheism-to-account-for-morality The failure of atheism to account for morality]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and ethics]] and [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]
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For example, atheists have been the biggest mass murderers in history (see: [[Atheism and mass murder]]). Dr. R. J. Rummel's mid estimate regarding the loss of life due to atheistic [[communism]] is that communism caused the death of approximately 110,286,000 people between 1917 and 1987 (See also: [[Atheism and communism]]).<ref>Rummel, R. J. (November 1993).  [http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM "How many did communist regimes murder?"]  University of Hawaii website; Freedom, Democracy, Peace; Power, Democide, and War.  Retrieved July 19, 2014.</ref>
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'''Atheism and various types of immorality:'''
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*[[Atheism and human rights violations]]
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*[[Atheism and sexual immorality articles]]
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*[[Atheism and violence articles]]
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*[[Atheism and stealing|Atheism and theft crimes]]
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*[[Atheism and deception articles]]
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*[[Atheism and unforgiveness articles]]
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*[[Atheism and animal abuse]]
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* [[Atheist population and immorality|Atheism and various types of immorality]]
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== Atheism and mental illness ==
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and mental illness]]
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[[File:Mayo clinic Rochester MN.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The prestigious [[Mayo Clinic]] found that that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.<ref name="Mayo">Mueller, Dr. Paul S. et al. (December 2001). [http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2811%2962799-7/fulltext "Religious involvement, spirituality, and medicine: implications for clinical practice"]. ''Mayo Clinic Proceedings'' vol. 76:12, pp. 1225-1235.  Retrieved from Mayo Clinic Proceedings website on July 20, 2014.</ref>]]
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[[Atheism and mental illness]] is an increasingly important topic of study in light of the growing [[list of atheist shooters and serial killers]].
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''Global News'' reported:
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{{Cquote|Children who are raised with [[religion|religious]] or [[spirituality|spiritual]] beliefs tend to have better mental health into their adulthood, a new study from the [[Harvard]] T.H. Chan School of Public Health found.
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According to the study’s findings, people who attended weekly religious services or [[Prayer|prayed]] or [[Meditation|meditated]] daily in their childhood reported greater life satisfaction in their 20s. People who grew up in a religious household also reported fewer symptoms of depression and lower rates of [[Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]].<ref>[https://globalnews.ca/news/4468745/religion-children-mental-health/ Religion can help improve children’s mental health, new study finds], ''Global News'', 2018</ref>}}
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=== Atheism and depression ===
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and loneliness]]
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[[File:Loneliness depression.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Atheists have a higher suicide rate than [[theism|theists]].<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html Adherents.com - suicide rates]</ref> Please see: [[Atheism and suicide]] ]]
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Concerning [[atheism and depression]], a University of Michigan study involving 19,775 individuals found that [[religion|religious]] people are less likely than [[atheism|atheists]] to suffer [[depression]] when they are lonely.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6136603/Lonely-religious-people-depressed-God-friend.html Lonely religious people are less depressed than atheists because they see God as a friend replacement, study finds], ''Daily Mail'', 2018</ref> See also: [[Atheism and suicide]]
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''The Telegraph'' reported: "Patients with a strong “intrinsic faith” (a deep personal belief, not just a social inclination to go to a place of worship) recover 70 per cent faster from depression than those who are not deeply religious."<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10914137/What-God-does-to-your-brain.html What God does to your brain] by Julia Llewellyn Smith. ''The Telegraph'',  20 Jun 2014</ref>
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In addition, in many atheistic cultures in the developed world, there are considerable problems with loneliness (see: [[Atheism and loneliness]]). Furthermore, many atheists feel isolated within theistic cultures (see: [[Atheism and social outcasts]]).
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=== Atheism and suicide ===
