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| − | There are several other problems with the issue of weak atheism:
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| − | '''1.''' Brain research pointing to the brain being strongly predisposed to religiosity. A article in the science magazine New Scientist went as far as saying that atheism is "psychologically impossible". See: [[Atheism and the brain#Science journal and science magazine quotes about atheism and mental processes|Science journal and science magazine quotes about atheism and mental processes]]
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| − | '''2.''' Prominent atheists/agnostics indicating that they repeatedly have thoughts that the world is designed/purposeful and research showing that many individuals in the general population of atheists/agnostics frequently have these thoughts also (See: [[Atheism and purpose]]).
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| − | '''3.''' [[Christian apologetics]] is the defense of the Christian faith through logic/evidence based arguments. . In recent years there has been a renaissance and proliferation of compelling material addressing the worldview of atheism (see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]).
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| − | [[File:John Lennox.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[John Lennox]] ]]
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| − | In June of 2012, the UK based Dorsett [[Secular Humanism|Humanists]] wrote:
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| − | {{Cquote|There’s been a forceful backlash against the ‘[[New Atheism|new atheism]]’ of writers like [[Richard Dawkins]] and the late [[Christopher Hitchens]], inspiring a new wave of Christian apologists. This group includes: [[Alister McGrath]], Professor of Theology at King’s College London, Keith Ward, former Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and [[John Lennox]], Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
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| − | Many atheists make the mistake of assuming religion is wholly irrational, relying on faith alone but, in a series of interviews recorded for DVD, the apologetics heavyweights from the list above demonstrate their ability to challenge us with reasoned arguments.<ref>[http://dorset-humanists1.blogspot.com/2012/06/philosophy-science-and-god-debate.html Philosophy, Science and the God Debate]</ref>}}
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| | == Weak atheism and intelligence == | | == Weak atheism and intelligence == |