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In the early part of the 21st century, the [[Atheism|atheist]] community was very active on the internet.<refname="wnd.com">http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55789</ref> However, by 2008 there began a marked decline in '''internet atheism''' (see: [[Internet atheism web traffic volume]]).<refname="questionevolution.blogspot.com">[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>

One of the reasons why some atheist participate in internet atheism is that offline participation in the atheist community is often difficult.<refname="patheos.com">[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/10/how-the-atheist-movement-failed-me-part-1-cost/ How the Atheist Movement Failed Me – Part 1: Cost]</ref>

In an essay entitled ''How the Atheist Movement Failed Me'', an [[atheism and women|atheist woman]] noted that participation in the atheist community is often expensive due to the cost of attending [[atheist conferences]] and even local atheist meetings in restaurants and bars challenged her modest budget.<ref>[http://www.name="patheos.com"/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/10/how-the-atheist-movement-failed-me-part-1-cost/ How the Atheist Movement Failed Me – Part 1: Cost]</ref> As a result of the challenges that atheists commonly have in terms of socializing in person, many atheists turn to the internet in terms of communicating with other atheists.

As far as atheists engaging in non-internet related activities, Dr. J. Gordon Melton said about the [[atheist movement]] (organized atheism) that [[atheism]] is not a movement which tends to create community, but in the last few years there has been some growth of organized atheism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0i4kuN9XSc Baylor ISR- J. Gordon Melton - End of Religion? (May 5, 2015)]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and apathy]] and [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheism and loneliness]]

During the period of 2008 to 2012, the [[Atheist Population|atheist community]] made a concerted effort to spread atheism through means of the internet. However, leading atheist websites saw plunges in web traffic during the latter period of this time.<ref>[http://name="questionevolution.blogspot.com"/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>

What's preposterous is that atheists are now advertising and soliciting on websites particularly created for teens...<refname="wnd.com">http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55789</ref>}}

It took 700 years from [[Constantine]] renaming Byzantium in his own honour to papal legates circulating letters of [[anathema ]] that split the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman]] and [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox churches]]. Atheism, in its public, online life, has started exchanging internet anathemas – perhaps we should call them inathemas – in little more than a decade.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/sep/02/american-atheism-schism-spit-venom Is American atheism heading for a schism?] by Peter McGrath, ''The Guardian''</ref>}}

== Google trends data - Atheism searches of atheism and agnosticism terms ==[[File:Birkbeck College, University of London.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|[[Eric Kaufmann]], a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the [[Western World]].<ref>*[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]*[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>]]

''See also:'' [[Google trends - Atheism and agnosticism terms]]

[[Google]] trends measures the interest == Percentage of atheists in various words/phrases as far as Google searches over time. the world is shrinking while world internet usage is expanding ==

=== Google trends data as a reflection ''See also:'' [[Global atheism]] and [[Decline of various events/trends ===atheism]] and [[Atheist Population]] and [[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]]

What occurs The internet is a global medium which growing rapidly in usage throughout the offline world affects the online realm. In terms of global market share, atheism is experiencing a [[Global atheism|global decline]]. In addition, many developed countries are receiving a large influx of religious conservatives who have higher fertility rates than their secular counterparts.<ref>*[http://www.snepsinternetworldstats.netcom/RDstats.htm</uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earthref> [[File:Blue Marble.pdf Shall jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the Religious Inherit number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the Earth?: Demography and Politics world’s population in the Twenty-First Century 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]*2020.<ref name="cnsnews.com">[httphttps://kitmantvwww.blogspotcnsnews.com/2011news/05article/ericglobal-kaufmannstudy-shallatheists-religiousdecline-inherit.html Eric Kaufmannonly-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]*[http://kitmantvAtheists in Decline, Only 1.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist8%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]*[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporationof World Population by 2020]</ref> See: [[Global atheism]] ]]The percentage of people in the world who are atheists is shrinking (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]).

