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In this way, the Atheist never reveals his true religious objection to the commandments. Instead of discussing their substance, he focuses on a rule of procedure that everyone can agree with: “Let’s avoid controversy by keeping the discussion secular, not religious.”<ref>[http://www.intelligentdesignnetwork.org/Atheism_a_Stealth_Religion.pdf ''Atheism: A Stealth Religion'] by John Calvert</ref>}}
In this way, the Atheist never reveals his true religious objection to the commandments. Instead of discussing their substance, he focuses on a rule of procedure that everyone can agree with: “Let’s avoid controversy by keeping the discussion secular, not religious.”<ref>[http://www.intelligentdesignnetwork.org/Atheism_a_Stealth_Religion.pdf ''Atheism: A Stealth Religion'] by John Calvert</ref>}}
[[Charles Darwin]] was a [[weak atheism|weak atheist]]/[[agnosticism|agnostic]] (see: [http://www.conservapedia.com/Charles_Darwin#Religious_Views_of_Charles_Darwin religious views of Charles Darwin) ].<ref>
* [http://www.creation.com/content/view/1877 Darwin's real message: have you missed it?]
* [http://www.equip.org/articles/is-darwinism-atheistic- Is Darwinism Atheistic? An Examination of the Beliefs and Practices of Charles Darwin]
* Barrett, Paul H. ''Darwin on Man'' 1974:276
* ''American Scientist'' May 1977:323
</ref> Charles Darwin’s casual mentioning of a ‘creator’ in earlier editions of The Origin of Species appears to have been a merely a ploy to downplay the implications of his [[materialism|materialistic]] theory.<ref>[http://creation.com/charles-darwins-real-message-have-you-missed-it Charles Darwin's real message. Have you missed it?]</ref>
== Bernie Sanders' reluctance to call himself an atheist ==
== Bernie Sanders' reluctance to call himself an atheist ==