[[File:113320508 2b86fdb94a.jpg|thumb|201px250px|right|A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational.<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
*[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.
*[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2012/03/21/atheists-dont-own-reason/10924 Atheists don’t own reason] by Tom Gilson
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[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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A common and legitimate criticism of the [[atheist worldview]] is that [[atheism]] is irrational.<ref>[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[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
</ref> In short, atheism is a fundamentally incoherent worldview with a number of inconsistencies.<ref>
*[http://grayknight.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Atheist-Inconsistencies 10 atheist inconsistencies]
Research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]).
Atheist The atheist [[Luke Muehlhauser ]] wrote about [[atheism and dogmatism]]:
{{Cquote|...I am reminded every day that we atheists are not particularly more rational than believers... We, too, abandon reason and evidence to support opinions that just 'feel right' to us."
*[https://answersingenesis.org/world-religions/atheism/atheism-an-irrational-worldview/ Atheism: An irrational worldview] by Dr. Jason Lisle on October 10, 2007
*[http://carm.org/christian-worldview-atheist-worldview-and-logic The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic] by Matt Slick
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160807221254/http://answersforhope.org/portfolio_item/can-atheism-coherently-explain-the-laws-of-logic/ Can Atheism Coherently Explain the Laws of Logic?] by Answers for Hope
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1hSx2evTGM The Great Debate: Does God Exist?] (YouTube video) or [http://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/greg-bahnsen-vs-gordon-stein-the-great-debate/ "The Great Debate: Does God Exist?"] - Dr. [[Greg Bahnsen]] versus Dr. Gordon Stein - Audio of a formal debate between Christian Greg Bahnsen and skeptic Gordon Stein at the University of California, Irvine.</ref>
''See also:'' [[Irreligion and superstition]]
[[Image:2384975035_230a0eac30.jpg|thumb|leftright|170px|The [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows ...that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to [[superstition]], tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in [[pseudoscience]] than evangelical Christians."<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref>]]
In September 2008, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported:
{{cquote|The reality is that the [[New Atheism|New Atheist]] campaign, by discouraging [[religion]], won't create a new group of intelligent, skeptical, enlightened beings. Far from it: It might actually encourage new levels of mass [[superstition]]. And that's not a conclusion to take on faith -- it's what the empirical data tell us.
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by [[Vox Day]]
*[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water]
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=== Atheism and inconsistencies ===
[[File:JP Moreland.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[J.P. Moreland]] ]]
'''Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:'''
*[[Atheists and unreasonableness]]
*[[Atheism and knowledge]]
*[[Atheism and gullibility|Atheism and naiveté/gullibility]]
*[[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]
*[[Atheism and logical fallacies]]
*[[Atheism and postmodernism]]
*[[Atheism and free will]]
*[[Atheism and the no true Scotsman fallacy]]
*[[Atheism and truth]]
*[[Atheism and meaninglessness]]
*[[Atheism and epistemology]]
*[[Atheism, divorce, addiction, sexual satisfaction, social skills, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes, and irrationality]]
*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]
*[[Atheist hypocrisy]]
*[[Evolution, Liberalism, Atheism, and Irrationality]]
*[[Causes of atheism]]
*[[Atheism The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."]]*[[Conservatism and intelligencerationality]]
== Books ==
*''The Atheist's Fatal Flaw: Exposing Conflicting Beliefs'' by [[Norman Geisler]] and Daniel J. McCoy, Baker Publishing Group, June 2014
*''[https://www.amazon.com/The-Irrational-Atheist-Dissecting-Hitchens/dp/1933771364 The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, And Hitchens]'' by [[Vox Day]], March 11, 2008
*''The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success'' by Rodney Stark, September 26, 2006
*''C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason'' by Victor Reppert
*[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2017/jan/25/atheists-youre-not-as-rational-as-you-think-video Atheists: you're not as rational as you think] – video, ''The Guardian''
*[https://www.bethinking.org/does-science-disprove-god/the-delusion-of-atheists The Delusions of Atheists]
==References==