Meaning of neoatheist | Babel Free

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A member of the vocally anti-religious movement that came to prominence in the early 2000s.

Examples

“A fundamental blind spot that so many of the neoatheist critics of religion share⟳ is that they have⟳ been unable to imagine⟳ an authentic religion that does not operate⟳ with certainty as its only common coin ...”

“2011, Frank J, Re: All Finnish public 3 IDists are now practically or close⟳ to YECs ... Group: talk⟳.origins just denied unguided evolution and attacked strongly on neoatheists”

“I praise⟳ Dawkins' clarity, I rejoice in Dennett's call⟳ to study⟳ religion scientifically as a natural phenomena, and I admire S. Harris's keen polemical skill. Yet I think⟳ these thinkers are all arrogantly out of their depth. These "neo-atheist" authors chiefly use⟳ highly selective analogy, anecdote, personal sentiment, and rash generalization...”

“2013, The Faces of Satan, They batter believers in religion with smug certainty Group: can.politics, link⟳ neoatheist thinkers such as Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, I thought it amazing that he still wanted to learn⟳ something new”

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