Richard Dawkins meme
Richard Dawkins is a British author, biologist, evolutionist, agnostic and leftist/liberal (See also: Richard Dawkins and agnosticism).[1]
A meme is "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture"[2] Richard Dawkins coined the term and the concept of a meme, in his book, The Selfish Gene, and expanded on his theory in The God Delusion.[3]
In his recent years, in terms of public interest in Dawkins and the influence he exerts on public opinion, the Richard Dawkins meme has seen a very large decline (see: Richard Dawkins' loss of influence). For example, Dawkins was one of the principle founders of the New Atheism movement. In recent years, the New Atheism meme has also seen a great decline and has publicly been declared dead/dying by various commentators (See:Decline of New Atheism and Decline of militant atheism in the West).
Contents
- 1 Initial loss of web traffic to RichardDawkins.net post Elevatorgate
- 2 Web traffic of Richard Dawkins' website has seen a dramatic drop
- 3 Alexa ranking of Richard Dawkins' website
- 4 Richard Dawkins and the "angry atheist" meme
- 5 Richard Dawkins and the "arrogant atheist" meme
- 6 Survey of scientists: Richard Dawkins misrepresents science and scientists
- 7 Decline of the atheism meme
- 8 References
Initial loss of web traffic to RichardDawkins.net post Elevatorgate
See also: Elevatorgate
In October of 2012, Rebecca Watson published a story about Elevatorgate and its aftermath in Slate entitled, It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too: I spoke out about sexual harassment among atheists and scientists. Then came the rape threats.[6]
The web traffic was measured via Quantcast which directly measured Dawkins' website traffic via embedded code on his website.[7]
Web traffic of Richard Dawkins' website has seen a dramatic drop
The website traffic is measured via Quantcast which directly measures Dawkins' website traffic via embedded code on his website.[9]
Alexa ranking of Richard Dawkins' website
See also: Alexa rankings of Richard Dawkins' website
Richard Dawkins and the "angry atheist" meme
A large portion of the public perceives atheists as being angry (see: Atheism and anger). Richard Dawkins has increased the public perception that atheists are angry (see: Richard Dawkins and anger).
Richard Dawkins and the "arrogant atheist" meme
A large portion of the public considers atheists to be arrogant (see: Atheism and arrogance). Richard Dawkins has increased the public's perception that atheists are arrogant (see: Richard Dawkins and arrogance and Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins).
Survey of scientists: Richard Dawkins misrepresents science and scientists
Decline of the atheism meme
Decline of the Asian atheism meme
References
- ↑
- Mailvox: Richard Dawkins is not an atheist!
- I'd go to church just to reduce the probability of spending eternity in Hell with Richard Dawkins by Dr. Tim Stanley, The Daily Telegraph, February 27, 2012
- Richard Dawkins Says He's Agnostic -- NOT atheist - video testimony of Richard Dawkins saying he is not an atheist, but an agnostic
- ↑ Meme. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- ↑ Dawkins, Richard (1989), The Selfish Gene (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 192, ISBN 0-19-286092-5,
- ↑ 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast
- ↑ Richard Dawkins' loss of influence
- ↑ It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too: I spoke out about sexual harassment among atheists and scientists. Then came the rape threats by Rebecca Watson, Slate, October 2012
- ↑ Quantcast - Quantcast Measure
- ↑ Web traffic of Richard Dawkins' main website
- ↑ Quantcast - Quantcast Measure