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and suicide]]
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The journal article ''A global perspective in the epidemiology of suicide'', published in the academic journal ''Suicidologi'', found that "At 25.6, the total suicide rate is markedly highest in [[atheist state|Atheist countries]] (e.g. China) which included in this analysis countries where religious observances had been prohibited for a long period of time (e.g. Albania)."<ref>{{cite journal|author=José Maoel Bertolote, Alexandra Fleischmann|year=2002|title=A global perspective in the epidemiology of suicide|journal=Suicidologi|volume=7|issue=2|url=https://www.iasp.info/pdf/papers/Bertolote.pdf}}</ref>
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=== Atheism and psychopathy ===
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[[File:Jeffrey Dahmer Milwaukee Police 1991 mugshot.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The [[serial killer]] [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] engaged in [[cannibalism]].<ref>[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1sv4ky_serial-killer-jeffrey-dahmer-blames-atheism-and-evolution-belief-for-murders_news Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer blames Atheism and Evolution belief for Murders]</ref>
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[[Psychopath]]y is strongly correlated with crime, violence, and antisocial behavior.<ref name=Patrick2005a>{{cite book |editor1-last=Patrick |editor1-first=Christopher J |year=2005 |title=Handbook of Psychopathy |publisher=Guilford Press |pages=440–3}}</ref><ref name="englandandwales2009">{{cite journal|last1=Coid|first1=Jeremy|last2=Yang|first2=Min|last3=Ullrich|first3=Simone|last4=Roberts|first4=Amanda|last5=Moran|first5=Paul|last6=Bebbington|first6=Paul|last7=Brugha|first7=Traolach|last8=Jenkins|first8=Rachel|last9=Farrell|first9=Michael|last10=Lewis|first10=Glyn|last11=Singleton|first11=Nicola|last12=Hare|first12=Robert|title=Psychopathy among prisoners in England and Wales|journal=International Journal of Law and Psychiatry|date=May 2009|volume=32|issue=3|pages=134–41|doi=10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.008|pmid=19345418|url=[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24256789_Psychopathy_among_prisoners_in_England_and_Wales Psychopathy among prisoners in England and Wales]|accessdate=1 April 2016|publisher=Elsevier Ltd}}</ref> See also: [[Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior]] ]]
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''See also:'' [[Atheism and psychopathy]]
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A [[psychopath]] is someone with an anti-social [[personality disorder]] characterized by [[violent]], [[perverted]] or immoral behavior often leading to [[criminal]]ity. Psychopaths have little or no concern for other people. Some psychopaths equate [[love]] with sexual arousal.<ref>{{cite book |title=Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us |author=Robert D. Hare |publisher=Guilford Press |place=New York and London |year=2011 |pages=52 |isbn=978-16062-35782 |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1606235788}}</ref>A few studies have found that there is a positive correlation of atheism and psychopathy (see: [[Atheism and psychopathy]].
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=== Atheism, autism, schizophrenia and genetic mutations ===
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Left-[[handedness]] is a good indicator of a high mutational load.<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/religion-healthy-atheism-mutant-genes-756984 RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER, LONGER LIVES—WHILE ATHEISTS COLLECT MUTANT GENES], Newsweek, 2017</ref> People who are left-handed higher incidences of [[autism]] and [[schizophrenia]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/21/atheists-likely-left-handed-study-finds/ Atheists are more likely to be left handed, study finds], ''The Telegraph'', 2017</ref>  A study found that atheists are more likely to be left-handed (see: [[Atheists and genetic mutations]]).<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/religion-healthy-atheism-mutant-genes-756984 RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER, LONGER LIVES—WHILE ATHEISTS COLLECT MUTANT GENES], Newsweek, 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/21/atheists-likely-left-handed-study-finds/ Atheists are more likely to be left handed, study finds], ''The Telegraph'', 2017</ref>
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[[File:Marcelo-Gleiser.jpg|thumbnail|180px|right|Marcelo Gleiser]]
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The ''Scientific American'' in its article entitled ''Atheism Is Inconsistent with the [[Scientific method|Scientific Method]], Prizewinning Physicist Says'' quotes Templeton Prize winning physicist Marcelo Gleiser declaring:
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{{Cquote|I honestly think atheism is inconsistent with the [[scientific method]]. What I mean by that is, what is atheism? It’s a statement, a categorical statement that expresses belief in nonbelief. “I don’t believe even though I have no evidence for or against, simply I don’t believe.” Period. It’s a declaration. But in science we don’t really do declarations. We say, “Okay, you can have a [[hypothesis]], you have to have some evidence against or for that.”...
