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...a few things bothered me, most notably the [[Atheism and narcissism|air of self-congratulation]] (which I excused on the grounds of enthusiastic people finding like-minded folks for the first time), the “fanboyness” directed at some of the famous atheists (they hardly let poor [[Richard Dawkins|Richard]] alone, and I’m not sure he liked that!), and the lameness of quite a few of the talks. Again, how much new can you say about atheism?<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>}}
...a few things bothered me, most notably the [[Atheism and narcissism|air of self-congratulation]] (which I excused on the grounds of enthusiastic people finding like-minded folks for the first time), the “fanboyness” directed at some of the famous atheists (they hardly let poor [[Richard Dawkins|Richard]] alone, and I’m not sure he liked that!), and the lameness of quite a few of the talks. Again, how much new can you say about atheism?<ref>[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>}}
The [[Reason Rally]] was noted for its ridiculing of religious beliefs.
The [[Reason Rally]] was noted for its ridiculing of religious beliefs (See: Reason Rally#Reason Rally and the mocking of religious beliefs|Reason Rally and the mocking of religious beliefs]]).
== Prominent atheists admitting that fellow prominent atheists are arrogant ==
== Prominent atheists admitting that fellow prominent atheists are arrogant ==