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→The film documentary The Atheist Delusion features a humorless Richard Dawkins who is the object of audience laughter
Why does she take on the New Atheists? As Eberstadt said at her book launch, “their movement has repeatedly assailed religious people as self-righteous, ignorant of history, and humorless, all the while remaining self-righteous, ignorant of history, and humorless itself to a quite remarkable degree.” As a result, “this movement aids and abets our cultural dumbing down.” On another level, you might call The Loser Letters a defense of western civilization itself.<ref>[https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2010/03/intimidating-intelligence-dims-the-brights-1 Intimidating Intelligence Dims the Brights] by Gayle Trotter</ref>}}
Why does she take on the New Atheists? As Eberstadt said at her book launch, “their movement has repeatedly assailed religious people as self-righteous, ignorant of history, and humorless, all the while remaining self-righteous, ignorant of history, and humorless itself to a quite remarkable degree.” As a result, “this movement aids and abets our cultural dumbing down.” On another level, you might call The Loser Letters a defense of western civilization itself.<ref>[https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2010/03/intimidating-intelligence-dims-the-brights-1 Intimidating Intelligence Dims the Brights] by Gayle Trotter</ref>}}
Michael Schulson's ''Slate'' article entitled ''Jonathan Sacks on Richard Dawkins: “New atheists lack a sense of humor”'' indicates:
{{Cquote|You write that “atheism deserves better than the new atheists.” What kind of thinkers do atheists deserve? Is there a type of atheism that our society needs?
Well, you know, [[Bertrand Russell]] was an atheist with a sense of humor. And the new atheists tend either to lack a sense of humor, or the only humor they’re capable of is sarcasm. I mean, somebody with a little intellectual humility does not say, “Anyone who disagrees with me is stupid.”<ref>[''Jonathan Sacks on Richard Dawkins: “New atheists lack a sense of humor”''] by Michael Schulson, ''Slate''</ref>}}
== Soviet Union and humor ==
== Soviet Union and humor ==