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→Jerry Coyne's commentary on atheist meetings within the atheist movement
Division is widespread among atheists (see: [[Atheist factions]]).
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.
[[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 meetings or [[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 meetings which he attended:
{{cquote|But to me the speakers and talks have often seemed repetitive: the same crew of jet-set skeptics giving the same talks.
{{cquote|But to me the speakers and talks have often seemed repetitive: the same crew of jet-set skeptics giving the same talks.