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Responding to atheists (view source)
Revision as of 11:35, January 31, 2023
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The agnostic [[Eric Kaufmann]] wrote in 2010: "Worldwide, the [[Desecularization|march of religion]] can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, [[socialism]] and 1960s anarchist-[[liberalism]]. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm." <ref>[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann]</ref>
The agnostic [[Eric Kaufmann]] wrote in 2010: "Worldwide, the [[Desecularization|march of religion]] can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, [[socialism]] and 1960s anarchist-[[liberalism]]. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm." <ref>[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann]</ref>
== Signs of cognitive dissonance in an atheist engaged in a discussion/argument ==
== Signs of cognitive dissonance in an atheist engaged in a discussion/argument. How to overcome cognitive dissonance in an atheist ==
Research indicates that atheists tend to be more dogmatic and less open-minded (See: [[Atheism and dogmatism]] and [[Atheism and open-mindedness]]).
Below are signs of [[cognitive dissonance]] in an atheist engaged in a discussion/argument:
Below are signs of [[cognitive dissonance]] in an atheist engaged in a discussion/argument: