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Social science research indicates that anti-theists score the highest among atheists when it comes to personality traits such as [[narcissism]], dogmatism, and anger.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref> Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]]
Social science research indicates that anti-theists score the highest among atheists when it comes to personality traits such as [[narcissism]], dogmatism, and anger.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref> Furthermore, they scored lowest when it comes to agreeableness and positive relations with others.<ref>[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/science-shows-new-atheists-to-be-mean-and-closed-minded/ Science Shows New Atheists to be Mean and Closed-Minded]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheism and arrogance]]
== Disharmony and factionalism and Post Elevatorgate ==
== Disharmony/factionalism, within atheist population post Elevatorgate ==
''See also:'' [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheist movement]]
''See also:'' [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheist movement]]
Jacques Rousseau wrote in the Daily Maverick concerning Elevatorgate, "Some might observe that we indulge in these squabbles fairly frequently."<ref>[http://dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2011-07-13-sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-can-rip-my-soul Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can rip my soul]</ref> An ex-atheist wrote: "As an Atheist for 40 years, I noticed that there is not just a wide variety of Atheist positions, but there exists an actual battle between certain [[Atheist factions]].<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/internet-atheism-is-still-hostile.html The atheist community and internet atheism is still a hostile wasteland]</ref>
Jacques Rousseau wrote in the Daily Maverick concerning Elevatorgate, "Some might observe that we indulge in these squabbles fairly frequently."<ref>[http://dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2011-07-13-sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones-but-words-can-rip-my-soul Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can rip my soul]</ref> An ex-atheist wrote: "As an Atheist for 40 years, I noticed that there is not just a wide variety of Atheist positions, but there exists an actual battle between certain [[Atheist factions]].<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/internet-atheism-is-still-hostile.html The atheist community and internet atheism is still a hostile wasteland]</ref>
The article ''Against “Mere Atheism”: Why We Need Schism In the Atheist Movement'' indicates:
{{Cquote|In particular, feminism and the (mis)treatment of women have been a point of public contention in the atheist world since the events of ElevatorGate, issues that once again came to the forfront of atheist discourse once again this summer after [[Sam Harris]] and Richard Dawkins made commenets that were widely perceived as sexist, as well as the publication of a lengthy BuzzFeed article detailing the institutionalized misogyny present in many self-described atheist and skeptic organizations. The dispute over feminism among atheists is merely the most visible point of contention over the future trajectory of the atheist movement, in particular whether it should stick to promoting “mere atheism” or whether it should address other social issues...
While all movements, be they religious, philosophical, or social prefer a united front with which to spread their respective beliefs and challenge their enemies, the heterogenity of the human mind is such that factionalism and splinter groups always form to challenge not just the enemies of the movement in question, but the established orthodoxy of the movement in question. Unity is often superficial, especially if this solidarity is based on a single issue, and often the only way to achieve unity is through active suppression of dissident voices.
<ref>[https://extraecclesiamestlibertas.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/against-mere-atheism-why-we-need-schism-in-the-atheist-movement/ Against “Mere Atheism”: Why We Need Schism In the Atheist Movement]</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==