In the 21st centuryOn July 24, 2013, ''CNS News'' reported:{{cquote|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the process number of [[desecularization]] is expected atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to grow 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020, according to a new report by the world Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary ([[Growth of global desecularization]]GCTS)in South Hamilton, Mass."<refname="cnsnews.com">*[httphttps://www.snepscnsnews.netcom/RDnews/uploadsarticle/1global-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twentystudy-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]*[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/ericatheists-kaufmanndecline-shallonly-religious18-inherit.html Eric Kaufmannworld-population-2020 Global Study: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]*[http://kitmantvAtheists in Decline, Only 1.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist8%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]*[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref> Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]], told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."<ref>[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Shall the religious inherit the earthWorld Population by 2020]</ref>}}

In the latter portion of the 20th century and continuing into the 21st century, due to various historical events/trends2011, the atheist movement has had lower confidence/morale (see: ''[[Atheists and the endurance of religionAmerican Spectator]])'' citing research published in the ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'' reported that atheism is on the decline as a whole in terms of adherents.<ref name="spectator.org">http://spectator.org/archives/2011/02/28/thriving-christianity</ref>

=== Google trends data === Below is Google trends data for various terms relating to atheism/agnosticism for various countries and the world as a whole and in general there is a recent downward trends as far as atheism related searches:  *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - World] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&geo=US&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - USA] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&geo=GB&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - UK] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&geo=CA&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - Canada] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&geo=AU&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - Australia] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&geo=NZ&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - New Zealand] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%2C%20atheist%2C%20Richard%20Dawkins%2C%20agnostic%2C%20agnosticism&geo=SG&cmpt=q&tz= General atheism/agnostic terms - Singapore] On February 24, 2015, the The ''Science NordicAmerican Spectator'' website declared: "Creationism has particularly been on the rise in step with the internet{{cquote|The report estimates about 80, which according to Peter Kjærgaard has made it much easier for people to become activists...<ref>000 new [http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2015/03/science-nordic-5-year-study-shows.html Science Nordic: 5 year study shows: Creationism, the belief that God -- not evolution -- shaped life on Earth, is spreading in the very stronghold of evolution, Europe]</ref> === Specific atheism terms === *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%20statistics%2C%20history%20of%20atheism%2C%20atheism%20quotes&cmpt=q&tz= Specific atheism terms worldwide] *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=atheism%20statistics%2C%20history%20of%20atheism%2C%20atheism%20quotes%2C%20atheism%20beliefs&geo=US&cmpt=q&tz= Specific atheism terms USA] === Worldwide interest in evolutionary ideas === *[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=evolution%2C%20theory%20of%20evolution%2C%20Charles%20Darwin&cmpt=q&tz= Worldwide interest in evolutionary ideas]*[http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=Jesus%2C%20Charles%20Darwin&cmpt=q&tz= Worldwide online interest in Jesus vs. worldwide online interest in Charles Darwin] === Creationism evangelism in the countries cited above in terms of Google trend data ===[[File:Ken Ham press.jpgChristianity|thumb|right|200px|[[Ken HamChristians]] is the president of the [[Answers in Genesis]] ministry. ]]Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the [[evolution]]ary position which employs [[methodological naturalism]] have been atheists and agnostics (see also: [[Causes of evolutionary belief]]).<ref>* Dr. Don Battenevery day, [http://creation.com/a-whos-who-of-evolutionists A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists] ''Creation'' 20(1):3279, December 1997.* 000 new [[Jonathan SarfatiIslam|Muslims]]every day, Ph.D.,F.M., [http://www.creation.com/content/view/3830 ''Refuting Evolution'', Chapter 1, Facts and Bias]</ref> In 2007, "[[Discovery Institute]]'s Center for Science and Culture300 fewer atheists every day...announced that over 700 scientists from around These atheists are presumably disproportionately represented in the world have now signed a statement expressing their skepticism about the contemporary theory of [[Charles DarwinWestern World|DarwinianWest]] evolution."<ref>http://www.discovery.org/a/2732</ref>  On February 24, 2015, the ''Science Nordic'' website declared: "Creationism has particularly been on the rise in step with the internet, which according to Peter Kjærgaard has made it much easier for people to become activists..."<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2015/03/science-nordic-5-year-study-shows.html Science Nordic: 5 year study shows: Creationism, the belief that God -- not evolution -- shaped life on Earth, while religion is spreading thriving in the very stronghold of evolutionGlobal South, Europe]</ref> ==== PZ Myers' commentary on the web traffic of AIG's ministry ==== In 2011, the where [[AtheismCharismatic movement|atheistcharismatic Christianity]] and [[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] said that he had greater blog traffic than the [[Answers in Genesis]] website and that the Answers in Genesis (AIG) website had is exploding."pathetic<ref name=" web trafficspectator.<reforg">[http://scienceblogsspectator.comorg/pharyngulaarchives/2011/0302/2228/kenthriving-ham-brags-about-his-websit/ Ken Ham brags about his websites]</ref> As of June 8, 2016, the Answers in Genesis website receives more web traffic than [[Freethought Blogs]].<ref>[http://combatingatheism.blogspot.com/2016/07/creationist-ken-ham-vs-atheist-pz-myers.html Creationist Ken Ham vs. atheist and evolutionist PZ Myers]christianity</ref>}}

