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There is a style common to many [[atheists]], including:

There is a style common to many [[atheists]], including:

# a refusal to recognize how [[democracy]] relied on [[Christianity]], and how no [[atheistic]] culture has lasting [[democracy]]

# a refusal to recognize how [[democracy]] relied on [[Christianity]], and how no [[atheistic]] culture has lasting [[democracy]]{{fact}}

# a refusal to credit the role played by [[faith]] in great contributions of many people, such as [[Isaac Newton]]

# a refusal to credit the role played by [[faith]] in great contributions of many people, such as [[Isaac Newton]]{{fact}}

# a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty and fidelity

# a general disbelief of unseen and unquantifiable concepts, such as [[love]], intrinsic beauty and fidelity{{fact}}

# a belief that [[atheist]]s are somehow smarter than those having [[faith]], downplaying contributions by [[Christians]]

# a belief that [[atheist]]s are somehow smarter than those having [[faith]], downplaying contributions by [[Christians]]{{fact}}

# a belief that humans are smarter today than 100 and 1000 years ago

# a belief that humans are smarter today than 100 and 1000 years ago{{fact}}

# a view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to [[Isaac Newton]]'s view that little is understood

# a view that most of science is known and understood, in contrast to [[Isaac Newton]]'s view that little is understood{{fact}}

# a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms

# a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms{{fact}}

# a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life

# a generally pessimistic or depressed view of life{{fact}}

# among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space

# among scientists, a belief in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[black holes]], [[dark matter]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space{{fact}}

# belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universities and newspapers as oracles of truth

# belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universities and newspapers as oracles of truth{{fact}}

# overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think

# overreliance on [[hearsay]] and a perception (often wrong) of what most people think{{fact}}

# an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom

# an insistence on censoring prayer from the classrom{{fact}}

==See also==

==See also==