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{{Cquote|I'm not sure there is anything in this movement worth saving. Hitchens is dead. [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] simply doesn't have the energy for this sort of thing anymore. [[Sam Harris|Harris]] went his own way. And [[Daniel Dennett|Dennett]] just kind of blended into the background. So what do you think when the largest gathering of the nonreligious in history pulls in... I don't know. Maybe 2,000 people. Is there anything worth saving?<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/even-atheists-bash-reason-rally/ Even atheists bash 'Reason Rally']</ref>}}

{{Cquote|I'm not sure there is anything in this movement worth saving. Hitchens is dead. [[Richard Dawkins|Dawkins]] simply doesn't have the energy for this sort of thing anymore. [[Sam Harris|Harris]] went his own way. And [[Daniel Dennett|Dennett]] just kind of blended into the background. So what do you think when the largest gathering of the nonreligious in history pulls in... I don't know. Maybe 2,000 people. Is there anything worth saving?<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/even-atheists-bash-reason-rally/ Even atheists bash 'Reason Rally']</ref>}}

== Reason Rally and lack of diversity ==

=== Reason Rally and lack of diversity ===

=== Reason Rally 2016 and lack of diversity in terms of attendants ===

==== Reason Rally 2016 and lack of diversity in terms of attendants ====

Thunderf00t estimates that there was a 2 to 1 ration as far as men to women attending Reason Rally 2016.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/even-atheists-bash-reason-rally/ Even atheists bash 'Reason Rally'], See the video on the web page</ref>

Thunderf00t estimates that there was a 2 to 1 ration as far as men to women attending Reason Rally 2016.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2016/06/even-atheists-bash-reason-rally/ Even atheists bash 'Reason Rally'], See the video on the web page</ref>

=== Reason Rally 2016 speakers and lack of satisfactory diversity ===

==== Reason Rally 2016 speakers and lack of satisfactory diversity ====

''See also:'' [[Atheism and diversity]] and [[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and women]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and diversity]] and [[Western atheism and race]] and [[Atheism and women]]

We discussed how the email that you received came off as somewhat defensive in its attempts to make our speaker lineup appear diverse when it is, at the moment, a bit monochromatic. As an organization, we are upfront about the fact that, at the moment, the speaker lineup on our site is not as diverse as we want it to be. My team agreed that the key piece of information missing in the message sent to you was that we have a lot of outstanding invitations that, when accepted, will make the list of speakers much more diverse.<ref>[http://the-orbit.net/ashleyfmiller/2016/01/22/reason-rally-2016-interview-with-lyz-liddell/ Reason Rally 2016 Interview with Lyz Liddell]</ref>}}

We discussed how the email that you received came off as somewhat defensive in its attempts to make our speaker lineup appear diverse when it is, at the moment, a bit monochromatic. As an organization, we are upfront about the fact that, at the moment, the speaker lineup on our site is not as diverse as we want it to be. My team agreed that the key piece of information missing in the message sent to you was that we have a lot of outstanding invitations that, when accepted, will make the list of speakers much more diverse.<ref>[http://the-orbit.net/ashleyfmiller/2016/01/22/reason-rally-2016-interview-with-lyz-liddell/ Reason Rally 2016 Interview with Lyz Liddell]</ref>}}

== Reason Rally 2016 opened with an off key gay men's choir ==

== Reason Rally 2016 opened with an off key gay men's choir ==