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The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]). In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments (see: [[Atheist apologetics]]).<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> In 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]]).
The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of [[theism|theists]] in academia within [[philosophy]] departments (see: [[Atheism and academia]]). In 1990, the [[atheism|atheist]] philosopher [[Michael Martin]] indicated there was a general [[Atheism and apathy|absence of an atheistic response]] to contemporary work in the [[philosophy]] of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to [[theism|theistic]] arguments (see: [[Atheist apologetics]]).<ref>''Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith'' by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201</ref> In 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with [[Greg Bahnsen]] (see: [[Greg Bahnsen and debate]]).
On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] not been very effective on the internet (see also: [[Ineffectiveness of atheist internet outreach]]).<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> On the other hand, [[Internet evangelism|Christian internet evangelism]] has been very effective.<ref>http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok</ref>
On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] not been very effective on the internet (see also: [[Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world]]).<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> On the other hand, [[Internet evangelism|Christian internet evangelism]] has been very effective.<ref>http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok</ref>
Unlike [[Christianity]], which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: [[Christian apologetics]]), atheism/agnosticism [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies]].<ref>
Unlike [[Christianity]], which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: [[Christian apologetics]]), atheism/agnosticism [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies]].<ref>
* [http://www.greatcom.org/resources/secular_religions/ch01/default.htm Atheism, Agnosticism, and Skepticism] Synopsis of Understanding Secular Religions by [[Josh McDowell]] and Don Stewart
* [http://www.greatcom.org/resources/secular_religions/ch01/default.htm Atheism, Agnosticism, and Skepticism] Synopsis of Understanding Secular Religions by [[Josh McDowell]] and Don Stewart
* [http://creation.com/atheism Atheism] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
* [https://creation.com/atheism Atheism] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
*[http://creation.com/atheism-agnosticism-and-humanism-godless-religions-questions-and-answers Atheism, agnosticism and humanism: godless religions] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
*[https://creation.com/atheism-agnosticism-and-humanism-godless-religions-questions-and-answers Atheism, agnosticism and humanism: godless religions] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
* [http://www.carm.org/atheism.htm Atheism] by [[Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry]]</ref>
* [http://www.carm.org/atheism.htm Atheism] by [[Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry]]</ref>
== Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic ==
== Loss of Google referral traffic to the Secular Web's website ==
See also: [[Internet atheism]]
[[File:Internet Infidels Google referral traffic as of July 20, 2023 according to SEMRush.jpg|thumbnail|center|1200px|Since 2011, the Secular Web's website lost a high proportion of its Google referral web traffic.
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Google uses over 200 factors to evaluate the quality and the relevance of a website to various topics.]]
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== Secular Web's significant drop in global ranking according to SimilarWeb.com and Alexa ==
{{See also|Internet atheism}} and [[Growth of global desecularization]]
{{See also|Internet atheism}} and [[Growth of global desecularization]]
=== 2023: Secular Web's drop in global market share according to SimilarWeb.com ===
[[File:Infidels.org SimilarWeb.com ranking on 3-10-2023.jpg|1200px|center|thumbnail|According to SimilarWeb.com, the Secular Web experienced a very large drop in its website popularity ranking.
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According to SimilarWeb.com, in January 2023, the Secular Web website went from being the 627,509th most popular website to being the 1,234,759th popular website. ]]
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=== 2021: Secular Web's drop in global market share ===
[[File:Secular web alexa 5-22-2021.PNG|300px|center|thumbnail|The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from February 21, 2021 to May 21, 2021 according to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]].
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Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 315,077th most popular website in the world to being the 577,111th most popular website during this period according to Alexa.]]
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=== 2019: Secular Web's drop in global market share ===
[[File:Infidels.org alexa ranking 12-29-2019.png|300px|center|thumbnail|The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from November 29, 2019 to December 29, 2019 according to the web traffic tracking company [[Alexa]].
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Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 434,490th most popular website in the world to being the 692,575th most popular website during this period according to Alexa.]]
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==== Secular Web's previous drop in web traffic and global market share ====
According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>
According to the web traffic tracking company [[Quantcast]], the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/internet-atheism-and-skepticism-thrill.html Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!]</ref>
According to [[Alexa]], the Secular Web experienced a drop in online global market share in 2017.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/04/secular-web-lost-global-market-share.html Secular Web lost global market share in the first half of 2017 according to Alexa]</ref>
According to [[Alexa]], the Secular Web experienced a drop in online global market share in 2017 and 2018.<ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/04/secular-web-lost-global-market-share.html Secular Web lost global market share in the first half of 2017 according to Alexa]</ref><ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2018/10/these-atheist-websites-lost-global.html 5 atheist websites that lost global market share in 2018 according to Alexa], [[Examining Atheism]], October 22, 2018</ref>
On August 19, 2019, Alexa ranked the Secular Web the 285,436th most popular website in the world in web traffic and it was dropping in global market share at the time.
== JP Holding's rebuttal to Secular Web contributors ==
== JP Holding's rebuttal to Secular Web contributors ==
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Atheism and the internet]]
*[[Internet atheism]]
*[[Atheist apologetics]]
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
*[https://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
*[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great Tinfoil Age]
*[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great Tinfoil Age]
*[http://www.infidels.org/ Secular Web's website - Internet Infidels]
*[http://www.infidels.org/ Secular Web's website - Internet Infidels]