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The bottom line is, we are already enthusiastically in favor of people pursuing all kinds of sexual activities, even at [[Atheist conferences|atheist events]]. Many of our most avid supports are wholeheartedly doing this. The only thing we are concerned about is that people do this ethically, that people don’t use their sex drives as an excuse to harass, harm, or cross boundaries.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4405 Our Mythical Campaign against Sex], Richard Carrier, </ref>}} | The bottom line is, we are already enthusiastically in favor of people pursuing all kinds of sexual activities, even at [[Atheist conferences|atheist events]]. Many of our most avid supports are wholeheartedly doing this. The only thing we are concerned about is that people do this ethically, that people don’t use their sex drives as an excuse to harass, harm, or cross boundaries.<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/carrier/archives/4405 Our Mythical Campaign against Sex], Richard Carrier, </ref>}} | ||
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''See also:'' [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheists and antisocial behavior]] | ''See also:'' [[Atheist factions]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheists and antisocial behavior]] | ||
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Atheism plus is a faction of atheism which holds to a liberal/progressive political agenda. It developed out of the atheist and political ideology of Freethought blogs and was partly a response to the New Atheism and to the Elevatorgate scandal.
In October of 2014, the popular YouTube atheist Thunderf00t commented on how Jen McCreight, the founder of the atheist feminist movement Atheism plus abandoned her movement within two weeks.
Richard Carrier at the launch of the Atheism Plus movement wrote: "I am fully on board. I will provide any intellectual artillery they need to expand this cause and make it successful.[1] Thunderf00t commented on how Richard Carrier "the intellectual artillery" of the movement, quit promoting the movement within a month.[2] See also: Atheism, social justice and hypocrisy
Richard Carrier on people who he believes understand Atheism plus
Richard Carrier wrote in a blog post entitled Our Mythical Campaign against Sex:
| “ | Polyamory and swinging and even the attending of orgies requires more ethical behavior and more careful attention to boundaries and consent than traditional sexual relationships do. And people who are ethical enough to be accepted in those communities are the very people who get Atheism+ and why it is needed.
The bottom line is, we are already enthusiastically in favor of people pursuing all kinds of sexual activities, even at atheist events. Many of our most avid supports are wholeheartedly doing this. The only thing we are concerned about is that people do this ethically, that people don’t use their sex drives as an excuse to harass, harm, or cross boundaries.[3] |
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See also: Atheist factions and Atheists and antisocial behavior
The Guardian wrote about Atheism plus and the reaction of many atheists on the internet:
| “ | In the passionate world of American atheism, the venom usually directed at believers has now been turned against the wrong kind of atheists...
It took 700 years from Constantine renaming Byzantium in his own honour to papal legates circulating letters of anathema that split the Roman and Orthodox churches. Atheism, in its public, online life, has started exchanging internet anathemas – perhaps we should call them inathemas – in little more than a decade.[4] |
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Post Elevatorgate and Atheism plus, the conflict between atheist feminism and anti-feminism athiests continues. Two of the most anti-feminism atheists are YouTube atheists Thunderf00t and TheAmazingAtheist.
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ The New Atheism + by Richard Carrier
- ↑ Atheism+ Stream: How SJWs pushed their way into Atheism
- ↑ Our Mythical Campaign against Sex, Richard Carrier,
- ↑ Is American atheism heading for a schism? by Peter McGrath, The Guardian