[[File:International Atheist Day.jpg|300px|thumb|This is an [[International Atheist Day]] poster, featuring [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+14%3A1&version=KJV Psalm 14:1], along with two common [[atheism symbols|symbols of atheism]] : (1) the ''scarlet letter'', which traditionally represented [[adultery]] (2) the [[hammer and sickle]], which is used by many [[atheist state]]s in which the promotion of [[militant atheism]] is a tenet of [[Marxist-Leninist]] ideology. See also: [[April Fool's DayThe fool says in his heart, "There is no God."]] ]]
Although the [[secular left]] is known for ridiculing [[religion]] since at least the time of [[French Revolution]] (see: [[Atheism and mockery]]), the secular left is known for its humorlessness when it comes to others mocking of its ideology (See also: [[Atheism and humor]] and [[Atheism and intolerance]]).
In 2017, the atheist [[PZ Myers]], quoting fellow [[leftism|leftist]] Alex Nichols, wrote:{{Cquote|"...the growing popularity of jibes associating outspoken atheists with fedoras, neckbeards, and virginity, led to an exodus of [[liberal]]s and [[leftism|leftists]] from the “atheist” tent. Those who remained for the most part [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|lacked in social skills and self-awareness]], and the results were disastrous."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/17/poisoning-of-a-movement/ Poisoning of a movement] by PZ Myers</ref>}}
Humor is central to social life and humor can be a societal expression of ridicule/scorn.<ref>[http://blogs.helsinki.fi/humourproject/ The Darkside of humor]</ref> Concerning various [[views on atheists]], research in the American Sociological Review finds that among several groups listed, [[atheists]] are the group that Americans relate least to in terms of their vision of American society and are the group most likely to be mentioned as one that Americans would not want to have marry into their family.
''See also:'' [[Reddit atheism]] and [[Internet atheism]] and [[YouTube atheism]]
[[File:Losing.jpeg|thumbnail|201px|leftright|The article ''[httphttps://questionevolutionexaminingatheism.blogspot.com/20122020/0501/internet-atheism-andthrill-skepticismis-thrillgone.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]'' points out that internet atheism has been in a significant slump since 20082011. See: [[Internet atheism]] ]]
[[Reddit atheism]], also known as r/[[atheism]], is one of the largest internet groups of atheists.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2013/06/14/reddit-atheism-mods/ Reddit Atheists Have New Leadership After Turbulent Coup]</ref> See also: [[Internet atheism]]
See also: [[Unattractiveness of atheism]]
== Atheism Babylon Bee satires of atheism, liberalism and trolls and atheist trolls leftism ==[[Image:Michelangelo creation-of-sun-and-moon.jpg|alt=creationism|left|thumb|250px|"But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them." - [[Psalm]] 2:4 (ESV)]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism Babylon Bee]] The [[Babylon Bee]] website is an [[Evangelical]] [[Christian]] satirical internet news site. It models itself after the secular [[satire]] news publication [[The Onion]] with devastating humorous memes that mostly make [[liberals]] the butt of the joke, not exclusively. Many stories focus on satire involving well-known Christian personalities as well as other conservatives, along with articles satirizing current [[Christian]] trends. In at least one instance an article in the Babylon Bee was reported as legitimate [[news]] by the [[mainstream media]]; eventually, liberal fact-check website [[Snopes.com]] had to confirm the article was satire. <ref>https://www.snopes.com/federal-judge-chris-tomlin/</ref> Snopes treated the ''Bee'' as a non-satirical news source. Snopes being an authorized [[Facebook]] fact checker would repeatedly hound Babylon Bee until threatened with a lawsuit. <ref>Nolte, John (July 31, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/31/nolte-snopes-spreads-fake-news-to-blacklist-christian-satire-site-the-babylon-bee/ "Nolte: Snopes spreads fake news to blacklist Christian satire site ''The Babylon Bee''"]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 31, 2019.</ref><ref>Freiburger, Calvin (July 31, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-satire-site-lawyers-up-after-snopes-fact-checks-threaten-revenue "Christian satire site lawyers up after Snopes ‘fact checks’ threaten revenue"]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved August 1, 2019.</ref><ref>Toto, Christian (September 17, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/17/babylon-bees-satire-lumped-snopes-serious-news/ "''Babylon Bee'' stings left wing with satire, and fact-checkers are not amused"]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved September 17, 2019.</ref> [[Democrat]]s are aware of Babylon Bee content as their popularity has shined a light on their work. It's cool, funny and trending content, devastating to the liberal worldview and they are not happy about it. The Babylon Bee was banned from [[Twitter]] due to humor#that got under the skin of Twitter's [[woke]] employees/management. After the more free speech oriented [[Elon Musk]] purchased Twitter, the Babylon Bee returned to Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/thebabylonbee/status/1593671784666402816 Babylon Bee posting to Twitter after their account was restored]</ref> == Militant atheism, mockery, anger and intelligence == ''See also:'' [[Atheism and trolls intelligence]] Atheists have a reputation for being angry - especially [[Militant atheism|militant atheists]] (See: [[Atheism and atheist trollsanger]]).