Essay: Conservapedia's atheism article

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A 2007 public commentary on Conservapedia's atheism article taken from a forum thread on the website Absolutewrite.com (the first four posts on the thread):

1. First person: "Offhand I didn't see anything incorrect with this, and am surprised at how accurate it is:

http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism".

2. Second person: "Sounds reasonable."

3. Third Person: "I'd have to agree -- nothing really pops out at me either, at least on the Atheism page.

4. Fourth person: "Wow, that was amazingly accurate and very fair."

YouTube videos on Conservapedia's atheism article

• Viral article deals major blow to atheism - 2015

• Best source for scientific info on Atheism: Conservapedia - 2017

A British atheist on Conservapedia's atheism articles

The British atheist EJamesW on Conservapedia's atheism related articles: "...they're very detailed, thorough and have lots of quotes and citations."

Below are two 2015 quotes of the British atheist EJamesW who is former editor at Conservapedia.

1. The British atheist EJamesW on Conservapedia's atheism related articles: "...they're very detailed, thorough and have lots of quotes and citations."

2. An exchange betwwen the British atheist EJamesW and an evangelical Christian who helped create Conservapedia's articles on atheism:

A Christian editor using the User: Conservative account: "Have you ever once shown that an iota of the material posted on atheism by the User: Conservative account is an error?"

EJamesW: "No."

Atheists are living in denial about Conservpedia's atheism articles

Atheists have tried to pretend that Conservapedia's atheism article are merely reinforcing the opinions of Christian fundamentalists and nobody else take the material seriously. Yet, this is obviously not true.

Atheists obsessed with Conservapedia are like a dog with a bone. Their dogged persistence in thinking about Conservapedia, discussing Conservapedia and making forecasts about Conservapedia is quite prodigious and intense.

Conservapedia was founded by Andy Schlafly who is the son of the late anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly. Yet, even the feminist Monica Shores quoted Conservapedia's material related to the new atheist Richard Dawkins. Her Ms. Magazine article titled Will “New Atheism” Make Room For Women? was one of the first articles criticizing the New Atheism movement for being sexist. She also cited Conservapedia in her article and indicated: "The lack of lady presence is so visible that Conservapedia commented on it by noting that Dawkins’ website overwhelmingly attracts male visitors."

There are atheists who are obsessed with Conservapedia and have Severe Conservapedia Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (SCOCD). Deep down they know that Conservapedia is playing a part inn shaping public opinion about atheism. It has gotten so bad that both Google and the website Abbreviations.com now recognize the mental disorder Conservapedia Obsessive Disorder (see: Conservapedia Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a recognized mental disorder by both Google and Abbreviations.com).

In the last 10 years or so, negative views about atheists in the United States have sharpened (see: Views on atheists). According to the web traffic tracking company Alexa, as of 11/2/2017, Conservapedia receives 62.3% of its web traffic from the United States.

A 2016 press release of a University of Minnesota study on atheists reported:

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Survey data collected in 2014 shows that, compared to data collected in 2003, Americans have sharpened their negative views of atheists... The findings of this most recent survey support the argument that atheists are persistent cultural outsiders in the United States because they are perceived to have rejected cultural values and practices understood as essential to private morality, civic virtue, and national identity. Moreover, any refusal to embrace a religious identity of any type is troubling for a large portion of Americans.

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