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The '''Secular Web''' website is a website run by [[Internet Infidels]] and its stated aim is to promote [[Naturalism (philosophy)|Metaphysical Naturalism]].<ref>[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/mission.html ''Defining our mission'']</ref> [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref>

On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote [[atheismChristian apologetics|Christian apologist]]/[[agnosticismJP Holding]] not been very effective on has written concerning the internet (see alsoSecular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[Ineffectiveness and weakness of atheist internet outreachintelligent]])people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> On In addition, Holding has indicated that the other hand, quality of [[Internet evangelismatheism|Christian internet evangelismcontent]] produced by the Secular Web has been very effectivegone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://wwwtektonforge.globalmediaoutreachblogspot.com/about_us.html<2012/ref><ref>http:04//wwwsecular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Okhtml The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref>

The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]). In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments (see: [[Atheist apologetics]]).<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> In 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]]). On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] not been very effective on the internet (see also: [[Ineffectiveness of atheist internet outreach]]).<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> On the other hand, [[Internet evangelism|Christian internet evangelism]] has been very effective.<ref>http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok</ref>  Unlike [[Christianity]], which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: [[Christian apologetics]]), atheism/agnosticism [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies]].<ref>

== Dissension at the Internet Infidels forum Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic ==

''{{See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] |Internet atheism}} and [[Pharyngula (blog)|PharyngulaGrowth of global desecularization]]

In 2007According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], it appears as if the Internet Infidels forum had Secular Web lost a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to depart7/30/11.<ref>[http://spaninquisquestionevolution.wordpressblogspot.com/20072012/10/3105/internet-infidelsatheism-seemsand-toskepticism-be-melting/thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>

== Significant According to [[Alexa]], the Secular Web experienced a drop in online global market share in 2017.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/04/secular-web traffic -lost-global-market-share.html Secular Web lost global market share in the first half of 2017 according to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast ==Alexa]</ref>

According == JP Holding's rebuttal to the web traffic tracking company Secular Web contributors == The [[QuantcastChristian apologetics|Christian apologist]], [[JP Holding]] has written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6such as: * [[Earl Doherty]] <ref>http:/2/07 to 7www.tektonics.org/30TK-D.html</11ref>* [[Richard Carrier]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref>* [[Dan Barker]] <ref>http://questionevolutionwww.blogspottektonics.comorg/2012TK-B.html</05ref>* Farrel Till <ref>http:/internet/www.tektonics.org/TK-atheismT.html</ref>* Stephen Carr <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-andC.html</ref>* [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-skepticismL.html</ref>* [[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-thrillA.html </ref>* Kyle Gerkin <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref> == Dissension at Internet atheismInfidels forum. Forum discontinued == ''See also: The thrill is gone!'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] and [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]][[File:PZ Myers at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[PZ Myers]] ]]In 2007, the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.<ref>http://spaninquis.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/internet-infidels-seems-to-be-melting/</ref>See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheist factions]] The Internet Infidels Discussion Board became the Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board (FRDB), but now the discussion board is no longer on the internet. The atheist/[[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] was a moderator of its Evolution/Creation forum, but he resigned in 2004. Generally speaking, evolutionists do poor in debates (see: [[Creation vs. evolution debates]]).

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