Tag: New Atheism
Psych Evidence that Supports New Atheism
by Chris Mooney April 22, 2011.
Print: Discover Blogs
A psychology study shows that the more prevalent atheists are perceived to be, the less anti-atheist prejudice there is.
Atheists Debate How Pushy to Be
By MARK OPPENHEIMER October 16, 2010.
Print: New York Times
Some 370 atheists, humanists and other skeptics packed a ballroom in Los Angeles last weekend to debate the future of their movement.
An Agnostic Manifesto
By Ron Rosenbaum June 29, 2010.
Print: Slate
A truly embarrassing attack on the “New Atheism.”
Voicing our disbelief
Russell Blackford January 6, 2010.
Print: TPM: The Philosopher's Magazine
Russell Blackford stands up for the “new atheism”. Blackford explains why in his view the resurgence in atheist literature and the movement in general, are gaining traction and why open criticism of religion should not remain taboo.
Think Again: God
by Karen Armstrong October 20, 2009.
Print: Foreign Policy
Karen Armstrong attempts to defend religion against what she considers common critiques. Instead she ends up making excuses for the problems religion creates while shifting the blame onto “overly aggressive secularization” and “so-called new atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens.”
The Church of the Non-Believers
By Gary Wolf September 30, 2009.
Print: Wired
“A band of intellectual brothers is mounting a crusade against belief in God. Are they winning converts, or merely preaching to the choir?”
Wired reporter Gary Wolf describes the New Atheist movement and his own personal move towards atheism… but away from “New Atheism”.
