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...a few things bothered me, most notably the [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]] (which I excused on the grounds of enthusiastic people finding like-minded folks for the first time), the “fanboyness” directed at some of the famous atheists (they hardly let poor [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality|Richard]] alone, and I’m not sure he liked that!), and the lameness of quite a few of the talks. Again, how much new can you say about atheism?<ref name="whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com">[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>}}
...a few things bothered me, most notably the [[Atheism and arrogance|air of self-congratulation]] (which I excused on the grounds of enthusiastic people finding like-minded folks for the first time), the “fanboyness” directed at some of the famous atheists (they hardly let poor [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality|Richard]] alone, and I’m not sure he liked that!), and the lameness of quite a few of the talks. Again, how much new can you say about atheism?<ref name="whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com">[https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/are-there-too-many-atheist-meetings/ Are there too many atheist meetings?] by Jerry Coyne</ref>}}
[[Groupthink]] is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of individuals in which the quest for harmony/conformity within the group results in irrational and/or poor decision-making.
Concerning [[atheism and groupthink]], research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]] and [[Atheism and dogmatism]]).
Concerning [[atheism and groupthink]], research indicates that [[atheism|atheists]] are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]] and [[Atheism and dogmatism]]).
The [[Atheism|atheist]] website ''Atheist Revolution'' declared about segments of the [[atheist population]]:
The [[Atheism|atheist]] website ''Atheist Revolution'' declared about segments of the [[atheist population]]: