atheist

An atheist is a person who does not believe in any god. In contrast, theists believe in a god and agnostics say that whether a deity exists is unknown or unknowable. Although atheism itself is centuries old, the development of so-called "new atheism" has made atheist a popular tag.

The new atheism movement is attributed in part to a variety of 21st-century books more outspoken and critical of religion than earlier atheist works. The authors included Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens.

While there are large numbers of atheist blogs, numerous blogs also critique and analyze atheism. The internet also hosts at least one campaign to organize atheists and encourage them to speak out.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “atheist”

• Did Noah Give These Crocs the Boot?

  
  The Religion Virus — Authority: 420
  I only have time for a short blog today, lots of fun vacation stuff is in the works and keeping me busy. A friend sent me a link about a fantastic new scientific find, three ancient crocodiles that lived around 100 million years ago. And the natural question is: How did Noah get a pair of twenty-foot ferocious ...
  12 hours ago

• The Great Bus Mystery by Richard Dawkins

  
  5th Estate — Authority: 125
  The following is an extract written by Richard Dawkins, taken from The Atheists’ Guide to Christmas . Richard is one of Britain’s best-known academics. He came to prominence with his 1976 book The Selfish Gene , which popularised the gene-centred view of evolution. He is also arguably one of Britain’s most ...
  16 hours ago

• How Should Atheist Bloggers Treat Religious Readers?

  
  Friendly Atheist by @hemantmehta — Authority: 687
  There are some atheist blogs out there which treat religious readers and commenters with complete contempt. I try to stay away from that — and it’s always nice reading comments by atheists on this site that show religious people some kindness and empathy — but no doubt it seeps in from time to time. ...
  16 hours ago

• The Q Dog of 2012 has a bark far worse than its bite

  
  The Writing on the Wall — Authority: 418
  Man, my fraternal juices were flowing when I saw this movie and knew this post was coming (shout out to my Ice Cold brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.).Why? Because I get to harangue a Q-Dog. No, no, not the “Atomic Dog” brothers but rather Quetzalcoatl - the triune man, dog and lizard of [...]
  19 hours ago

• Religious Discrimination in Illinois

  
  Labor Law Talk Blog — Authority: 422
  For more than 40 years it has been against the law in Illinois and throughout the U.S. to discriminate against employees based on their religion or religious practices. The applicable federal law is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law not only prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace, but ...
  20 hours ago

• From Skeptic to Christ

  
  Partake! Podcasts by Dave G Roberts... — Authority: 130
  Ba p tism Testimon y. (Sunday 21 st . June, 2009 at 6:30 pm) Right mouse click to save the PDF of this testimony Right mouse click to save this Podcast as a MP3 Hello my name is Richard. I have been asked to record the words of my testimony as I read them out at my Baptism in June 2009. Before I ...
  20 hours ago

• From Skeptic to Salvation

  
  Partake! Podcasts by Dave G Roberts... — Authority: 130
  Ba p tism Testimon y. (Sunday 21 st . June, 2009 at 6:30 pm) Right mouse click to save the PDF of this testimony Right mouse click to save this Podcast as a MP3 Hello my name is Richard. I have been asked to record the words of my testimony as I read them out at my Baptism in June 2009. Before I ...
  20 hours ago

• “Don’t Label Me” Billboard Campaign

  
  Caffeinated Joe — Authority: 467
  The British Humanist Association has been running various billboards to raise money. They are unveiling a new campaign tomorrow, to coincide with Universal Childrens Day. click to enlarge I like it, a lot. Simple and cute, yet it still gets the point across. To view their campaign click here . Other ...
  23 hours ago

• Dan Dennett- What happens when seminary students meet biblical criticism

  
  FreeThought Fort Wayne — Authority: 116
  Click here to view the embedded video. I loved Dan’s talk and intended to post about it earlier.  The survey about the clergy who don’t believe yet still preach is fascinating. (Sorry about the delay in posting.  Work is keeping me busy.  I have many more videos to view from AAI and Richard Dawkins ...
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• Wii-Pray!

