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'''Internet Infidels''', owns and operates the website the [[Secular Web]]. Internet Infidels, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 [[A.D.]] by [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] and Brett Lemoine.  The [[Secular Web]] is a website which promotes [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], and [[Philosophical skepticism|skepticism]] on the [[internet]]. Its stated aim is to promote [[Naturalism (philosophy)|Metaphysical Naturalism]].<ref>[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/mission.html ''Defining our mission''] Internet Infidels. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref>  
 
'''Internet Infidels''', owns and operates the website the [[Secular Web]]. Internet Infidels, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 [[A.D.]] by [[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] and Brett Lemoine.  The [[Secular Web]] is a website which promotes [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], and [[Philosophical skepticism|skepticism]] on the [[internet]]. Its stated aim is to promote [[Naturalism (philosophy)|Metaphysical Naturalism]].<ref>[http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/mission.html ''Defining our mission''] Internet Infidels. Accessed 15 March 2008</ref>  
  
[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref> The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism in academia]]).  
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[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref> The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]] and [[Stagnation of atheist apologetics]]).  
  
==JP Holding and Internet Infidels==
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== Internet Infidels: Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic  ==
Although JP Holding has written rebuttals of the prominent members of the skeptical community such as [[David Hume]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref>, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref>, Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:
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{{See also|Internet atheism}}
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According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref> On July 31, 2016, Alexa indicated that Internet Infidels website is losing global market share.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http%3A%2F%2Finfidels.org Alexa - Internet Infidels]</ref> See also: [[Growth of global desecularization]]
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[[File:Internet Infidels web traffic alexa.png|thumbnail|center|400px|On July 31, 2016, the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]] indicated that the Internet Infidels website has a global ranking of 241,738 which is quite low.]]
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[[File:Internet infidels December 2016.png|center|thumbnail|400px|For much of 2016, the Secular Web was at a low point in terms of its Alexa ranking. In the latter part of 2016, it saw a rise in its Alexa ranking, but it did not rise to its earlier higher 2015 Alexa ranking.]]
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=== Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued ===
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See: [[Secular Web#Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued|Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued]]
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==JP Holding, Internet Infidels and rebuttals ==
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Although JP Holding has written rebuttals of the prominent members of the skeptical community such as [[David Hume]],<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref> [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]],<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref> Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:
 
   
 
   
 
* [[Earl Doherty]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html</ref>
 
* [[Earl Doherty]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html</ref>
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* [[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref>
 
* [[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref>
 
* Kyle Gerkin <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref>
 
* Kyle Gerkin <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref>
 
== Dissension at the Internet Infidels forum ==
 
 
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] and [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]]
 
 
In 2007, it appears as if the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.<ref>http://spaninquis.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/internet-infidels-seems-to-be-melting/</ref>
 
 
== Significant drop in web traffic at Secular Web according to Quantcast ==
 
 
According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
 
*[[Atheism and the internet]]
 
*[[Atheism and the internet]]
*[[Ineffectiveness and weakness of atheist internet outreach]]
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*[[Atheism]]
 
*[[Atheism]]
  
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*[http://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
 
*[http://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
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*[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great Tinfoil Age]
 
*[http://www.infidels.org/ Internet Infidels]
 
*[http://www.infidels.org/ Internet Infidels]
  
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Revision as of 21:21, December 18, 2016

Internet Infidels, owns and operates the website the Secular Web. Internet Infidels, Inc. is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 A.D. by Jeffery Jay Lowder and Brett Lemoine. The Secular Web is a website which promotes atheism, agnosticism, and skepticism on the internet. Its stated aim is to promote Metaphysical Naturalism.[1]

Christian apologist JP Holding has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few intelligent people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."[2] In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of internet content produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.[3] The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of theists in academia within philosophy departments (see: Atheism and academia and Stagnation of atheist apologetics).

Internet Infidels: Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic

See also: Internet atheism

According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.[4] On July 31, 2016, Alexa indicated that Internet Infidels website is losing global market share.[5] See also: Growth of global desecularization

File:Internet Infidels web traffic alexa.png
On July 31, 2016, the web traffic tracking company Alexa indicated that the Internet Infidels website has a global ranking of 241,738 which is quite low.
File:Internet infidels December 2016.png
For much of 2016, the Secular Web was at a low point in terms of its Alexa ranking. In the latter part of 2016, it saw a rise in its Alexa ranking, but it did not rise to its earlier higher 2015 Alexa ranking.

Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued

See: Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued

JP Holding, Internet Infidels and rebuttals

Although JP Holding has written rebuttals of the prominent members of the skeptical community such as David Hume,[6] Friedrich Nietzsche[7] and G.A. Wells,[8][9] Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:

See also

External links

References