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→Christopher Hitchens' death and the decline of the New Atheism movement
== Christopher Hitchens' death and the decline of the New Atheism movement ==
== Christopher Hitchens' death and the decline of the New Atheism movement ==
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]
[[File:Richard Dawkins at Global Atheism Convention.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|The new atheist [[Richard Dawkins]] speaking at the 2010 [[Global atheism|Global Atheism]] Convention.]]
In 2015, the atheist author Joshua Kelly wrote:
In 2015, the atheist author Joshua Kelly wrote:
{{cquote|...since the death of Hitchens: angry atheism lost its most charismatic champion. Call it what you like: New Atheism, fire-brand atheism, etc., had a surge with the Four Horsemen in the middle of the last decade and in the last four years has generally peetered out to a kind that is more docile, [[Political correctness|politically correct]], and even apologetic.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/12/uproar-against-dawkins-is-sign-of-new-atheism-retrogression/ Uproar Against Dawkins Is Sign of New Atheism Retrogression] by Joshua Kelly</ref>}}
{{cquote|...since the death of Hitchens: angry atheism lost its most charismatic champion. Call it what you like: New Atheism, fire-brand atheism, etc., had a surge with the Four Horsemen in the middle of the last decade and in the last four years has generally peetered out to a kind that is more docile, [[Political correctness|politically correct]], and even apologetic.<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/12/uproar-against-dawkins-is-sign-of-new-atheism-retrogression/ Uproar Against Dawkins Is Sign of New Atheism Retrogression] by Joshua Kelly</ref>}}