[[Image:Billcraig_czvx.jpg|thumb|200px|[[William Lane Craig]] ]]Research indicates that anger takes resources away from the executive decision making of the prefrontal cortex part of the brain.<ref>[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/leading-emotional-intelligence/201104/where-did-my-iq-points-go Where did my IQ points go?]</ref> The foolish nature of atheists and their irrational anger and bouts of rage towards God and/or Christians often causes [[militant atheism|militant atheists]] to behave irrationally (See: [[Atheism and trolls hatred of God]]).<ref>[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf Irrational Atheists]</ref> The militant [[Soviet atheism|Soviet atheists]] who aggressively attempted their atheistic [[communism|communist]] ideology around the world had their empire collapse due to their [[Atheism and morality|corrupt atheist ]] leaders implementing many foolish policies. Furthermore, the historical data indicates that large sectors of the [[Soviet Union]]'s populace failed to adopt atheism in significant numbers despite great efforts to try to make this occur.<ref>[http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/Z3211C.pdf Forced Secularization in Soviet Russia: Why an Atheistic Monopoly Failed]</ref> [[New Atheism]], a recent form of militant atheism, has a reputation for shallow arguments. For example, atheist philosopher Dr. [[Michael Ruse]] declared concerning Richard Dawkins' book ''The God Delusion'': "''The God Delusion'' makes me embarrassed to be an atheist."<ref>http://www.alternet.org/media/47052?page=entire</ref> Dr. [[William Lane Craig]] is one of Christianity's leading defenders and many individuals over the years have attempted to arrange a debate between Dr. Craig and Richard Dawkins. Richard Dawkins has offered various ruses on why he will not debate William Lane Craig, which Dr. Craig supporters have shown were inconsistent and merely a dodge to avoid debating one of Christianity's strongest advocates.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlnVe934u38&feature=related</ref><ref name="uncommon">[http://www.uncommondescent.com/evolution/william-lane-craig-is-avoided-by-richard-dawkins William Lane Craig is avoided by Richard Dawkins]</ref> On May 14, 2011, the [[Great Britain|British]] newspaper ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' published a news story entitled "Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God".<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html</ref> In ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' article Dr. [[Daniel Came]], a member of the Faculty of [[Philosophy]] at [[Oxford University]] was quoted as writing to fellow atheist Richard Dawkins concerning his refusal to debate Dr. [[William Lane Craig]], "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for Christian theism is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', May 14, 2011</ref> In October 2011, Dr. Craig went to England and the Daily Telegraph declared that Dawkins is either a fool or a coward for his refusal to debate William Lane Craig plus declared that Dawkins is a "proud man" and a "coward" who puts on an "illiterate, angry schtick" for the public.<ref>[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100112626/richard-dawkins-is-either-a-fool-or-a-coward-for-refusing-to-debate-william-lane-craig/ Richard Dawkins is either a fool or a coward for refusing to debate William Lane Craig - October 21, 2011 - ''The Daily Telegraph'']</ref> == Atheist trollsand individuals trolling atheists ==[[Image:Michelangelo creation-of-sun-and-moon.jpg|alt=creationism|right|thumb|250px|"But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them." - [[Psalm]] 2:4 (ESV)]] ''See also:'' [[Atheist trolls]] and [[Atheism and humor]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]]
Both atheists and Muslims have developed a reputation of being thin-skinned (and for wanting to impose their ideology on others). It has been quipped that "Atheism is the [[Atheism is a religion|easiest religion]] to [[Internet Trolling|troll]]".<ref>[https://twitter.com/wefail/status/33097235830526771 "Martin Wefail" on Twitter]</ref><ref>[http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/15847/why-is-atheism-such-an-easy-religion-to-troll Atheism is the easiest religion to troll]</ref> Internet trolls often actively pursue trolling atheists due to their penchant of being so proud and [[Atheism and anger|so easily angered]].<ref name="theguardian.com">[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/nov/09/confessions-of-an-internet-troll ''Limmy's Show: Confessions of an internet troll''],'' The Guardian'', Brian Limond
[[Breitbart]] journalist [[Milo Yiannopoulos]], a self-described provocateur, indicates "the reason I have a go at atheists is that it's fun. They are so thin-skinned. They are like [[libertarianism|libertarians]], or...they are like liberal Democrats in the UK or..[[feminism|feminists]] in fact. They are so easy to wind up... They are so touchy."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Qao3A4yU4 Milo Yiannopoulos vs Atheism]</ref>
Atheists have reputation for being arrogant (see: [[Atheism and arrogance]]). Most people and cultures take a very dim view of proud people and some cultures are known for actively engaging humbling successful people and/or proud people (Several Anglosphere nations are known for having [[tall poppy syndrome]] and [[Phillipines|Filipinos]] are known for having a "crab culture". Crabs in a bucket of water will pull down crabs trying to escape from the bucket).
