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| | In regards to the proponents of atheism, Christian apologists have responded to their various claims that the Bible contains errors or contradictions.<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/index2.html</ref><ref>http://www.christian-thinktank.com/</ref><ref>http://www.apologeticspress.org/allegeddiscrepancies/</ref><ref>http://www.inerrancy.org/</ref> | | In regards to the proponents of atheism, Christian apologists have responded to their various claims that the Bible contains errors or contradictions.<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/index2.html</ref><ref>http://www.christian-thinktank.com/</ref><ref>http://www.apologeticspress.org/allegeddiscrepancies/</ref><ref>http://www.inerrancy.org/</ref> |
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| | + | ==Internet Infidels== |
| | + | [[Image:nietzsche2.jpg|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Friedrich Nietzsche]]]] |
| | + | As mentioned previously [[Internet Infidels]] (also known as the Secular Web) is one of the principle websites for atheists, [[agnosticism|agnostics]] and [[Philosophical skepticism|skeptics]] on the internet. [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has stated regarding the website Internet Infidels the following: "The Secular Web has a few intelligent people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gk/gerkin02.html</ref> Although JP Holding has written rebutals of the more well known members of the skeptical community such as [[David Hume]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-H.html</ref>, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/lp/nietzsche01.html</ref> and [[G.A. Wells]]<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/jesusexist/jesusexisthub.html</ref><ref>http://www.tektonics.org/uz/wellsga01.html</ref>, Holding has also written rebuttals of lesser well known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on Internet Infidels such as: |
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| | + | *[[Earl Doherty]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Richard Carrier]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Dan Barker]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-B.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Stephen Carr]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Jeffery Jay Lowder]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-L.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Acharya S]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html</ref> |
| | + | *[[Kyle Gerkin]] <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html</ref> |
| | + | *Farrell Till <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/TK-T.html</ref> |
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| | ==Atheism in Academia== | | ==Atheism in Academia== |
| | In 2001 atheist and [[Philosophy|philosopher]] [[Quentin Smith]] stated the following: | | In 2001 atheist and [[Philosophy|philosopher]] [[Quentin Smith]] stated the following: |
| | {{cquote|[[Naturalism|Naturalists]] [atheists] passively watched as realist versions of theism … began to sweep through the philosophical community, until today perhaps one-quarter or one-third of philosophy professors are theists, with most being orthodox Christians…. God is not 'dead' in academia; he returned to life in the 1960's and is now alive and well in his last academic stronghold, philosophy departments."<ref>http://www.rzim.org/slice/slicetran.php?sliceid=880</ref>}} | | {{cquote|[[Naturalism|Naturalists]] [atheists] passively watched as realist versions of theism … began to sweep through the philosophical community, until today perhaps one-quarter or one-third of philosophy professors are theists, with most being orthodox Christians…. God is not 'dead' in academia; he returned to life in the 1960's and is now alive and well in his last academic stronghold, philosophy departments."<ref>http://www.rzim.org/slice/slicetran.php?sliceid=880</ref>}} |
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| | == Atheist population as a percentage of various countries' populations== | | == Atheist population as a percentage of various countries' populations== |
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