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Line 188: − == Globally: Memes of Richard Dawkins/atheism are falling. Memes of Jesus/creationism rising == − ''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]] and [[Atheist cults]] and [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins]] and [[Women's views of Richard Dawkins]] and [[Atheism and cowardice]]+ − [[File:Jesus5.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The [[meme]]s of [[Jesus Christ]] and [[young earth creationism]] are rising in the world, while the memes of Richard Dawkins and atheism are falling globally in influence.<ref> − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-and-non.html Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents], Saturday, May 19, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-number-of-academic-journals-now.html A number of academic journals now indicate that global atheism/agnosticism is shrinking in influence and there is now a global resurgence of religion], Sunday, February 16, 2014 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/jesus-vs-richard-dawkins-and-pz-myers.html Jesus vs. Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers - Jesus wins!], Saturday, May 19, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/jesus-vs-richard-dawkins-and-pz-myers_28.html Round 2: Jesus vs. Evolution and PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins - Jesus triumphs again! Onward Christian soldiers!], Monday, May 28, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-richard-dawkins-meme-is-undergoing.html The memes of Richard Dawkins are weak and dying] − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/worlds-biggest-atheist-population-about.html World's biggest atheist population about to see a big decline],Sunday, August 19, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!], Monday, May 21, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-pro-evolution-news-website-daily.html The pro-evolution news website The Daily Beast declares "2013 Was a Terrible Year for Evolution". Meanwhile, global evangelicalism is G-R-O-W-I-N-G!], Sunday, January 5, 2014 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/down-with-evolutionary-belief-down-with.html Global decline of atheism and the rise of global creationism. Information on the Question Evolution! Campaign], Monday, June 4, 2012 − </ref> See: [[Desecularization]] ]] − Richard Dawkins coined the term and the concept of a [[meme]]. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a meme as "an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture." − − Citing global Christian/atheist population data, academic journals, mainstream news sources, Google trends data, data from Quantcast which directly measures the website traffic of Richard Dawkins' website and other data, a fan of the [[Question Evolution! Campaign]] pointed out that the memes of Richard Dawkins and atheism are falling in global market share, but the memes of [[Jesus Christ]] and [[young earth creationism]] are seeing rapid growth in their number of adherents in the world and this trend is expected to accelerate in the 21st century ( See: [[Global atheism]] and [[Global Christianity]]).<ref> − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-and-non.html Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents], Saturday, May 19, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-number-of-academic-journals-now.html A number of academic journals now indicate that global atheism/agnosticism is shrinking in influence and there is now a global resurgence of religion], Sunday, February 16, 2014 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/jesus-vs-richard-dawkins-and-pz-myers.html Jesus vs. Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers - Jesus wins!], Saturday, May 19, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/jesus-vs-richard-dawkins-and-pz-myers_28.html Round 2: Jesus vs. Evolution and PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins - Jesus triumphs again! Onward Christian soldiers!], Monday, May 28, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-richard-dawkins-meme-is-undergoing.html The memes of Richard Dawkins are weak and dying] − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/worlds-biggest-atheist-population-about.html World's biggest atheist population about to see a big decline],Sunday, August 19, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!], Monday, May 21, 2012 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-pro-evolution-news-website-daily.html The pro-evolution news website The Daily Beast declares "2013 Was a Terrible Year for Evolution". Meanwhile, global evangelicalism is G-R-O-W-I-N-G!], Sunday, January 5, 2014 − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/down-with-evolutionary-belief-down-with.html Global decline of atheism and the rise of global creationism. Information on the Question Evolution! Campaign], Monday, June 4, 2012 − </ref> Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] told a secular audience in Australia: "The trends that are happening worldwide inevitably in an age of globalization are going to affect us."<ref>[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Shall the religious inherit the earth]</ref> − − === Martin Robbins at ''New Statesman'': Dawkins grasping for attention and relevance === − − === Following of Richard Dawkins lower after his Elevatorgate scandal === − − Although his following of Dawkian atheist has significantly waned post [[Elevatorgate]] and due to his generally [[Abrasiveness of Richard Dawkins|abrasive manner]], as noted above, he does retain a small cult following (See: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]] [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]] and [[Atheist cults]]). − − According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]] (which directly measures his website's traffic through their service which he subscribes to), the web traffic of Richard Dawkins's website fell in 2012 (see graph below).