''See also:'' [[Atheist movementElevatorgate]] and [[ElevatorgateRichard Dawkins and social media]] and [[Atheist movement]]

Richard Dawkins is still widely criticized for causing embarrassment to his fellow atheists via his [[Elevatorgate]] scandal controversy and for igniting deep fractures in the [[atheist movement]].<ref>

*[httphttps://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-09-15/atheist-sexism-women/50416454/1 Atheists address sexism issues - USA Today]*[httphttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jul/24/richard-dawkins-women-chilly-climate Richard Dawkins, check the evidence on the 'chilly climate' for women] by Emily Band, ''The Guardian'', July 24, 2011

<br /><br />The website web traffic is was measured via [[Quantcast]] which directly measures measured Dawkins' website traffic via embedded code on his website.<refname="Quantcast - Quantcast Measure">[https://www.quantcast.com/measure/ Quantcast - Quantcast Measure]</ref>]]

The website traffic is measured via [[Quantcast]] which directly measures Dawkins' website traffic via embedded code on his website.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/measure/ name="Quantcast - Quantcast Measure]<"/ref>]]

[[File:Richard Dawkins alexa feb 2017.png|thumbnail|center|400px|In 2016 and the in the beginning portion of 2017, the global internet market share of of Richard Dawkins' website has been falling according to the web traffic tracking company Alexa.]]

[[Reddit atheism]], also known as r/[[atheism]], is one of the largest internet groups of atheists.<refname="mashable.com">[http://mashable.com/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref>

In 2016, due to Reddit removing inactive "ghost accounts", Reddit reduced the amount of members in Reddit atheism by 10,000 user accounts.<refname="motherboard.vice.com">[http://motherboard.vice.com/read/reddit-rapture-how-ratheism-suddenly-lost-10000-users Reddit Rapture: How r/atheism Suddenly Lost 10,000 Users]</ref>

A June 14, 2013 ''Mashable'' article declared: "In recent years, r/atheism has become known for memes, images, quote pictures and other content viewed by some as "low brow."<ref>[http://name="mashable.com"/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref>

According to the website Motherboard.com, "The term “reddit atheist” has evolved as a shorthand in recent years for a negative internet cliché, that of the rabid [[Richard Dawkins]] supporter, the mansplainer..." <ref>[http://name="motherboard.vice.com"/read/reddit-rapture-how-ratheism-suddenly-lost-10000-users Reddit Rapture: How r/atheism Suddenly Lost 10,000 Users]</ref>

In May 2013, Policymic published an article on Reddit atheism which indicated that Reddit atheists are reluctant to share their atheism offline.<refname="policymic.com">[http://www.policymic.com/articles/41797/reddit-users-why-atheist-redditors-are-stuck-on-the-internet ''Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet'']</ref>

{{cquote|Are we to make cowards out of Reddit’s atheists for the discrepancy between the prevalence of real life and internet proclamations of godlessness? Maybe, as the world’s loudest atheist, Richard Dawkins, first bemoaned in his TED talk, “Atheists do not want to be impolite … Can we stop being so damned polite?” Or, as R/atheist stalwart with the username “blackstar9000” explained in a very thoughtful post on the state of the atheist subreddit, “Many of the users are just recently converted, who fear being ostracized by people the religious people who make up their support system.”<refname="policymic.com">[http://www.policymic.com/articles/41797/reddit-users-why-atheist-redditors-are-stuck-on-the-internet ''Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet'']</ref>}}

In December of 2015, a video entitled ''What Killed YouTube [[AtheismImage:chuck_norris.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Chuck Norris]]?'' was released giving a number of reasons YouTube atheism saw a big declineendorses the Total Gym exercise system.<ref>[httpshttp://www.youtubetotalgymdirect.com/watch?v=7oBLvalMb3A What Killed YouTube atheism?]</ref>]]In 2007, WorldNetDaily featured a column by the [[Christian]] [[Chuck Norris]] which declared:{{cquote|Atheists are making a concerted effort to win the youth of America and the world. Hundreds of websites and blogs on the Internet seek to convince and convert adolescents, endeavoring to remove any residue of [[theism]] from their minds and hearts by packaging atheism as the choice of a new generation. While you think your kids are innocently surfing the Web, secular progressives are intentionally preying on their innocence and naivete.

