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The Irish atheist Michael Nugent insisted in 2014 that Richard Dawkins is being unfairly demonized by various atheists.<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/08/07/the-demonising-of-richard-dawkins-and-the-normalising-of-casual-defamatory-smears/ The demonising of Richard Dawkins, and the normalising of casual defamatory smears] by Michael Nugent on August 7, 2014</ref>  On April 2015, Atheist Ireland announced via Michael Nugent's blog, "Atheist Ireland is publicly dissociating itself from the hurtful and dehumanising, hateful and violent, unjust and defamatory rhetoric of the atheist blogger [[PZ Myers]]... He said Richard Dawkins ‘seems to have developed a callous indifference to the sexual abuse of children’ and ‘has been eaten by brain parasites’"<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2015/04/07/atheist-ireland-dissociates-from-pz-myers/ Atheist Ireland publicly dissociates itself from the harmful and hateful rhetoric of PZ Myers] by Michael Nugent, April 7, 2015</ref>  

The Irish atheist Michael Nugent insisted in 2014 that Richard Dawkins is being unfairly demonized by various atheists.<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2014/08/07/the-demonising-of-richard-dawkins-and-the-normalising-of-casual-defamatory-smears/ The demonising of Richard Dawkins, and the normalising of casual defamatory smears] by Michael Nugent on August 7, 2014</ref>  On April 2015, Atheist Ireland announced via Michael Nugent's blog, "Atheist Ireland is publicly dissociating itself from the hurtful and dehumanising, hateful and violent, unjust and defamatory rhetoric of the atheist blogger [[PZ Myers]]... He said Richard Dawkins ‘seems to have developed a callous indifference to the sexual abuse of children’ and ‘has been eaten by brain parasites’"<ref>[http://www.michaelnugent.com/2015/04/07/atheist-ireland-dissociates-from-pz-myers/ Atheist Ireland publicly dissociates itself from the harmful and hateful rhetoric of PZ Myers] by Michael Nugent, April 7, 2015</ref>  

=== Continued decline of internet atheism about a year after Elevatorgate ===

=== Decline of internet atheism ===

On March 6, 2015, it was reported that Google trends data for common terms associated with atheism/agnosticism have been in decline since about mid 2012.<ref>[http://conservativetriumphs.blogspot.com/2015/03/attention-atheists-google-trends.html Attention Atheists: Google trends indicates: You are in a slump!]</ref> In January of 2015, it was shown that Google trends data indicated a recent downward trend for various Google searches related to atheism such as the keywords atheist, atheism, Richard Dawkins and [[PZ Myers]].<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2015/01/creationcom-breaks-alexa-50000-barrier.html The numbers are in: 2014 was the WORST year in the history of Darwinism/atheism  In addition, Creation.com breaks the Alexa 50,000 barrier]</ref>  

On March 6, 2015, it was reported that Google trends data for common terms associated with atheism/agnosticism have been in decline since about mid 2012.<ref>[http://conservativetriumphs.blogspot.com/2015/03/attention-atheists-google-trends.html Attention Atheists: Google trends indicates: You are in a slump!]</ref> In January of 2015, it was shown that Google trends data indicated a recent downward trend for various Google searches related to atheism such as the keywords atheist, atheism, Richard Dawkins and [[PZ Myers]].<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2015/01/creationcom-breaks-alexa-50000-barrier.html The numbers are in: 2014 was the WORST year in the history of Darwinism/atheism  In addition, Creation.com breaks the Alexa 50,000 barrier]</ref>  

See also: [[Atheism and the internet]]

See also: [[Atheism and the internet]] and [[Google trends - Atheism and agnosticism terms]]

== Public announcement of Richard Dawkins and Orphelia Benson ==

== Public announcement of Richard Dawkins and Orphelia Benson ==