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When you look out there at the other planets (and the exoplanets that we can make some sense of), when you look at the history of life on Earth, you will realize this place called Earth is absolutely amazing. And maybe, yes, there are others out there, possibly—who knows, we certainly expect so—but right now what we know is that we have this world, and we are these amazing molecular machines capable of self-awareness, and all that makes us very special indeed. And we know for a fact that there will be no other humans in the universe; there may be some humanoids somewhere out there, but we are unique products of our single, small planet’s long history.<ref>[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atheism-is-inconsistent-with-the-scientific-method-prizewinning-physicist-says/ ''Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says''], Scientific American</ref>}}
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== Encyclopedia Britanica on atheism, arrogance and pretentiousness ==
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The ''Encyclopedia Britanica'' (Edinborough 1771) in its article on [[atheism]] declared: "Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must be founded on pride or affection."<ref>''The Repressive Denials of Atheism in Britain in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries'' by David Berman, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature Vol. 82C (1982), pp. 211-246. Published by: Royal Irish Academy https://www.jstor.org/stable/25506089</ref>
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== Atheist Brendan O'Neill on the unreasonableness of atheists ==
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"These days, barely a week passes without the emergence of yet more evidence that atheists are the most irritating people on Earth." - the atheist Brendan O'Neill, ''The Telegraph'', "How Atheists Became the Most Colossally Smug and Annoying People on the Planet",  August 14, 2013 <ref> Brendan O'Neill (August 14, 2013).  [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/brendanoneill2/100230985/how-atheists-became-the-most-colossally-smug-and-annoying-people-on-the-planet/ "How atheists became the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet"].  The Telegraph website/Brendan O'Neill [blog].  Retrieved on October 3, 2014.  [atheist author]</ref>
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*[[The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."]]
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*[[Causes of atheism]]
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*[[Atheism and arrogance]]
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*[[Atheism and anger]]
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*[[Atheism and groupthink]]
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*[[Atheism and foolishness]]
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*[[Atheism and motivation]]
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*[[Atheism and knowledge]]
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*[[Atheism, divorce, addiction, sexual satisfaction, social skills, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes, and irrationality]]
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== Books on the unreasonableness of atheism ==
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*''Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics'' by [[William Lane Craig]], Crossway Books; 3rd edition (June 30, 2008)
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*''I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist'' by [[Norman Geisler]] and Frank Turek, Crossway Books; STIFF WRAPS edition (March 12, 2004)
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*''There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind'' by [[Anthony Flew]] (2007) with Roy Abraham Varghese (ISBN 978-0-06-133529-7)
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*''A Defense of the Integrity of Antony Flew's "There is a God" From His Own Letters'' by Anthony Horvath, Publisher: [[Athanatos Christian Ministries]], September 3, 2011 [http://athanatosministries.org/store/products/a-defense-of-the-integrity-of-antony-flews-there-is-a-god-from-his-own-letters]
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*''The folly and unreasonableness of atheism demonstrated from the advantage and pleasure of a religious life, the faculties of humane souls, the structure of animate bodies, & the origin and frame of the world'' by Richard Bentley (1662-1742)
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*[https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/january/35.48.html Unreasonable Doubt] by Jim Spiegal, ''Christianity Today''
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*[https://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/irrational-disbelief-hypocrisy-scientific-atheism Irrational Disbelief: The Hypocrisy of Scientific Atheism], ''Crisis Magazine''
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*[https://www.pilgrimsrock.com/2018/04/human-limitations-unreasonable-atheism-part6-have-faith-in-me/#.XSuFsuhKg2w The Human Limitations of Unreasonable Atheism]
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*[https://www.bethinking.org/does-science-disprove-god/the-delusion-of-atheists The Delusions of Atheists]
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Brain researchers have conducted a number of studies focusing on the differences between atheists and the religious. See: Atheism and the brain

