• Queen HawlSera
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    16 months ago

    True, but the thing, as I don’t base my entire fucking identity around it to the point where I’m openly bragging about it, despite trying to be the figurehead of New Atheism (New Atheism and Atheism are different things)

    • @[email protected]
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      16 months ago

      We have to remember that “New Atheism” was/is largely a response to militant Islam and also demographic shift in western nations.

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          6 months ago

          The whole New Atheist movement and cries of cultural xtianity came about due to the rise of militant Islam. They were appealing to a particular audience.

          It was always “religion is bad but Islam is especially bad” from Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris.

          • Queen HawlSera
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            26 months ago

            Ah that, I guess that explains shit like Harris literally demanding a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Islam in his book The End of Faith

            Whole thing was still cringe and I’m glad it seems to have lost in the end.