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| | # a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms | | # a focus on [[materialism]], and a devotion to [[relativism]] in many forms |
| | # a generally pessimistic, worthless and depressing view of life | | # a generally pessimistic, worthless and depressing view of life |
| − | # among scientists, an unshakeable faith in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[dark matter]], [[black holes]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space | + | # among scientists, an unshakable faith in never-detected [[graviton]]s, [[dark matter]], [[black holes]], [[super strings]] and life in outer space |
| | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universities, newspapers and magazines as oracles of truths | | # belief in the [[Nobel Prize]], universities, newspapers and magazines as oracles of truths |
| − | # overreliance on [[hearsay]], a perception (often wrong) of what most people think, and a dependance on often outdated texts. | + | # over reliance on [[hearsay]], a perception (often wrong) of what most people think, and a dependence on often outdated texts. |
| | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classroom<ref>http://www.atheists.org/press_releases/atheists_support_student_protest_of_&%238220%3Bgod_pledge&%238221%3B</ref> | | # an insistence on censoring prayer from the classroom<ref>http://www.atheists.org/press_releases/atheists_support_student_protest_of_&%238220%3Bgod_pledge&%238221%3B</ref> |
| − | # A rejection of the teleological view of history that Mankind is increasingly moviing towards an absolute perfect state thanks to Christianity. | + | # A rejection of the teleological view of history that Mankind is increasingly moving towards an absolute perfect state thanks to Christianity. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |