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Recently, the actor Brad Pitt confessed he was never an atheist and just pretended to be out of rebellion.<ref>[https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Brad-Pitt-says-he-s-given-up-on-atheism-and-clings-to-religion Brad Pitt says he's given up on atheism and 'clings to religion']</ref>

Recently, the actor Brad Pitt confessed he was never an atheist and just pretended to be out of rebellion.<ref>[https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Brad-Pitt-says-he-s-given-up-on-atheism-and-clings-to-religion Brad Pitt says he's given up on atheism and 'clings to religion']</ref>

 

The [[Scientology]] cult uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 | accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> [[Vox Day]] noted that the [[cult of personality]] surrounding [[Richard Dawkins]] is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]).<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-cult-of-dicky-dawk.html The Cult of Dicky Dawkins]</ref>

The [[Scientology]] cult uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 | accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> The [[cult of personality]] surrounding [[Richard Dawkins]] is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]).<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-cult-of-dicky-dawk.html The Cult of Dicky Dawkins]</ref>

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]]:

{{Cquote|We've seen various cliques emerge, some of which have largely abandoned critical thinking for dogma. This mutual admiration society strikes me as being [http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/04/cohesion-comes-at-price.html antithetical to free thought], as similar ideas are rewarded through promotion while diverse perspectives receive less attention. This sets the stage for a type of groupthink that runs counter to [http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/04/big-tent-atheism.html big tent atheism]...

{{Cquote|We've seen various cliques emerge, some of which have largely abandoned critical thinking for dogma. This mutual admiration society strikes me as being [http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/04/cohesion-comes-at-price.html antithetical to free thought], as similar ideas are rewarded through promotion while diverse perspectives receive less attention. This sets the stage for a type of [[groupthink]] that runs counter to [http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/04/big-tent-atheism.html big tent atheism]...

By elevating some in our movement to the level of celebrities, I fear we have cheapened it through irrational hero worship.<ref>[http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/10/feeling-disillusioned-with-atheist.html ''Feeling Disillusioned With the Atheist Movement''], Atheist Revolution</ref>}}

By elevating some in our movement to the level of celebrities, I fear we have cheapened it through irrational hero worship.<ref>[http://www.atheistrev.com/2012/10/feeling-disillusioned-with-atheist.html ''Feeling Disillusioned With the Atheist Movement''], Atheist Revolution</ref>}}

*[[Hollywood values]]

*[[Hollywood values]]

*[[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]

*[[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]]

 

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