  
  Blogging with Badger — Authority: 135
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• Roundup

  
  4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters — Authority: 428
  One type of finch evolves into a slightly different type of finch  – Just a few more cycles and it will evolve into Angelina Jolie, or something along those lines.  Golly, I guess that proves macro-evolution once and for all.  My bad.  I’ve been wrong all along. — 12 Rules To Govern And Live By For ...
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• Bill Gates is Not An Athiest, false claims on Atheist Sites

  
  Dawns Divine Designs and Writings, "A Business and Spiritual Site" — Authority: 149
  One of my good friends was fortunate to talk with Bill Gate five years ago in India when Bill explained he was not an Atheist nor did he believe in Religion …but rather, he was a believer in Spirituality. Re: Atheist website is INACCURATE – Believe it or not, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Carl Sagan, and Albert ...
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• Wafa Sultan: A Poseur Playing off of Ignorance to Further Hate

  
  loonwatch.com — Authority: 121
  "Atheist Muslim reformer" Wafa Sultan with anti-Muslim loon Pamela Geller We must begin this profile with a question: Is there a more contemptible poseur than Wafa Sultan who calls herself an atheist but in the same breath also claims to be a Muslim reformer, which would kind of be like Christopher Hitchens ...
  1 day ago

• label

  
  Jesus and Mo — Authority: 456
  Today’s link . [IMG: http://www.jesusandmo.net/strips/2009-11-19.jpg]
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• What do I believe mum?

  
  Times LIVE Blogs - Posts — Authority: 151
  What do you tell your children? I grew up in a mixed home – atheist and catholic. My children are growing up with me and a Jewish father. We’re both atheists though. Our school-going child is sceptical but says she believes in Jesus, and enjoys Shabbat. My youngest two are going to a Jewish nursery [...]Related ...
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• Atheist billboards are misguided | Jan Ainsworth

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 161
  If parents wish their children to be brought up as Christians, or, for that matter, atheists, what right do others have to stop them? In their latest poster campaign , Ariane Sherine and members of the British Humanist Association appear to have decided that it is a Very Bad Thing that parents might try and bring up ...
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• New “Don’t Label Me” Billboard Campaign in the UK

  
  Friendly Atheist by @hemantmehta — Authority: 687
  The groups that brought you the “classlc” atheist bus ads are back with a billboard message that is sure to spark some great discussions: Please don’t label me. Let me grow up and choose for myself. How awesome is that? It takes a page from Richard Dawkins ‘ The God Delusion where he makes a ...
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• All Aboard The Atheist…Billboard?!?

  
  The Atheist Blogger — Authority: 112
  Religious bigots and enemies of free speech can all relax, the Atheist Bus Campaign is over! Now all you’ve got to put up with are some MASSIVE BILLBOARDS ! Mwahahahahaha! Ok, but seriously, the next stop on the Atheist Bus Campaign (which should really just be called the “Atheist Advertising Campaign” now) is ...
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• Re-Evolution Debate: Hitchens, Harris, Dennett vs. Boteach, DSouza, Taleb and also Wright

  
  Atheist Movies — Authority: 124
  The Advocates of Science and Reason: Christopher Hitchens (Science) Sam Harris (Reason) Daniel Dennett (Conscience) The Advocates of Religion and Faith: Dinesh DSouza (God) Shmuley Boteach (Faith) Nicholas Taleb (The Unpredictable) The Neutral: Robert Wright (The Animal) From La Ciudad de las Ideas, ...
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• Did God Actually Say That?

  
  Real Christianity — Authority: 118
  RT Kendall warns us to beware of using God’s name in vain One of the hardest habits for some of us to break is saying, ‘The Lord told me this’ or ‘Here is what the Lord showed me.’ If you question whether this is truly a bad habit, I answer: yes. It is one of the worst claims being perpetrated in ...
  2 days ago

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