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Line 49: − Dr. J. Gordon Melton said about the [[atheist movement]] (organized atheism) that atheism is not a movement which tends to create community, but in the last few years there has been some growth of organized atheism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0i4kuN9XSc Baylor ISR- J. Gordon Melton - End of Religion? (May 5, 2015)]</ref>+ + + + + + + + + +
→Jerry Coyne's commentary on atheist meetings within the atheist movement
''See also:'' [[Atheist hypocrisy]]
''See also:'' [[Atheist hypocrisy]]
Numerous [[Atheism|atheists]] have declared that the "[[atheist movement]] is dead" or that it is dying (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]]).<ref>
*[https://freethoughtblogs.com/reasoner/2017/10/21/the-atheism-movement-dead-or-alive/ The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?], [[Freethought Blogs]]
*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/11/seth-andrews-keeps-hearing-reports-of.html Atheist activist Seth Andrews keeps seeing reports on social media and the media that the atheist movement is dying], ''Examining Atheism''
*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/10/now-that-that-poseur-atheist-aron-ra.html Atheist Aron Ra indicates the atheist movement is dead. Now that that Aron Ra has surrendered....], ''[[Examining Atheism]]''
*[http://www.atheistrev.com/2013/12/the-day-atheist-movement-died.html The Day the Atheist Movement Died] by Jack Vance at Atheist Revolution
*[https://twitter.com/jennifurret/status/405391218273554433 Jennifer McCreight on Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal destroying the atheist movement], [[Jen McCreight]], Twitter</ref> In 2019, a writer at [[Freethought Blogs]] wrote: "Last month I looked at some [[Post-mortem interval|postmortems]] of the atheist movement...".<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/atrivialknot/2019/03/26/the-ghost-of-atheist-past/ The ghost of atheist past], Freethought Blogs</ref> See also: [[Morale of the atheist movement]]
Division is widespread among atheists (see: [[Atheist factions]]).
[[Atheism]] tends not to create community and most atheists are apathetic (See: [[Atheism and apathy]] and [[Atheism and loneliness]]). As a result, most atheists do not attend atheist conferences.
In 2011, in a blog post entitled ''Are there too many atheist meetings?'', Coyne said about [[Atheist conferences|atheist meetings]] which he attended:
In 2011, in a blog post entitled ''Are there too many atheist meetings?'', Coyne said about [[Atheist conferences|atheist meetings]] which he attended: