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Many of Richard Dawkins detractors are [[conservative]] [[Christianity|Christians]] which is not surprising. As alluded to earlier, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that [[Conservative Christianity|traditional Christian religion]] greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of [[astrology]]. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to [[superstition]], tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in [[pseudoscience]] than evangelical Christians."<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref> In the [[United States]], CBS News reported in October of 2005 that the [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|Americans most likely to believe only in the theory of evolution are liberals]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml</ref>

Many of Richard Dawkins detractors are [[conservative]] [[Christianity|Christians]] which is not surprising. As alluded to earlier, the [[Wall Street Journal]] reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows that [[Conservative Christianity|traditional Christian religion]] greatly decreases belief in everything from the efficacy of palm readers to the usefulness of [[astrology]]. It also shows that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to [[superstition]], tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in [[pseudoscience]] than evangelical Christians."<ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref> In the [[United States]], CBS News reported in October of 2005 that the [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|Americans most likely to believe only in the theory of evolution are liberals]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml</ref>

The term [[New Atheism]] which first appeared in the November 2006 edition of ''Wired'' magazine and is used to describe a new incarnation of [[militant atheism]], is frequently applied to a series of six best-selling books by five authors that appeared in the period between 2004–2008.  These authors include [[Richard Dawkins]],  [[Christopher Hitchens]], [[Sam Harris]], [[Daniel Dennett]] and [[Victor J. Stenger]].<ref>http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/battle.html</ref> The four most prominent writers of the New Atheist movement are [[Richard Dawkins]], [[Sam Harris]], [[Christopher Hitchens]] and [[Daniel Dennett]].

''See also:'' [[New Atheism]]

===Impact of the New Atheism===

 

=== Impact of the New Atheism ===

The "New Atheism" has not had much of an impact in terms of gaining new adherents to [[atheism]].  In a March 10, 2008 [[USA Today]] article Stephen Prothero stated the following regarding the impact of the "New Atheism":

The "New Atheism" has not had much of an impact in terms of gaining new adherents to [[atheism]].  In a March 10, 2008 [[USA Today]] article Stephen Prothero stated the following regarding the impact of the "New Atheism":

{{cquote|Numbers lie, but they also tell tales untrustworthy and otherwise.  So the key question stirring around the much discussed U.S Religious Landscape Survey released in late February by the [[Pew Forum]] on Religion & Public Life is what tale does it state about the state of the union.

{{cquote|Numbers lie, but they also tell tales untrustworthy and otherwise.  So the key question stirring around the much discussed U.S Religious Landscape Survey released in late February by the [[Pew Forum]] on Religion & Public Life is what tale does it state about the state of the union.