<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-has-been-bad-year-for-richard.html 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast]</ref> Dawkins mishandled his 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] scandal and lost many supporters in 2012. By October of 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to about 22,000 unique visitors a month according to Quantcast.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/richard-dawkins-loss-of-influence.html Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]</ref><ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net Quantcast traffic graph for Richard Dawkins' website]</ref> On the other hand, the website of [[Creation Ministries International]] received about 245,000 unique visitors a month in October of 2014.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/creation.com Quantcast data for Creation.com]</ref> − − Dawkins is a leading figure in the [[New Atheism]] movement which was called a cult by the [[agnosticism|agnostic]], journalist Bryan Appleyard in a 2012 article in the ''New Statesman'' in which he describes the abusive behavior of New Atheists.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2012/02/neo-atheism-atheists-dawkins ''The God wars'' by Bryan Appleyard], ''New Statesman''</ref> The Dawkian atheists have been able to to retain Richard Dawkins being labeled as an atheist in his [[Wikipedia]] article despite Dawkins repeatedly and adamantly declaring that he is an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and/or flip-flopping his public persona between atheism and agnosticism (See: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]]). − − [[File:Richard Dawkins web traffic 12-23-12.png|thumbnail|center|750px|According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the web traffic of Richard Dawkins's website fell in 2012.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-has-been-bad-year-for-richard.html 2012 has been a very BAD year for Richard Dawkins's website according to Quantcast]</ref> Dawkins mishandled his 2011 [[Elevatorgate]] scandal and lost many supporters in 2012. By October of 2014, the web traffic for his website fell to about 22,000 unique visitors a month.<ref>[http://shockawenow.blogspot.com/2014/10/richard-dawkins-loss-of-influence.html Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]</ref><ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net Quantcast traffic graph for Richard Dawkins' website]</ref> On the other hand, the website of [[Creation Ministries International]] received about 245,000 unique visitors a month in October of 2014.<ref>[https://www.quantcast.com/creation.com Quantcast data for Creation.com]</ref> ]]
→Globally: Memes of Richard Dawkins/atheism are falling. Memes of Jesus/creationism rising
A British father whose Down's syndrome daughter passed six General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) tests called Richard Dawkins an "ignorant idiot".<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/downs-syndrome-girl-passes-six-4095031 Down's Syndrome girl passes six GCSEs as dad calls Richard Dawkins 'an ignorant idiot'], Mirror by By Grace Macaskill, Aug 23, 2014 15:41</ref>
A British father whose Down's syndrome daughter passed six General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) tests called Richard Dawkins an "ignorant idiot".<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/downs-syndrome-girl-passes-six-4095031 Down's Syndrome girl passes six GCSEs as dad calls Richard Dawkins 'an ignorant idiot'], Mirror by By Grace Macaskill, Aug 23, 2014 15:41</ref>
== Martin Robbins at ''New Statesman'': Dawkins grasping for attention and relevance ==
In 2013, Martin Robbins wrote in the ''New Statesman'' concerning the public persona of Dawkins: "Increasingly though, his public output resembles that of a man desperately grasping for attention and relevance..."<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2013/08/atheism-maturing-and-it-will-leave-richard-dawkins-behind Atheism is maturing, and it will leave Richard Dawkins behind]</ref>
In 2013, Martin Robbins wrote in the ''New Statesman'' concerning the public persona of Dawkins: "Increasingly though, his public output resembles that of a man desperately grasping for attention and relevance..."<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2013/08/atheism-maturing-and-it-will-leave-richard-dawkins-behind Atheism is maturing, and it will leave Richard Dawkins behind]</ref>
Recently, Richard Dawkins has been reduced to Tweeting provocative Twitter posts in order to gain attention. After the predictable ensuing uproar, Dawkins half-heartedly apologizes for the provocative Tweets.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/21/the-12-stages-of-a-richard-dawkins-twitter-scandal_n_5698443.html The 12-Stage 'Evolution' Of A Richard Dawkins Twitter Scandal], By Paul Vale, The Huffington Post UK, Posted: 22/08/2014 02:06 BST</ref>
Recently, Richard Dawkins has been reduced to Tweeting provocative Twitter posts in order to gain attention. After the predictable ensuing uproar, Dawkins half-heartedly apologizes for the provocative Tweets.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/21/the-12-stages-of-a-richard-dawkins-twitter-scandal_n_5698443.html The 12-Stage 'Evolution' Of A Richard Dawkins Twitter Scandal], By Paul Vale, The Huffington Post UK, Posted: 22/08/2014 02:06 BST</ref>
== Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans over their use of profanity and gossip ==
== Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans over their use of profanity and gossip ==