'''Atheist trolls and atheist bullying:'''
''See also:'' [[Atheist trolls]] At the same time, atheists are known for trolling others and for engaging in internet [[atheist bullying]].<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2012/07/atheist-trolls.html Atheist trolls]</ref><ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/01/mailvox-distribution-of-atheist.html The distribution of atheist intelligence] by [[Vox Day</ref> See also: [[Atheist trolls]] == RationalWiki.org, the Kiwi Farms website and individuals going to RationalWiki.org to troll politically left-leaning atheists == ''See also:'' [[RationalWiki and internet trolls]] and [[RationalWiki and web traffic]] and [[Atheist trolls]] and [[Atheism and humor]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]] [[File:RationalWiki audience interest in pornography 1-10-2022 1.jpg|thumbnail|1200px|center|[[RationalWiki and web traffic|RationalWiki.org]] is a politically [[leftism|left]] leaning website that skews towards [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] in terms of its [[worldview]]. <br /><br />The editors of the website RationalWiki try to portray the website as a thinking person's [[wiki]] where the editors carefully analyze various matters. <br /><br />But SimilarWeb.com data shows a significant portion of RationalWiki's web audience is interested in "adult" material as can be seen by the "adult" audience interests in the above graphic. <br /><br />Many feminists contend that pornography exploits women.<ref>[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-sex-markets/ Feminist Perspectives on Sex Markets], The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, October 6, 2020</ref> RationalWiki is a pro-[[feminism]] website.<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Feminism RationalWiki - Feminism]</ref> <br /><br />See also: [[RationalWiki and web visitor interest in pornography]] ]]{{clear}}[[RationalWiki and web traffic|RationalWiki.org]] is a politically [[leftism|left]] leaning website that skews towards [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] in terms of its [[worldview]]. As can be seen in the graphic above from SimilarWeb.com, the 5th most similar website audience in terms of RationalWiki.org is Kiwifarms.net. According to [[Wikipedia]], which is a website founded by an [[atheism|atheist]] and [[agnosticism|agnostic]], "Kiwi Farms, formerly known as CWCki Forums, is an American Internet forum dedicated to the discussion of online figures and communities it deems "lolcows". The targets of threads are often subject to doxing and other forms of organized group trolling, harassment, and stalking, including real-life harassment by users."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiwi_Farms&oldid=1066031381 Wikipedia - Kiwi Farms]</ref> According to the website, Knowyourmeme.com, "Lolcow, a portmanteau of the acronym LOL and cow, is a derogatory slang term used to describe an individual who is deemed highly exploitable, and therefore susceptible to online trolling and flaming, due to his or her display of gullible behavior online."<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lolcow Lolcow - Knowyourmeme]</ref> At the Kiwi Farms website, there is currently 136 pages of discussion pages at the Kiwi Farms website dealing with RationalWiki and much of it is of a disparaging nature.<ref>[https://kiwifarms.net/threads/rationalwiki.14720/page-136 Kiwi Farms - RationalWiki discussion pages]</ref> A discussion thread about RationalWiki at the Kiwi Farms website describes RationalWiki as a "Whiny hugbox for spergs and a cluster**** of neverending drama on a rapidly declining website."<ref>[https://kiwifarms.net/threads/rationalwiki.14720/page-136 Kiwi Farms - RationalWiki discussion pages]</ref> Atheists have a reputation for having poor social skills (see: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]]). In recent years, the website RationalWiki has seen an enormous loss of web traffic (see: [[RationalWiki and web traffic]]). Apparently, the web visitors of Kiwi Farms consider RationalWikians to be gullible "lolcows" who are easily upset (see also: [[Atheism and gullibility]]).
== Parody and satire have their place - Christian parody of atheism and evolution ==
The Christian comedian Brad Stein has a popular comedic routine on the irrationality of atheism which has received over 1,500,000 views on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyKAr-gxxFE Atheists Are Irrational], Brad Stein</ref>
=== Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution ===
*[[Essay:Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution|Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution]]
*[[Humorous quotes about atheism and evolution]]
*[[Essay: Humorous quotes about atheist web marketing|Humorous quotes about atheist web marketing]]
== See also ==
*[[The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."]]
*[[Atheism and foolishness]]
*[[Atheism and gullibility]]
*[[Endurance of the saying "There are no atheists in foxholes"]]
*[[Desecularization and social conformity]]
*[[Irritating an opponent (military and political tactic)]]
== Notes ==
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