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"...There has been very little input by other members of the RW community. It's a pretty large wholesale change on suggestion here but it is the same voices. So I feel uncomfortable with it as it stands because of this. Does anyone else feel the same way or is it just me with this #### clanging around in my head?" - AceModerator 10:09, 13 May 2020 (UTC)]]
 
"...There has been very little input by other members of the RW community. It's a pretty large wholesale change on suggestion here but it is the same voices. So I feel uncomfortable with it as it stands because of this. Does anyone else feel the same way or is it just me with this #### clanging around in my head?" - AceModerator 10:09, 13 May 2020 (UTC)]]
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[[File:RW - but that was during a growth phase - Alexa - 5-13-2020.png|thumbnail|center|200|According to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]], the RW website has been losing global market share as can be seen in the graph above. Often when the public loses interest in a website, an ongoing downward trend develops.
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At the present time, the percentage of the world that are atheist is falling (see:[[Global atheism statistics]]). In addition, division is widespread within the [[atheist movement]] and numerous atheists have declared that the "atheist movement is dead" or that it is dying (see: [[Decline of the atheist movement]])<ref>
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*[https://freethoughtblogs.com/reasoner/2017/10/21/the-atheism-movement-dead-or-alive/ The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?], [[Freethought Blogs]]
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*[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''
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*[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]]''
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*[http://www.atheistrev.com/2013/12/the-day-atheist-movement-died.html The Day the Atheist Movement Died] by Jack Vance at Atheist Revolution
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*[https://twitter.com/jennifurret/status/405391218273554433 Jennifer McCreight on Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal destroying the atheist movement], [[Jen McCreight]], Twitter</ref>  See also: [[Atheist factions]] 
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Studies show that atheists are more dogmatic and less open-minded than religious believers (see: [[Atheism and dogmatism]] and [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]). As a result, often atheist websites become stale and boring enclaves of individuals engaging in groupthink as those practicing a [[Atheist factions|different faction of atheism]] are driven out (see: [[Atheism and groupthink]]).
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Given that atheism is commonly thought of [[Atheism and inspiration|as being a boring, stale ideology]] even among many atheists, an atheist website becoming parochial terms of the [[Schools of atheist thought|type of atheism]] its editors adhere to, can often have a negative effect on the growth of atheist websites in terms of web traffic (see: [[Atheism and inspiration]]).
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The majority of philosophers of religion, or those who have extensively studied the issue of the [[Arguments for the existence of God|existence of God]], are [[theism|theists]] (72 percent).<ref>[http://www.strangenotions.com/atheist-scientists/ Does it matter that many scientists are atheists?]</ref>
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There is a considerable body of evidence and argumentation for the existence of God and for the validity of [[Christianity]] (see: [[Arguments for the existence of God]] and [[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]).
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On the other hand, atheism and agnosticism lack proof/evidence and are unreasonable (see: [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism#Purpose of attempting to dilute the definition of atheism|Atheism lacks proof and evidence]] and [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]] and [[Agnosticism quotes#Norman Geisler on complete agnosticism|Agnosticism lacks proof/evidence and it is unreasonable]]).
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In 1990, the atheist philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments.<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref>  Yet, in 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]] and [[Press release after Michael Martin pulled out of Martin-Bahnsen debate|Bahnson-Martin debate press release]]). See also: [[Atheist apologetics]] and [[Atheism and cowardice]]
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Atheists commonly do poorly in debates (see: [[Atheism debates]]).
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RW is a politically left of center website. At the present time, [[secular left]]ism is seeing a decline in the world (see: [[Decline of the secular left]]).
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For additional information, please see: [[Internet atheism]] ]]
 
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[[File:China on globe.png|thumbnail|200px|center|[[China]] has the world's largest [[atheism|atheist]] population and practices [[state atheism]].<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> China has one of the highest rates of atheism in the world.<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> According to a 2012 Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) poll, 47% of Chinese people were convinced atheists, and a further 30% were not religious. In comparison, only 14% considered themselves to be religious.<ref>{{cite news|title= Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism  |publisher= [[WIN/GIA|Gallup]]|date=|url= http://www.winmr.com/web/files/news/14/file/14.pdf |accessdate=2012-11-28}}</ref>
 
[[File:China on globe.png|thumbnail|200px|center|[[China]] has the world's largest [[atheism|atheist]] population and practices [[state atheism]].<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> China has one of the highest rates of atheism in the world.<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> According to a 2012 Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) poll, 47% of Chinese people were convinced atheists, and a further 30% were not religious. In comparison, only 14% considered themselves to be religious.<ref>{{cite news|title= Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism  |publisher= [[WIN/GIA|Gallup]]|date=|url= http://www.winmr.com/web/files/news/14/file/14.pdf |accessdate=2012-11-28}}</ref>
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