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Line 997: − − ==Atheism and the Bible== − :''See also:'' − [[Image:800px-Crop Book of Isaiah 2006-06-06.jpg|thumb|175px|right|The Holy [[Bible]], opened to the [[Book of Isaiah]].]] − Biblical skeptics have been disputing the reliability of the [[Bible]] for centuries. Christian apologist [[JP Holding]] rightly states that [[Bible Exegesis|Bible exegesis]] and Bible exposition is a multi-disciplinary pursuit, and often critics of the Bible have not done a fraction of the due diligence required to make an allegation regarding the Bible.<ref>[http://www.tektonics.org/af/calcon.html Calculated Contempt: Why Bible Critics Do Not Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt]</ref> − − Christian theologian and apologist Bernard Ramm wrote the following regarding Biblical skeptics, in his often cited work ''Protestant Christian Evidences'': − {{cquote|A thousand times over, the death knell of the Bible has been sounded, the funeral procession formed, the inscription cut on the tombstone, and committal read. But somehow the corpse never stays put. − − No other book has been so chopped, knifed, sifted, scrutinized, and vilified. What book on philosophy or religion or psychology or belles lettres of classical or modern times has been subject to such a mass attack as the Bible? With such venom and skepticism? With such thoroughness and erudition? Upon every chapter, line and tenet? − − The Bible is still loved by millions, read by millions, and studied by millions.<ref>[http://www.why-the-bible.com/bible.htm The Bible - Quotes from Famous Men]</ref>}} − − Christian apologists have responded to the various biblical errancy and claims of contradictions by atheists with an array of well known websites. Some popular ones include: [http://www.tektonics.org/ Tektonics.org], [http://www.christian-thinktank.com/ A Christian Think Tank], [http://www.apologeticspress.org/AllegedDiscrepancies.aspx Apologetics Press - Alleged Discrepancies], [http://www.inerrancy.org/ Inerrancy.org], and many more. − − In addition, many Christian scientists and apologists such as the Christian scientists and apologists at [[Creation Ministries International]] and [[CreationWiki]] assert that the Bible, although not written as a science text book, shows an [[Bible scientific foreknowledge|understanding of science beyond what was believed to exist during the time the various Bible books were composed.]]<ref>[http://creationwiki.org/index.php/Bible_scientific_foreknowledge Bible Scientific Foreknowledge]</ref><ref>http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/1718/</ref>
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The New Atheism has not had much of an impact in terms of gaining new adherents to atheism. In a March 10, 2008 [[USA Today]] article Stephen Prothero indicated that the New Atheism movement was not effective in adding new adherents to atheism and he cited statistics from a large Pew Research Center study which indicated that the number of atheists in the United States was merely 1.6% of respondents.<ref>American Faith: A Work In Progress by Stephen Prothero, USA Today, March 10, 2008, page 11A</ref>
The New Atheism has not had much of an impact in terms of gaining new adherents to atheism. In a March 10, 2008 [[USA Today]] article Stephen Prothero indicated that the New Atheism movement was not effective in adding new adherents to atheism and he cited statistics from a large Pew Research Center study which indicated that the number of atheists in the United States was merely 1.6% of respondents.<ref>American Faith: A Work In Progress by Stephen Prothero, USA Today, March 10, 2008, page 11A</ref>
==Atheism in academia==
==Atheism in academia==