In addition, a December 2015 video entitled What''How [[Feminism]] destroyed '[[New Atheism]]''', YouTube atheist/evolutionist [[Thunderf00t]] pointed out s preposterous is that merely 2 out of 7 YouTube atheist/evolutionist channels that he plugged in the past atheists are now activeadvertising and soliciting on websites particularly created for teens.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emrD6hTKkIY How Feminism destroyed 'New Atheism']</ref>

== Ineffectiveness [[YouTube]], the most popular video site on the Net for young people, is one of global internet atheism outreach their primary avenues for passing off their secularist propaganda.<ref name="wnd.com">http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55789</ref>}}

''See also:'' Atheism internet outreach efforts, however, [[Global atheism]] and [[Decline Ineffectiveness of atheism]] and [[Atheist Population]] and [[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christianatheist internet outreach|have been ineffective]].

The internet is a global medium which growing rapidly in usage throughout the world.<ref>http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm</ref> In 2011October 2016, the a video entitled ''What Killed YouTube [[American SpectatorAtheism]]?'' citing research published in the ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'' reported that was released which gave a few reasons why YouTube atheism is on the decline as saw a whole in terms of adherentsbig decline.<ref>http''[https://spectatorwww.youtube.orgcom/archives/2011/02/28/thriving-christianitywatch?v=0gt8CfyA_BE What Killed YouTube Atheism]?''</ref>

The In addition, a December 2015 video entitled ''American Spectator'' declared:{{cquote|The report estimates about 80,000 new How [[Christianity|ChristiansFeminism]] every day, 79,000 new [[Islam|Muslims]] every day, and 300 fewer atheists every day. These atheists are presumably disproportionately represented in the [[Western World|West]], while religion is thriving in the Global South, where [[Charismatic movement|charismatic Christianity]] is exploding."<ref>http://spectator.org/archives/2011/02/28/thriving-christianity</ref>}} === Ineffectiveness of New Atheism internet outreach ===[[Image:2402173645 c8e6168fe7.jpg|alt=Richard Dawkins|thumbnail|200px|right|Richard Dawkins,]]destroyed ''See also:'' [[Ineffectiveness of atheist internet outreach]] and [[Internet evangelism|Christian internet evangelism]] and [[Christian apologetics|Evidence for Christianity]] Richard Dawkins was a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement which is a type of [[militant atheism]]. Post Dawkins' [[Elevatorgate]] scandal, the web traffic to Richard Dawkins' website has fallen (see: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]).  Furthermore, Stephen Prothero wrote an article in 2008 concerning the ineffectiveness of the YouTube atheist/evolutionist [[New AtheismThunderf00t]] movement which also applies to atheism internet evangelism.  In a March 10, 2008 [[USA Today]] article Stephen Prothero stated the following regarding the impact of the "New Atheism":{{cquote|Numbers lie, but they also tell tales untrustworthy and otherwise. So the key question stirring around the much discussed U.S Religious Landscape Survey released in late February by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is what tale does it state about the state of the union. For some, the story of this survey, based on interviews in multiple languages with more than 35,000 adults, is the strength of American Religion. Not too long ago, I wrote pointed out that American atheism was going the way merely 2 out of the freak show. As books by [[Christopher Hitchens]] and other "new atheists" climbed the best seller lists, I caught a lot of flak for that prophecy. But [[atheism|7 YouTube atheist]] make up only 1.6% of respondents to this survey....<ref>American Faith: A Work In Progress by Stephen Prothero, USA Today, March 10, 2008, page 11A</ref>}} A prime reason for evolutionist channels that he plugged in the ineffectiveness of the New Atheism and internet atheism is the shallowness of its material. For example, even atheist philosopher Michael Ruse stated that [[Richard Dawkins]]' book ''[[The God Delusion]]'' made him "embarrassed to be an atheist"past are now active.<ref name="TDD3">http[https://www.alternetyoutube.org/mediaculture/47052com/watch?pagev=3emrD6hTKkIY How Feminism destroyed 'New Atheism']</ref> === Sam Harris and Project Reason === ''See also:'' [[Project Reason]] The atheist Sam Harris launched the website [[Project Reason]] and the project and one of the aims of the project was to archive the "best" secular material on the internet. A June 26, article entitled ''Sam Harris, Project Reason'' failed discusses the lack of success of the website. See: ''[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-harris-project-reason-failed.htmlSam Harris, Project Reason failed]''

