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Athough so-called 'New Atheism' has rapidly been gaining ground, there are, of course, critics.
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/618331-sound-and-fury-of-the-new-atheists
Feel free to peruse that article at your leisure.
For your convenience, however, I will outline and rebutt the main arguments put forth by Mr. McGrath.
1. The New Atheists aren't as nice and cuddly as the atheists of olde (paraphrased).
Well. Yeah.
The soft and cuddly approach didn't quite work, did it.
After centuries of persecution, discrimination, and outright cruelty, are people really finding fault with atheists for 'snapping', as it were, and going on the offensive?
Really?
Think about that for a second. Religiously sanctioned abuse of womens' rights, that are ongoing in many parts of the world, and many parts of the western world, even. Religiously sanctioned persecution of homosexuals, again, ongoing. Religiously sanctioned protection of pedophiles, ongoing. Religiously sanctioned persecution of scientists, thankfully not ongoing, though a persecution of science could be argued, with the legislation in certain American states paving the way for creationism to be taught in science classes.
After these abominations, the religious, and religious-sympathisers are actually going to say that atheists aren't nice?
Spare me.
2. The New Atheist argument is based on finding fault with religion, rather than focusing on its own positive beliefs.
Mhmm, mhmm.
Do you think that could possibly be due to the fact that atheism is not a belief structure?
Atheism, as a movement, is only characterised by a lack of belief in a god or gods.
The entire point of the New Atheist movement is twofold; to encourage reason and rationality, to devalue religion and expose it for the farce that it is.
In these endeavours, the New Atheist movement has been quite successful.
Books like "The God Delusion" (Richard Dawkins), "God is not Great - How Religion Poisons Everything" (Christopher Hitchens) and "The End of Faith" (Sam Harris) have sold extremely well, making national bestseller lists.
There is no doubt that the New Atheist movement has been growing.
The number of people identifying as "atheist" or "irreligious" is increasing, with more and more countries having majority atheist populations (source).
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/618331-sound-and-fury-of-the-new-atheists
Feel free to peruse that article at your leisure.
For your convenience, however, I will outline and rebutt the main arguments put forth by Mr. McGrath.
1. The New Atheists aren't as nice and cuddly as the atheists of olde (paraphrased).
Well. Yeah.
The soft and cuddly approach didn't quite work, did it.
After centuries of persecution, discrimination, and outright cruelty, are people really finding fault with atheists for 'snapping', as it were, and going on the offensive?
Really?
Think about that for a second. Religiously sanctioned abuse of womens' rights, that are ongoing in many parts of the world, and many parts of the western world, even. Religiously sanctioned persecution of homosexuals, again, ongoing. Religiously sanctioned protection of pedophiles, ongoing. Religiously sanctioned persecution of scientists, thankfully not ongoing, though a persecution of science could be argued, with the legislation in certain American states paving the way for creationism to be taught in science classes.
After these abominations, the religious, and religious-sympathisers are actually going to say that atheists aren't nice?
Spare me.
2. The New Atheist argument is based on finding fault with religion, rather than focusing on its own positive beliefs.
Mhmm, mhmm.
Do you think that could possibly be due to the fact that atheism is not a belief structure?
Atheism, as a movement, is only characterised by a lack of belief in a god or gods.
The entire point of the New Atheist movement is twofold; to encourage reason and rationality, to devalue religion and expose it for the farce that it is.
In these endeavours, the New Atheist movement has been quite successful.
Books like "The God Delusion" (Richard Dawkins), "God is not Great - How Religion Poisons Everything" (Christopher Hitchens) and "The End of Faith" (Sam Harris) have sold extremely well, making national bestseller lists.
There is no doubt that the New Atheist movement has been growing.
The number of people identifying as "atheist" or "irreligious" is increasing, with more and more countries having majority atheist populations (source).
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