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* Disbelief from silence: atheists believe that God does not exist, merely because there is no ''absolute'' proof that he does exist, a [[logical fallacy]].  Atheists believe that science disproves God<ref>http://www.xenos.org/essays/humnsm.htm</ref> but have no actual evidence that this is the case.
 
* Disbelief from silence: atheists believe that God does not exist, merely because there is no ''absolute'' proof that he does exist, a [[logical fallacy]].  Atheists believe that science disproves God<ref>http://www.xenos.org/essays/humnsm.htm</ref> but have no actual evidence that this is the case.
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* Moral superiority: atheists believe that religion causes strife and that atheists are inherently morally superior to theists.  This flies in the face of actual evidence, which shows that atheists are markedly less generous than theists.<ref>Brooks, Arthur C., [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/ Religious Faith and Charitable Giving,] ''Policy Review'',  Oct-Dec 2003, p.2.</ref>
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* Moral superiority: atheists believe that religion causes strife and that atheists are inherently morally superior to theists.  This flies in the face of actual evidence, which shows that atheists are markedly less generous than theists.<ref>Brooks, Arthur C., [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/ Religious Faith and Charitable Giving,] ''Policy Review'',  Oct-Dec 2003, p.2.</ref> See: [[Moral failings of the atheist community]]
    
* [[Moral relativism]]: atheists believe that no absolute morals exist, God-inspired or otherwise, and thus rely on vague, transient, and corrupting notions of morality.
 
* [[Moral relativism]]: atheists believe that no absolute morals exist, God-inspired or otherwise, and thus rely on vague, transient, and corrupting notions of morality.
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