{{cquote|If we're going to expand our base and we're going to draw in more people to recognize the virtues of living in a secular world, we need to appeal to more than just that geek and nerd subset of the population. We need to have a wider base. ...I seriously believe that we're on the cusp of a crisis. We're not there yet but it's looming in front of us. Will we adapt and thrive and change the world? Or will we remain an avocation for a prosperous and largely irrelevant subset of the population? Will we become something more than a scattered society of internet nerds? That's what we have to do.<refname="evolutionnews.org">[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2013/04/in_seattle_pz_m070861.html in Seattle, PZ Myers Reflects Candidly on His Constituency]</ref>}}

{{cquote|A crisis looms, in Myers's view, because he looks around himself and sees a not very promising basis for a mass movement. He's right. There is indeed a quality of geeky isolation from reality, common sense, and the fullness of life that I see as a motif in atheist and Darwin activism alike.<refname="evolutionnews.org">[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2013/04/in_seattle_pz_m070861.html in Seattle, PZ Myers Reflects Candidly on His Constituency]</ref>}}

Four of the more notable [[Christian apologetics|defense of Christianity websites]] which have a large focus on the topic of atheism are: [[Shadow To Light blog]], [[True Freethinker]], the [[Creation Ministries International and atheism|Creation Ministries International resources on atheism]], and the [[Fixed Point Foundation]] website, and [[Atheism Analyzed]].

[[File:Richard Carrier.jpg|thumbnail|165px|right|The atheist [[Richard Carrier]] divorced his wife and now practices [[Polyamorous|polyamory]].<refname="freethoughtblogs.com">[http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/6737 Coming Out Poly + A Change of Life Venue]</ref> Before divorcing his wife, he was involved in adulterous affairs.<ref>[http://name="freethoughtblogs.com"/carrier/archives/6737 Coming Out Poly + A Change of Life Venue]</ref> ]]

For example, the current Wikipedia article on atheism is very flattering to atheism. As of June 14, 2012 the Wikipedia atheism article does not explicitly mention the tens of millions who died under atheist [[communism|communist]] regimes although it does allude to it. Dr. R. J. Rummel, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii, is the scholar who first coined the term "democide" (death by government). Dr. R. J. Rummel's mid estimate regarding the loss of life due to communism is that communism caused the death of approximately 110,286,000 people between 1917 and 1987.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/atheism-and-unstable-relationships.html Atheist leaders and immoral relationships]</ref> Starting on February 20, 2007, Wikipedia had a hotly-debated article on [[militant atheism]] that was deleted on February 18, 2012.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/atheism-and-unstable-relationships.html Atheist leaders and immoral relationships]</ref><ref>httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Militant_atheism&action=history</ref>

{{cquote|Polyamory, often abbreviated as poly, is often described as consensual, ethical, or responsible non-monogamy. The word is sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to sexual or romantic relationships that are not sexually exclusive, though there is disagreement on how broadly it applies; an emphasis on ethics, honesty, and transparency all around is widely regarded as the crucial defining characteristic.<refname="ReferenceA">[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/atheism-and-unstable-relationships.html Atheist leaders and immoral relationships]</ref>}}

Overweight individuals may need to decrease their computer and internet usage.<refname="jmir.org">http://www.jmir.org/2009/3/e28/</ref>]]

In an essay entitled ''How the Atheist Movement Failed Me'', an [[atheism and women|atheist woman]] noted that participation in the atheist community is often expensive due to the cost of attending atheist conferences and even local atheist meetings in restaurants and bars challenged her modest budget.<ref>[http://www.name="patheos.com"/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/08/10/how-the-atheist-movement-failed-me-part-1-cost/ How the Atheist Movement Failed Me – Part 1: Cost]</ref> As a result of the challenges that atheists commonly have in terms of socializing in person, many atheists turn to the internet in terms of communicating with other atheists.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55789 How to outlaw Christianity] by [[Chuck Norris]]</ref>

