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The New Atheism at 20: How an Intellectual Movement Exploited Rationalism to Promote War (www.counterpunch.org)

As Western bombs rain on Gaza’s starving civilians, the New Atheism turns 20. The philosophical genre, which argues for secularism over organized religion, was kick-started by Sam Harris. His 2004 book, The End of Faith, promoted neuroscience-based spirituality in place of irrational groupthink. The philosopher, Daniel...

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That books author is an idiot. Atheism is as much of a hoax as theism is…

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Then he’s an asshole for using a click bait type title. Atheism is an answer to one single question. It’s impossible for it to be a hoax. If the author wants to be taken seriously, he should use a normal title and not attempt to denigrate people for book sales.

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How can not believing in God be a hoax?

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Glad I could bring a smile to your face.

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