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Line 24: − Beginning in the 1980s and accelerating in 2011 and beyond, atheism, [[agnosticism]] and [[evolution|Darwinism]] have developed a reputation of cowardice (See: [[Atheism and cowardice]]). + − − − − In response, a supporter of the [[Question evolution! campaign]] wrote: − {{cquote|Question: Is the low quality, [[evolution]] loving public school system pumping out an inordinate amount of low skill, rebellious, spoiled atheist brats? Is Reddit atheism made up of a lot of low skill, atheist brats? Yes, it is. Reddit atheism is filled with a lot of mind numbing foolishness. It is an intellectual wasteland. Furthermore, we know that once you establish a reputation for something it is very hard to re-position yourself. See: [http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/re-positioning-decades-long-atheist.html Re-positioning the decades long "atheist nerd brand" is going to be close to impossible] − − Of course, the whole atheist "movement" (which is in [[Global atheism|global decline]] in terms of its adherents) is low brow and that is why so many of them are afraid to debate the creation vs. evolution issue. See: [http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/re-positioning-decades-long-atheist.html 21st century atheism is well-known for its cowardice] and [http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-and-non.html Global decline of atheism/agnosticis] − − See also: [http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/06/christianity-has-great-depth-and.html 7 reasons why atheism has developed a reputation of being low-class and "low brow"] <ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/ Mashable admits one of the internet's largest atheist communities, reddit atheism, has developed a reputation of being "low brow" over the years by "some" (translation: by people who are not "low brow")]</ref>}}
→Reddit atheism and their reluctance to engage in atheist activism
{{cquote|Are we to make cowards out of Reddit’s atheists for the discrepancy between the prevalence of real life and internet proclamations of godlessness? Maybe, as the world’s loudest atheist, Richard Dawkins, first bemoaned in his TED talk, “Atheists do not want to be impolite … Can we stop being so damned polite?” Or, as R/atheist stalwart with the username “blackstar9000” explained in a very thoughtful post on the state of the atheist subreddit, “Many of the users are just recently converted, who fear being ostracized by people the religious people who make up their support system.”<ref>[http://www.policymic.com/articles/41797/reddit-users-why-atheist-redditors-are-stuck-on-the-internet ''Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet'']</ref>}}
{{cquote|Are we to make cowards out of Reddit’s atheists for the discrepancy between the prevalence of real life and internet proclamations of godlessness? Maybe, as the world’s loudest atheist, Richard Dawkins, first bemoaned in his TED talk, “Atheists do not want to be impolite … Can we stop being so damned polite?” Or, as R/atheist stalwart with the username “blackstar9000” explained in a very thoughtful post on the state of the atheist subreddit, “Many of the users are just recently converted, who fear being ostracized by people the religious people who make up their support system.”<ref>[http://www.policymic.com/articles/41797/reddit-users-why-atheist-redditors-are-stuck-on-the-internet ''Reddit Users: Why Atheist Redditors Are Stuck On the Internet'']</ref>}}
Atheists have a reputation for cowardice and apathy (See: [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Atheism and apathy]]).
== Reddit atheism, modern atheism and hateful groupthink ==
== Reddit atheism, modern atheism and hateful groupthink ==