In 2009, an Australian university study was done concerning the association between leisure time internet and computer use with being overweight and/or [[obesity|obese]] and also sedentary.<ref>http://www.name="jmir.org"/2009/3/e28/</ref> The study concluded: "These findings suggest that, apart from nutritional and physical activity interventions, it may also be necessary to decrease time spent in sedentary behaviors, such as leisure-time Internet and computer use, in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity."<ref>http://www.name="jmir.org"/2009/3/e28/</ref> See also: [[Bariatric science]]

{{cquote|If we're going to expand our base and we're going to draw in more people to recognize the virtues of living in a secular world, we need to appeal to more than just that geek and [[nerd]] subset of the population. We need to have a wider base. ...I seriously believe that we're on the cusp of a crisis. We're not there yet but it's looming in front of us. Will we adapt and thrive and change the world? Or will we remain an avocation for a prosperous and largely irrelevant subset of the population? Will we become something more than a scattered society of internet nerds? That's what we have to do.<refname="evolutionnews.org">[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2013/04/in_seattle_pz_m070861.html in Seattle, PZ Myers Reflects Candidly on His Constituency]</ref>}}

<small>(photo obtained from [httphttps://www.flickr.com/photos/martystone/3435459032 Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en license agreement]), Title: Nate Phelps AAC00 (a very brave man)</small> ]]

Is it any wonder that the American Atheists organization has been silent concerning the [http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists] of the [[Question Evolution! Campaign]]? Besides being poor spellers the American Atheists organization's staff is probably poor when it comes to science as well!<refname="shockawenow.blogspot.com">[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/uneducated-and-illiterate-american.html Uneducated and illiterate American atheists]</ref>}}

*5. atheists 3.82%<refname="shockawenow.blogspot.com">[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/uneducated-and-illiterate-american.html Uneducated and illiterate American atheists]</ref>}} == Christian YouTube channel Shockofgod and atheism == ''See also:'' [[Shockofgod]] [[File:Shockofgod helmet.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|Logo for the [[shockofgod]] YouTube channel]]The YouTube channel [[shockofgod]] is a popular Christian YouTube channel which offers various critiques of atheism plus offers various satires of atheism and humorous quips about atheism. Shockofgod caused a great deal of consternation among YouTube atheists by asking them [[Essay: The question atheists fear|the question]] "What proof and evidence do you have that atheism is accurate and correct". There have been atheists who have left atheism and mentioned that shockofgod's YouTube channel was helpful. === Classic quotes from the Christian YouTube channel shockofgod === ''See also:'' [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism]] and [[Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]] *I received another email about someone becoming a Christian and [[Ex-atheists|leaving atheism]]... Now as you guys know, the atheist community on [[YouTube]] and also on radio and TV...They are in panic mode. It is obvious. Everyone on YouTube can see that this question that we are asking atheists that they cannot answer is really panicking the atheist community....Here is the question and then we will get to these awesome emails of atheists leaving atheism because the atheists cannot provide proof and evidence that atheism is accurate and correct...The question is: What proof and evidence can you provide that PROVES that atheism is accurate and correct?...You see I left atheism because the lack of proof and evidence that it is accurate and correct. The [[Christian apologetics|proof and evidence is for Jesus Christ]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0</ref>  *"We are getting atheists leaving atheism. They are like dropping like flies. They are realizing...You know what? [[Atheism and suicide|Atheism is madness]]. There is no proof and evidence that atheism is accurate and correct."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0</ref>  *"An email from an atheist: 'There is no proof and evidence that atheism is accurate and correct. Happy now?' Ha! Ha! Ha! And he goes on and on about [[Santa Claus]]. Oh atheists, feel the sting."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0</ref> * "The hostility I am getting over this question is unbelievable...It's like..picture this...[[Essay: Atheism is a clown and it did not know it|Atheism is a clown and it did not know it]]. And then I got the clown and I walked it over...I forced it to look itself in the mirror. And it sees itself in all its red hair, big nose, big shoes, polka dot glory."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0</ref> *"You atheists, I love you, but it must feel very embarrassing to be involved in something where there is no proof and evidence that it is accurate and correct."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0</ref> *"The Atheists Experience Show has failed. Dprjones has failed. Well, you know they're atheists. They're used to failure...Every atheists has failed."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjS__cWr0Y0</ref> *"What proof and evidence can you provide as an atheist that atheism is accurate and correct. Game over atheists. You have nothing. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Game over."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpKs4oSBf0</ref>

== Comedy Social media and satires concerning atheism and evolution social ostracism of atheists in religious societies == See: [[Social media and social ostracism of atheists]]

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