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'''24.'''  '''[[Materialism|Materialist]] [[pseudoscience]].''' (See: [[Evolution]] and [[Origin of Life|Abiogenesis]]).  Countries with higher rates of [[Darwinism]] also have higher rates of atheism.<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html Atheist populations in various countries]</ref><ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/21329204.html Belief in evolution in various countries]</ref> Biblical creationists, such as advocates of the [[Question evolution! campaign]], assert that evolutionism is an ideological "air supply of atheism" and that reducing Darwinism will reduce the prevalence of atheism. <ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2011/12/cutting-off-air-supply-of-atheism.html Cutting off the air supply of atheism]</ref>

'''24.'''  '''[[Materialism|Materialist]] [[pseudoscience]].''' (See: [[Evolution]] and [[Origin of Life|Abiogenesis]]).  Countries with higher rates of [[Darwinism]] also have higher rates of atheism.<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html Atheist populations in various countries]</ref><ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/21329204.html Belief in evolution in various countries]</ref> Biblical creationists, such as advocates of the [[Question evolution! campaign]], assert that evolutionism is an ideological "air supply of atheism" and that reducing Darwinism will reduce the prevalence of atheism. <ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2011/12/cutting-off-air-supply-of-atheism.html Cutting off the air supply of atheism]</ref>

25. Simplistic view of science combined with [[secular left]]ist [[utopian]]ism.<ref>[http://blog.oup.com/2016/03/growing-criticism-by-atheists-of-the-new-atheism-movement Growing criticism by atheists of the New Atheism movement] by James W. Jones, [[Oxford University]] Press's website</ref>

'''25.''' Simplistic view of science combined with [[secular left]]ist [[utopian]]ism.<ref>[http://blog.oup.com/2016/03/growing-criticism-by-atheists-of-the-new-atheism-movement Growing criticism by atheists of the New Atheism movement] by James W. Jones, [[Oxford University]] Press's website</ref>

James W. Jones wrote at the [[Oxford University]] Press's website:  

James W. Jones wrote at the [[Oxford University]] Press's website:  

<ref>[http://blog.oup.com/2016/03/growing-criticism-by-atheists-of-the-new-atheism-movement Growing criticism by atheists of the New Atheism movement] by James W. Jones, [[Oxford University]] Press's website</ref>}}

<ref>[http://blog.oup.com/2016/03/growing-criticism-by-atheists-of-the-new-atheism-movement Growing criticism by atheists of the New Atheism movement] by James W. Jones, [[Oxford University]] Press's website</ref>}}

'''25.'''  '''[[Scientism]]:''' ''Science has in many ways become a new god''.<ref>[http://creation.com/the-religion-of-scientism-m-shallis The religion of scientism]</ref><ref>[http://www.saintsandsceptics.org/dawkins-dilbert-and-the-illogical-scientists/ Dawkins, Dilbert and the Illogical Scientists]</ref><ref>[http://www.religiontoday.com/news/exposing-the-religion-of-scientism-11598780.html Exposing the religion of scientism]</ref> Scientism is self-refuting. [[William Lane Craig]] wrote: "Scientism tells us that we should not believe any proposition that cannot be scientifically proven. But what about that very proposition itself? It cannot itself be scientifically proven."<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting?]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and naturalistic intelligence]]

'''26.'''  '''[[Scientism]]:''' ''Science has in many ways become a new god''.<ref>[http://creation.com/the-religion-of-scientism-m-shallis The religion of scientism]</ref><ref>[http://www.saintsandsceptics.org/dawkins-dilbert-and-the-illogical-scientists/ Dawkins, Dilbert and the Illogical Scientists]</ref><ref>[http://www.religiontoday.com/news/exposing-the-religion-of-scientism-11598780.html Exposing the religion of scientism]</ref> Scientism is self-refuting. [[William Lane Craig]] wrote: "Scientism tells us that we should not believe any proposition that cannot be scientifically proven. But what about that very proposition itself? It cannot itself be scientifically proven."<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-scientism-self-refuting Is scientism self-refuting?]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and naturalistic intelligence]]

'''26.''' '''Ingratitude towards the Creator'''. See: [[Atheism and gratitude]]

'''27.''' '''Ingratitude towards the Creator'''. See: [[Atheism and gratitude]]

'''27.''' Pursuit of prestige within secular circles.<ref>Amongst the most elite in terms of prestige within the scientific community – the Nobel Laureates and the U. S. Academy of Sciences – the percent of atheists is the highest, around 93%. Part of this is due to discrimination against [[Creation science|creation scientists]].  See: [[Suppression of alternatives to evolution]].  In addition, there is discrimination against religious conservatives in academia (see: [[Atheist indoctrination]]). Biet-Hallahmi, author of ''Atheism, A Psychological Profile'', in ''The Cambridge Companion to Atheism'', wrote, “…what these individuals [the most elite] had, in addition to their creativity and high intelligence, was a strong wish to create distance between themselves and their parents.” Dr. [[Paul Vitz]], author of'' Faith of Fatherless'', indicated that one of the common factors he observed in the leading atheists he profiled: they were all intelligent and arrogant. See also: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and intelligence]]</ref>

'''28.''' Pursuit of prestige within secular circles.<ref>Amongst the most elite in terms of prestige within the scientific community – the Nobel Laureates and the U. S. Academy of Sciences – the percent of atheists is the highest, around 93%. Part of this is due to discrimination against [[Creation science|creation scientists]].  See: [[Suppression of alternatives to evolution]].  In addition, there is discrimination against religious conservatives in academia (see: [[Atheist indoctrination]]). Biet-Hallahmi, author of ''Atheism, A Psychological Profile'', in ''The Cambridge Companion to Atheism'', wrote, “…what these individuals [the most elite] had, in addition to their creativity and high intelligence, was a strong wish to create distance between themselves and their parents.” Dr. [[Paul Vitz]], author of'' Faith of Fatherless'', indicated that one of the common factors he observed in the leading atheists he profiled: they were all intelligent and arrogant. See also: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Atheism and intelligence]]</ref>

'''28.''' '''Intellectual cowardice.''' See: [[Atheism and cowardice]]

'''29.''' '''Intellectual cowardice.''' See: [[Atheism and cowardice]]

'''29.''' In cultures not receptive to atheism, atheists appear to be more likely to be social outcasts (see: [[Atheism and social outcasts]]). In short, in certain cases, namely where atheists are already social outcasts, they have less negative social consequences by becoming atheists.

'''30.''' In cultures not receptive to atheism, atheists appear to be more likely to be social outcasts (see: [[Atheism and social outcasts]]). In short, in certain cases, namely where atheists are already social outcasts, they have less negative social consequences by becoming atheists.

'''30.''' '''Rigid and limited thinking.''' See: [[Atheism is uninspiring#Atheism is an emaciated and unnecessarily limiting view of the world|Atheism is an unnecessarily limiting view of the world]]

'''31.''' '''Rigid and limited thinking.''' See: [[Atheism is uninspiring#Atheism is an emaciated and unnecessarily limiting view of the world|Atheism is an unnecessarily limiting view of the world]]

'''31.''' '''Denialism''' (See: [[Atheism and logical fallacies#Atheists and the fallacy of exclusion|Atheists and the fallacy of exclusion]] and [[Atheism and historical revisionism]]).  

'''32.''' '''Denialism''' (See: [[Atheism and logical fallacies#Atheists and the fallacy of exclusion|Atheists and the fallacy of exclusion]] and [[Atheism and historical revisionism]]).  

== Errant notion that atheism is the result of higher intelligence ==

== Errant notion that atheism is the result of higher intelligence ==