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| | [[File:David Silverman Reason Rally.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|In 2018, [[David Silverman]] said about his fellow atheists: "Lots and lots of division [[Decline of the atheist movement|in our movement]]. Hard, bad division... And that has resulted in a [[Atheist factions|splintering and factioning of the movement]] that I have never seen before and none of us have."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VYLMYvImc David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up]</ref>]] | | [[File:David Silverman Reason Rally.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|In 2018, [[David Silverman]] said about his fellow atheists: "Lots and lots of division [[Decline of the atheist movement|in our movement]]. Hard, bad division... And that has resulted in a [[Atheist factions|splintering and factioning of the movement]] that I have never seen before and none of us have."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8VYLMYvImc David Silverman - How the Mighty Get Back Up]</ref>]] |
| | There is a lot of internal conflict within the [[atheist population]] in the [[Western World]] (see: [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]). | | There is a lot of internal conflict within the [[atheist population]] in the [[Western World]] (see: [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]). |
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| | + | Furthermore, an important aspect of conflict resolution, is being open-minded enough to view the conflict objectively and from the other person's point of view. There is [[social science]] research indicating that atheists are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]). |
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| | In addition, there is no strong basis for forgiveness under an [[atheist worldview]] (see: [[Atheism and forgiveness]]). Furthermore, conflict resolution between atheists which uses the secular civil authorities can be lengthy and expensive (see: [[Richard Carrier's lawsuits against fellow atheists]]). | | In addition, there is no strong basis for forgiveness under an [[atheist worldview]] (see: [[Atheism and forgiveness]]). Furthermore, conflict resolution between atheists which uses the secular civil authorities can be lengthy and expensive (see: [[Richard Carrier's lawsuits against fellow atheists]]). |
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| − | Furthermore, an important aspect of conflict resolution, is being open-minded enough to view the conflict objectively and from the other person's point of view. There is [[social science]] research indicating that atheists are less open-minded (see: [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]).
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| | Most atheists are likely [[East Asia]]ns (see: [[Asian atheism]]). Mainland [[China]] which has [[state atheism]] and has the largest [[atheist population]] in the world, is increasingly being aggressive/belligerent towards its neighbors and making Indo-Pacific dialogue among nations in the region more difficult.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinas-belligerence-casts-shadow-over-maiden-indo-pacific-dialogue/articleshow/68435507.cms China's belligerence casts shadow over maiden Indo-Pacific dialogue], ''Economic Times''</ref> See: [[China and atheism]] and [[Atheism and world peace]] | | Most atheists are likely [[East Asia]]ns (see: [[Asian atheism]]). Mainland [[China]] which has [[state atheism]] and has the largest [[atheist population]] in the world, is increasingly being aggressive/belligerent towards its neighbors and making Indo-Pacific dialogue among nations in the region more difficult.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinas-belligerence-casts-shadow-over-maiden-indo-pacific-dialogue/articleshow/68435507.cms China's belligerence casts shadow over maiden Indo-Pacific dialogue], ''Economic Times''</ref> See: [[China and atheism]] and [[Atheism and world peace]] |