However, in October 2017, Myers wrote to his fellow [[progressivism|progressive]] atheists: "We need to just reclaim the title of Atheism as our own."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/31/another-attempt-to-divorce-atheism-from-the-asswaffles/ "Another attempt to divorce atheism from the asswaffles"]</ref> Myers, like [[David Silverman]] (a former president the [[American Atheists]]), likely recognizes that many people don't know what the word humanism means (Research indicates that 90% of Americans don't know what the word humanism means).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5y7lRhTpHo Why Call Yourself An Atheist?]</ref> | However, in October 2017, Myers wrote to his fellow [[progressivism|progressive]] atheists: "We need to just reclaim the title of Atheism as our own."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/10/31/another-attempt-to-divorce-atheism-from-the-asswaffles/ "Another attempt to divorce atheism from the asswaffles"]</ref> Myers, like [[David Silverman]] (a former president the [[American Atheists]]), likely recognizes that many people don't know what the word humanism means (Research indicates that 90% of Americans don't know what the word humanism means).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5y7lRhTpHo Why Call Yourself An Atheist?]</ref> |