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In 2011, Coyne said about the [[atheist conferences]] which he attended that they had an [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]].<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref> He also indicated about atheist meetings: "But to me the speakers and talks have often seemed repetitive: the same crew of jet-set skeptics giving the same talks."<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>]]
[[Christianity]] with its belief in the brotherhood of Christian believers and missionary activities, encourages greater harmony between cultures and cultural exchange. The benefits of being multilingual are a greater understanding of language and being multilingual has beneficial effects on the brain.<ref>[https://www.brainscape.com/blog/2018/10/cognitive-benefits-multilingual/ Cognitive effects of being multilingual]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and the brain]]
In addition, Christianity is pro-[[natalism|natal]]/family, so there is the speaking and social skills that develop within larger families and between families via marriages. In addition, Christians via sermons and teaching develop oratory skills.
Atheism does none of these things. According to an international study done by William Bainbridge, atheism is common among people whose interpersonal social obligations are weak and is also connected to lower fertility rates in advanced industrial nations (See also: [[Atheism and loneliness]]
and [[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>
The news website ''Vox'' reported about [[Reason Rally 2016]]:
{{Cquote|It is clear, too, that almost nobody who takes the stage at [[Reason Rally]] was ever trained as a preacher. The whole thing is languid, urgent words in measured tones. The goal is an "end to bigotry," in the pitch of a polite request, to "reject" a [[supernatural]] worldview with all the force of tepid applause. Jamie Raskin says the job of politicians is to "listen to [[science|scientists]]" and closes with "Put your thinking caps on America!" [[Penn Jillette]] struggles to get a video playing, chokes up over [[Christopher Hitchens|Hitchens]], then plays a [[Bob Dylan ]] knockoff about his love for all people. The [[James Randi|Amazing Randi]] devotes half an hour to a muted jeremiad against the obscure "facilitated communication" hoax. Peter says he does not know what "FC" is, but he'll look into it.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/2016/6/29/12051872/reason-rally American atheists are on the rise. They have radically different visions of the future], Vox</ref>}}
The atheist [[Jerry Coyne]] said about [[atheist conferences]] which he attended:
*[[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]]
*[[Atheism and culture]]
*[[Atheism and inspiration]]
*[[Atheist movement]]
*[[David Silverman's speech at the 2018 American Atheists convention]]
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