If naturalism is true, then we ought not to trust our capacity for reason, for the human brain would be a byproduct of blind/unintelligent natural forces. [1] Therefore, believing in naturalism is self-defeating.

In short, atheism/naturalism and reason are incompatible (see: Atheism and reason).[2]

Unreasonableness of atheism

The psalmist David wrote: "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" - Psalms 14:1 (ESV)

See also: Atheism and foolishness

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Atheism, irrationality and logic

See also: Atheism and irrationality and Atheism and logic

A common and legitimate criticism of the atheist worldview is that atheism is irrational (See: Atheism and irrationality).[3]

See also: List of logical fallacies that atheists commonly commit at: Atheism and logical fallacies

Atheism and open-mindedness

See also: Atheism and open-mindedness and Atheism and dogmatism and Atheism and intolerance and Atheism and groupthink

Research indicates that atheists are less open-minded (see: Atheism and open-mindedness).

Atheism and critical thinking

See also: Atheism and critical thinking

Tony Wichowsk of the Christian Apologetics Alliance wrote:

“ ,,,I have encountered numerous atheists and other critics of Christianity who by all accounts have stopped thinking critically themselves. The common perception among them is that by being critical of religion (particularly Christianity in the west), they are exercising critical thinking. However, critical thinking implies not only questioning authority and commonly held views, but your own views as well.

Critical thinking has often been popularly described as “thinking about thinking.” Stephen Brookfield is an award winning expert on education and teaching critical thinking skills. Below is his definition of what critical thinking really is.

"Critical thinking describes the process we use to uncover and check our assumptions. First we need to find out what our assumptions are. We may know some of these already (these we call explicit assumptions) but others we are unaware of (implicit assumptions)…. Once we know what our assumptions are, we enter the second phase of critical thinking, that of research. We try to check out our assumptions to make sure they are accurate and valid… The
William Lane Craig
third and final phase of critical thinking puts the first two stages into practice by applying our analysis to our decisions. Decisions based on critical thinking are more likely to be ones we feel confident about and to have the effects we want them to have.”

– Stephen Brookfield Developing critical thinkers: Challenging adults to explore alternative ways of thinking and acting. (1987, Page 9)

If an atheist wants to be a good critical thinker, and not simply a cynic, I would recommend that he or she would do as Brookfield suggests, and check their assumptions. This might entail opening a book by an apologist that they do not like, such as William Lane Craig or a conservative text critic like Daniel B Wallace, and be open minded that they might have some things right.

Checking multiple sources that disagree with each-other and weighing the evidence in your mind is sometimes tedious, but in the end it is worth it.[4]

”

The fallacy of exclusion is a logical fallacy where "Important evidence which would undermine an inductive argument is excluded from consideration. The requirement that all relevant information be included is called the 'principle of total evidence'.".[5] Atheists avoiding and ignoring the many legitimate arguments against atheism and for theism are engaging in fallacious reasoning (see also: Rebuttals to atheist arguments).

Atheism and gullibility

See also: Atheism and gullibility

There are multiple instances of atheists believing in pseudoscience, superstition and unsound medical practices (see: Atheism and gullibility).

4 reasons why the atheist worldview is incoherent

See: Atheism and incoherency (4 reasons why the atheist worldview is incoherent)

Atheists, unreasonableness and social skills

See also: Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence and Atheism and empathy

Atheist killer Devin Patrick Kelley

The atheist PZ Myers, quoting fellow leftist Alex Nichols, said that jibes associating outspoken atheists with neckbeards (among other things) caused many liberals/leftists to leave the atheist tent and those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness.[6] See also: Atheism and social outcasts

According to an international study done by William Bainbridge, atheism is frequent among people whose interpersonal social obligations are weak and is also linked to lower fertility rates in advanced industrial nations (See also: Atheism and fertility rates).[7]

An ex-atheist wrote: "As an Atheist for 40 years, I noticed that there is not just a wide variety of Atheist positions, but there exists an actual battle between certain Atheist factions."[8] See also: Atheist factions and Schools of atheist thought

