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→Gender and racial demographics of Sam Harris' audience
Dr. Sam Harris is a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement. He is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists.<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref>
Dr. Sam Harris is a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement. He is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists.<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref>
== Harris claims atheist is right next to child molester as a designation ==
see also: [[Atheism, pederasty and NAMBLA]] and [[Views on Atheists]]
Dr. Sam Harris is a founder of the [[New Atheism]] movement. He is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists.<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref> In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."<ref>http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist</ref>
== Gender and racial demographics of Sam Harris' audience ==
''See also:'' [[Western atheism and race]]
According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, white males appear to be the group of individuals who are most receptive to [[Richard Dawkins]]' and atheist Sam Harris' message.<ref>http://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net#demographics</ref><ref>http://www.quantcast.com/samharris.org</ref> Survey data and website tracking data of prominent [[atheism|atheists]]' websites indicate that in the [[Western World]], [[Atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women|atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women]].<ref>http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/NONES_08.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.livescience.com/culture/090227-religion-men-women.html</ref><ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_appears_to_be_significantly_less_appealing_to_women</ref> These findings suggest that [[New Atheism]] movement is significant more appealing to white males.
== New Atheism leaders and problems with being overweight ==
[[Image:Cerebellum.png|right|thumb|240px|Medical research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref>
*[http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/41/18/25.1.full]
*[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21167850]
*[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714112832.htm]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/instance/2568718/]</ref>]]
''see also:'' [[New Atheism leadership and problems with being overweight]]
The main authors of the New Atheism movement include Sam Harris, [[Daniel Dennett]], [[Richard Dawkins]], Victor J. Stenger and [[Christopher Hitchens]].<ref>http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/battle.html</ref> The New Atheism movement claims to be pro-science, yet three out of five of these men have have had issues with being overweight as can be seen [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3UXl0oMYPLs/SXgxH_-MgFI/AAAAAAAAAF4/EU-wzxEjOmc/s1600-h/atheist-reason.jpg HERE] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/7230309@N05/3708479160/ HERE] and [http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Quantum-Mechanics-Could-Link-Humans-with-the-Universe-2.jpg/ HERE] [[PZ Myers]] is also a leader within the New Atheism movement and PZ Myers [[PZ Myers|has had issues with being overweight]].
[[Hippocrates]], who was also against [[abortion]], was an early advocate of the health benefits of [[exercise]] and [[nutrition]].[http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/pe/exs190web/exs190history.htm]
On the other hand, [[PZ Myers]] and a significant amount of other New Atheism leaders, seem to lack a full appreciation of the worthiness of [[nutritional science]], [[exercise science]] and the latest findings of [[medical science]]. (see: also [[Atheism and obesity]]). As of May 2011, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris have not publicly commented on the significant problems the New Atheism leadership has experienced in terms of overweight members.
== See also ==
*[[Essay: Where was Sam Harris when the New Atheists needed him?| Where was Sam Harris when the New Atheists needed him?]] - [[satire]]
*[[Women's views of Richard Dawkins]]
== References ==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.tektonics.org/gk/harrisletter.html Letter to a Maladjusted Misotheist]
*[http://www.truefreethinker.com/sam-harris Sam Harrris] by [[True Free Thinker]]
[[Category:Atheists|Harris, Sam]]
[[Category: New Atheism]]
== Gender and racial demographics of Sam Harris' audience ==
== Gender and racial demographics of Sam Harris' audience ==