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At ''Splice Today'', Dylan Green wrote about the [[Mythcon 2017 Conference]] and the [[atheist movement]]: "If there’s a point in time where atheism’s [[Cold War|cold war]] of [[Progressivism|progressive]] versus reactionary flavors came into being, it would be the day when Mythcon was held."<ref>[https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/the-post-mythcon-crossroads-of-atheism The Post-Mythcon Crossroads of Atheism] by Dylan Greene</ref> At Mythcon 2017, [[Carl Benjamin]] and other anti-progressive YouTube atheists spoke which upset many progressive atheists.<ref>[https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/the-post-mythcon-crossroads-of-atheism The Post-Mythcon Crossroads of Atheism] by Dylan Greene</ref><ref>[https://areomagazine.com/2017/10/03/chaos-during-social-justice-and-feminism-debate-at-milwaukee-atheism-conference/ Chaos during Social Justice and Feminism Debate at Milwaukee Atheism Conference]</ref> See also: [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]] and [[SJW atheists|Social justice atheism]]

At ''Splice Today'', Dylan Green wrote about the [[Mythcon 2017 Conference]] and the [[atheist movement]]: "If there’s a point in time where atheism’s [[Cold War|cold war]] of [[Progressivism|progressive]] versus reactionary flavors came into being, it would be the day when Mythcon was held."<ref>[https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/the-post-mythcon-crossroads-of-atheism The Post-Mythcon Crossroads of Atheism] by Dylan Greene</ref> At Mythcon 2017, [[Carl Benjamin]] and other anti-progressive YouTube atheists spoke which upset many progressive atheists.<ref>[https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/the-post-mythcon-crossroads-of-atheism The Post-Mythcon Crossroads of Atheism] by Dylan Greene</ref><ref>[https://areomagazine.com/2017/10/03/chaos-during-social-justice-and-feminism-debate-at-milwaukee-atheism-conference/ Chaos during Social Justice and Feminism Debate at Milwaukee Atheism Conference]</ref> See also: [[Western atheism, schisms and political polarization]] and [[SJW atheists|Social justice atheism]]

Shortly after the conference, the progressive atheist [[PZ Myers]] wrote a blog post entitled ''Time to nuke the fault line and split the rift deeper''<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/05/time-to-nuke-the-fault-line-and-split-the-rift-deeper/ ''Time to nuke the fault line and split the rift deeper'', PZ Myers</ref>

Shortly after this [[Atheist conferences|atheist conference]], the progressive atheist [[PZ Myers]] wrote a blog post entitled ''Time to nuke the fault line and split the rift deeper''<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/05/time-to-nuke-the-fault-line-and-split-the-rift-deeper/ ''Time to nuke the fault line and split the rift deeper'', PZ Myers</ref>

The [[Shadow To Light blog]] declares about the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

The [[Shadow To Light blog]] declares about the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

On the whole, Thomas Smith performed very poorly in the exchange and near the end of the exchange he angrily left the stage.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFL0wKmsC0 Thomas Smith vs Sargon of Akkad Debate #Mythcon]</ref>  

On the whole, Thomas Smith performed very poorly in the exchange and near the end of the exchange he angrily left the stage.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFL0wKmsC0 Thomas Smith vs Sargon of Akkad Debate #Mythcon]</ref>  

== Thomas Smith and Carl Benjamin interview/exchange - video ==

== Carl Benjamin vs. Thomas Smith exchange at the Mythcon 2017 Conference ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFL0wKmsC0 Thomas Smith vs Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad) Debate Mythcon 2017] - video

=== Carl Benjamin vs. Thomas Smith exchange - video ===

== Christian commentary on the Thomas Smith vs. Carl Benjamin exchange ==

 

=== Christian commentary on the Carl Benjamin vs. Thomas Smith exchange ===

 

The [[Christian apologetics]] blog ''My Apologetics'' wrote about the Thomas Smith vs. Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad) exchange at the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

The [[Christian apologetics]] blog ''My Apologetics'' wrote about the Thomas Smith vs. Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad) exchange at the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

<ref>[https://myapologetics.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/the-thomas-smith-vs-sargon-of-akkad-debate-was-a-total-waste-of-time/ The Thomas Smith vs Sargon of Akkad Debate was a Total Waste of Time]</ref>}}

<ref>[https://myapologetics.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/the-thomas-smith-vs-sargon-of-akkad-debate-was-a-total-waste-of-time/ The Thomas Smith vs Sargon of Akkad Debate was a Total Waste of Time]</ref>}}

== Examining Atheism on the Thomas Smith vs. Carl Benjamin exchange ==

=== Examining Atheism on the Carl Benjamin vs. Thomas Smith exchange ===

[[Examining Atheism]] wrote about the Thomas Smith vs. [[Carl Benjamin]] at the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

[[Examining Atheism]] wrote about the Thomas Smith vs. [[Carl Benjamin]] at the Mythcon 2017 Conference:

{{Cquote|A blogger [https://steemit.com/news/@thecastle/thomas-smith-vs-sargon-of-akkad-debate-mythcon-my-thoughts wrote] about the Thomas Smith (progressive/SJW/feminist atheist) vs. anti-progressive/anti-feminist atheist Carl Benjamin (commonly know as Sargon of Akkad):

{{Cquote|A blogger [https://steemit.com/news/@thecastle/thomas-smith-vs-sargon-of-akkad-debate-mythcon-my-thoughts wrote] about the Thomas Smith (progressive/SJW/feminist atheist) vs. anti-progressive/anti-feminist atheist Carl Benjamin (commonly know as Sargon of Akkad):

This was the most brutal debate I have ever seen... And Thomas started off so cocky too! He started off like he was about to destroy Sargon. Then slowly, the facial ticks started to display. The cold sweat, the nervous gestures.  

:This was the most brutal debate I have ever seen... And Thomas started off so cocky too! He started off like he was about to destroy Sargon. Then slowly, the facial ticks started to display. The cold sweat, the nervous gestures.  

This is a[n]...amazing thrashing. I am speechless, I don't even know what I could do to add to this. If you want to watch someones world collapse, this is a really good resource just for that! You don't even need to care about the arguments. Like if you want to be a really good actor and you have to play the part of a SJW who is about to get savagely brutalized on stage for the entire world to see, look no further!<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2018/01/sjw-atheism-movement-is-lost-cause-it.html The SJW atheist movement is a lost cause. It just had its debate Waterloo!]</ref>}}

:This is a[n]...amazing thrashing. I am speechless, I don't even know what I could do to add to this. If you want to watch someones world collapse, this is a really good resource just for that! You don't even need to care about the arguments. Like if you want to be a really good actor and you have to play the part of a SJW who is about to get savagely brutalized on stage for the entire world to see, look no further!<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2018/01/sjw-atheism-movement-is-lost-cause-it.html The SJW atheist movement is a lost cause. It just had its debate Waterloo!]</ref>}}

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Atheist conferences]]

*[[Atheist conferences]]

*[[Elevatorgate]]

*[[List of major atheist conferences]]

*[[Atheist factions]]

*[[Sexual harassment at atheist conferences]]

*[[Schools of atheist thought]]

*[[Research on atheist conferences]]

*[[Atheism and public speaking]]

*[[American atheism]]

*[[American atheism]]