Jacques Rousseau wrote in the Daily Maverick: "Elevatorgate..has resulted in three weeks of infighting in the secular community. Some might observe that we indulge in these squabbles fairly frequently."[9]

In terms of politics and atheist infighting, there is friction between right-wing atheists (and right of center atheists) and secular leftist. See: Atheism and politics and Western atheism, schisms and political polarization

In 2017, atheist David Smalley has indicated that leftist/progressive atheists were "killing the atheist movement" through being contentious and divisive.[10] Smalley indicated that the atheist movement was disintegrating.[11]

The website Atheism and the City wrote about the 2018 cancellation of the first major atheist conference to be held in New York City:

“ But none of this is going to happen now because the event has just been canceled. The reasons why are complicated, but it started out difficult enough. The atheist community has splintered into a million shards in recent years. There are the atheist feminists and the atheist anti-feminists, the social justice warrior atheists and the anti-social justice warrior atheists. The pro-PC atheists and the anti-PC atheists. There are pro-Trump atheists and anti pro-Trump atheists. Atheists are split over gamergate, elevatorgate, whether we should organize, or whether we should even call ourselves atheists at all. The divisions go on and on.[12] ”

In 2017, the atheist PZ Myers, quoting fellow leftist Alex Nichols, wrote:

“ ...the growing popularity of jibes associating outspoken atheists with fedoras, neckbeards, and virginity, led to an exodus of liberals and leftists from the “atheist” tent. Those who remained for the most part lacked in social skills and self-awareness, and the results were disastrous.[13] ”
David Silverman, ex-president of the American Atheists organization.

At the 2018 American Atheists convention, the ex-president of the American Atheist organization David Silverman declared:

“ It is a hard time to be an atheist activist. This has affected us. And it has affected our community...

...it has really affected us. We are suffering a level of defeatism that I have never seen before...

And people are reacting to each other now. And so that is causing a division. Lots and lots of division in our movement. Hard, bad division... And that has resulted in a splintering and factioning of the movement that I have never seen before and none of us have.

In other words, we're in a bad situation and it's getting worse.[14]

”

Numerous atheists have declared that the "atheist movement is dead/dying" (see: Decline of the atheist movement)[15]

Blair Scott about atheist infighting with the atheist movement

See also: Atheist movement and Atheism and anger and Atheism and bitterness

Blair Scott served on the American Atheists board of directors. Mr. Scott formerly served as a State Director for the American Atheists organization in the state of Alabama. On December 1, 2012 he quit his post as a director of outreach for the American Atheist due to infighting within the American atheist movement.[16]

Mr. Blair wrote: "I have spent the last week mulling over what I want to do at this point in the movement. I’m tired of the in-fighting: at every level. I am especially tired of allowing myself to get sucked into it and engaging in the very behavior that is irritating..me."[16]

Atheist Neil Carter on the biting and critical nature of atheists

The atheist Neil Carter wrote: "Friends of mine have noted lately how biting and critical the atheist community can be, not only toward outsiders, but even toward its own members. Has there ever been a subculture more prone to eating its own than this one? I really don’t know."[17]

Atheist Eddie Tabash on atheist cantankerousness

See also: Atheism and social skills and Atheism and emotional intelligence and Views on atheists

The American atheist activist Eddie Tabash said in a speech to the Michigan Atheists State Convention, "Since we are a bit of a cantankerous, opinionated lot...".[18]

Atheist PZ Myers on current rifts within the atheist movement

The atheist PZ Myers said about the current rifts in the atheist movement: "So deep and wide we’ve separated into two continents."[19]

Journal of Contemporary Religion on schisms within U.S. atheism

See also: American atheism

The Journal of Contemporary Religion says about schisms within atheism: "The persistence of internal schisms and regular outbreaks of in-fighting within the atheist movement also ensure that much energy is effectively wasted on parochial concerns and further undermine attempts to establish a genuine sense of group cohesion."[20]

The Journal of Contemporary Religion say that internal divisions within the American atheist movement have to do with:

“ internal divisions within the movement around issues relating to goals, strategies, and direction. These can be seen most notably in debates about the formation of a collective ‘atheist’ identity, in disputes about the effectiveness of confrontationalism and accommodationism, and in concerns about the movement’s ethnic, racial, and gender profile.[20] ”

See also: Atheism and women and Western atheism and race

Atheism and emotional problems

See also: Atheism and emotional problems

Atheists are more prone to various emotional problems (see: Atheism and emotional problems).

