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== Influential Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy denies atheist request to broaden the definition of atheism ==

== Influential Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy denies atheist request to broaden the definition of atheism ==

Eric Hatfield states at the website ''Is there a God?'' concerning the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'':

Eric Hatfield states at the website ''Is there a God?'' concerning the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'': [https://atheistforums.org/thread-9794.html An atheist wrote] to the Stanford Encyclopedia a few years back, requesting the definition be changed to the more modern usage, but the editor declined, pointing out that the older definition was still the one used by philosophers, and saying that [[Antony Flew|Flew]] hadn’t persuaded his peers on this matter. It is worth reading both the letter and the response.<ref>[http://www.is-there-a-god.info/blog/belief/atheists-agnostics-and-theists/ Atheists, agnostics and theists]</ref>

{{Cquote|[https://atheistforums.org/thread-9794.html An atheist wrote] to the Stanford Encyclopedia a few years back, requesting the definition be changed to the more modern usage, but the editor declined, pointing out that the older definition was still the one used by philosophers, and saying that [[Antony Flew|Flew]] hadn’t persuaded his peers on this matter. It is worth reading both the letter and the response.<ref>[http://www.is-there-a-god.info/blog/belief/atheists-agnostics-and-theists/ Atheists, agnostics and theists]</ref>}}

== Advocacy of a broader definition of atheism: 19th century and contemporary efforts ==

== Advocacy of a broader definition of atheism: 19th century and contemporary efforts ==