Atheism and arrogance

Atheists and conflict resolution

See: Atheists and conflict resolution

Atheism and sociopathy

See: Atheism and sociopathy

Atheism and immorality

See also: Atheism and morality

The perverse and cruel atheist Marquis de Sade in prison, 18th century line engraving.

Not possessing a religious basis for morality, which can provide a basis for objective morality, atheism is fundamentally incapable of providing a coherent system of morality (see: Atheism and morality).[21] See also: Atheism and ethics and Atheism and the problem of evil

For example, atheists have been the biggest mass murderers in history (see: Atheism and mass murder). Dr. R. J. Rummel's mid estimate regarding the loss of life due to atheistic communism is that communism caused the death of approximately 110,286,000 people between 1917 and 1987 (See also: Atheism and communism).[22]

Atheism and various types of immorality:

Atheism and mental illness

See also: Atheism and mental illness

The prestigious Mayo Clinic found that that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better physical health, mental health, health-related quality of life and other health outcomes.[23]

Atheism and mental illness is an increasingly important topic of study in light of the growing list of atheist shooters and serial killers.

Global News reported:

“ Children who are raised with religious or spiritual beliefs tend to have better mental health into their adulthood, a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found.

According to the study’s findings, people who attended weekly religious services or prayed or meditated daily in their childhood reported greater life satisfaction in their 20s. People who grew up in a religious household also reported fewer symptoms of depression and lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder.[24]

”

See also: Atheism and depression

Atheism and depression

See also: Atheism and depression and Atheism and loneliness

Atheists have a higher suicide rate than theists.[25] Please see: Atheism and suicide

Concerning atheism and depression, a University of Michigan study involving 19,775 individuals found that religious people are less likely than atheists to suffer depression when they are lonely.[26] See also: Atheism and suicide

The Telegraph reported: "Patients with a strong “intrinsic faith” (a deep personal belief, not just a social inclination to go to a place of worship) recover 70 per cent faster from depression than those who are not deeply religious."[27]

In addition, in many atheistic cultures in the developed world, there are considerable problems with loneliness (see: Atheism and loneliness). Furthermore, many atheists feel isolated within theistic cultures (see: Atheism and social outcasts).

Atheism and suicide

See also: Atheism and suicide

The journal article A global perspective in the epidemiology of suicide, published in the academic journal Suicidologi, found that "At 25.6, the total suicide rate is markedly highest in Atheist countries (e.g. China) which included in this analysis countries where religious observances had been prohibited for a long period of time (e.g. Albania)."[28]

Atheism and psychopathy

The serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer engaged in cannibalism.[29]

Psychopathy is strongly correlated with crime, violence, and antisocial behavior.[30][31] See also: Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior

See also: Atheism and psychopathy

A psychopath is someone with an anti-social personality disorder characterized by violent, perverted or immoral behavior often leading to criminality. Psychopaths have little or no concern for other people. Some psychopaths equate love with sexual arousal.[32]A few studies have found that there is a positive correlation of atheism and psychopathy (see: Atheism and psychopathy.

Atheism, autism, schizophrenia and genetic mutations

See also: Atheists and genetic mutations

Left-handedness is a good indicator of a high mutational load.[33] People who are left-handed higher incidences of autism and schizophrenia.[34] A study found that atheists are more likely to be left-handed (see: Atheists and genetic mutations).[35][36]

For additional information, please see:

Secular leftists and psychogenic illness

See: Secular leftists and psychogenic illness

Physicist Marcelo Gleisler on the unreasonableness of atheists

See also: Atheism and science and Atheism and consciousness

Marcelo Gleiser

The Scientific American in its article entitled Atheism Is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says quotes Templeton Prize winning physicist Marcelo Gleiser declaring:

“ I honestly think atheism is inconsistent with the scientific method. What I mean by that is, what is atheism? It’s a statement, a categorical statement that expresses belief in nonbelief. “I don’t believe even though I have no evidence for or against, simply I don’t believe.” Period. It’s a declaration. But in science we don’t really do declarations. We say, “Okay, you can have a hypothesis, you have to have some evidence against or for that.”...

When you look out there at the other planets (and the exoplanets that we can make some sense of), when you look at the history of life on Earth, you will realize this place called Earth is absolutely amazing. And maybe, yes, there are others out there, possibly—who knows, we certainly expect so—but right now what we know is that we have this world, and we are these amazing molecular machines capable of self-awareness, and all that makes us very special indeed. And we know for a fact that there will be no other humans in the universe; there may be some humanoids somewhere out there, but we are unique products of our single, small planet’s long history.[37]

”

Encyclopedia Britanica on atheism, arrogance and pretentiousness

See also: Atheism and pretentiousness

The Encyclopedia Britanica (Edinborough 1771) in its article on atheism declared: "Many people both ancient and modern have pretended to atheism or have been reckoned atheists by the world, but it is justly questioned whether any man seriously adopted such a principle. These pretentions therefore must be founded on pride or affection."[38]

Atheist Brendan O'Neill on the unreasonableness of atheists

See also: Atheism quotes

"These days, barely a week passes without the emergence of yet more evidence that atheists are the most irritating people on Earth." - the atheist Brendan O'Neill, The Telegraph, "How Atheists Became the Most Colossally Smug and Annoying People on the Planet", August 14, 2013 [39]

See also

Books on the unreasonableness of atheism

  • Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig, Crossway Books; 3rd edition (June 30, 2008)
  • I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek, Crossway Books; STIFF WRAPS edition (March 12, 2004)
  • There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by Anthony Flew (2007) with Roy Abraham Varghese (ISBN 978-0-06-133529-7)
  • A Defense of the Integrity of Antony Flew's "There is a God" From His Own Letters by Anthony Horvath, Publisher: Athanatos Christian Ministries, September 3, 2011 [1]
  • The folly and unreasonableness of atheism demonstrated from the advantage and pleasure of a religious life, the faculties of humane souls, the structure of animate bodies, & the origin and frame of the world by Richard Bentley (1662-1742)

External links

Notes

  1. ↑
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Atheism by Matt Slick
  4. ↑ What Is the Value of Freethought
  5. ↑ http://onegoodmove.org/fallacy/exclus.htm
  6. ↑ Poisoning of a movement by PZ Myers
  7. ↑ Bainbridge, William (2005). "Atheism" (PDF). Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 1 (Article 2): 1–26.
  8. ↑ An atheist new world order? Is the Rational Response Squad making an attempt?
  9. ↑ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can rip my soul
  10. ↑ Reasonably Controversial: How the Regressive Left Is Killing the Atheist Movement by David Smalley
  11. ↑ Reasonably Controversial: How the Regressive Left Is Killing the Atheist Movement by David Smalley
  12. ↑ The Atheist Conference is Dead
  13. ↑ Poisoning of a movement by PZ Myers
  14. ↑ David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 An Open Letter from Blair Scott
  17. ↑ It’s Past Time for Atheism to Grow Up by Neil Carter
  18. ↑ Atheists Speak Up - Eddie Tabash - Part 2 of 4
  19. ↑ Get Out! A message for the atheist movement by PZ Myers
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  26. ↑ Lonely religious people are less depressed than atheists because they see God as a friend replacement, study finds, Daily Mail, 2018
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  29. ↑ Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer blames Atheism and Evolution belief for Murders
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  33. ↑ RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER, LONGER LIVES—WHILE ATHEISTS COLLECT MUTANT GENES, Newsweek, 2017
  34. ↑ Atheists are more likely to be left handed, study finds, The Telegraph, 2017
  35. ↑ RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER, LONGER LIVES—WHILE ATHEISTS COLLECT MUTANT GENES, Newsweek, 2017
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