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[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref>  
 
[[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[JP Holding]] has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few [[intelligent]] people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."<ref>http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html</ref> In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of [[Internet atheism|internet content]] produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.<ref>[http://tektonforge.blogspot.com/2012/04/secular-webs-great-tinfoil-age.html The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age]</ref>  
  
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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: [[Stagnation of 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]]).
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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]]).
  
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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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok</ref>  
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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
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* [http://creation.com/atheism Atheism] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
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* [https://creation.com/atheism Atheism] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
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*[http://creation.com/atheism-agnosticism-and-humanism-godless-religions-questions-and-answers Atheism, agnosticism and humanism: godless religions] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
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*[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>
  
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== Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic ==
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== Loss of Google referral traffic to the Secular Web's website ==
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See also: [[Internet atheism]]
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[[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]]
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=== 2023: Secular Web's drop in global market share according to SimilarWeb.com ===
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[[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 ===
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[[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 ===
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[[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>
  
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As of April 3, 2017, according to [[Alexa]], the Secular Web is experiencing 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 quarter of 2017 according to Alexa]</ref>
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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>
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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 ==
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''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] and [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]]
 
''See also:'' [[Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans]] and [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]]
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In 2007, the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.<ref>http://spaninquis.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/internet-infidels-seems-to-be-melting/</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheist factions]]
 
 
[[File:PZ Myers at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[PZ Myers]] ]]
 
[[File:PZ Myers at Skepticon 7.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[PZ Myers]] ]]
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In 2007, the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.<ref>[http://spaninquis.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/internet-infidels-seems-to-be-melting/ Internet Infidels Seems To Be Melting]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheist factions]]
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The Internet Infidels Discussion Board became the Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board (FRDB), but now the discussion board is no longer on the internet.
 
The Internet Infidels Discussion Board became the Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board (FRDB), but now the discussion board is no longer on the internet.
  
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The atheist/[[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] was a moderator of its Evolution/Creation forum, but he resigned in 2004. Generally speaking, evolutionists do poor in debates (see: [[Creation scientists tend to win debates with evolutionists]]).
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The atheist/[[evolution]]ist [[PZ Myers]] was a moderator of its Evolution/Creation forum, but he resigned in 2004. Generally speaking, evolutionists do poorly in debates (see: [[Creation vs. evolution debates]]).
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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*[[Atheism and the internet]]
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
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*[http://www.gotquestions.org/infidel.html What is an infidel?]
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*[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]

Latest revision as of 12:56, July 20, 2023

The Secular Web website is a website run by Internet Infidels and its stated aim is to promote Metaphysical Naturalism.[1]

Christian apologist JP Holding has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few intelligent people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."[2] In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of internet content produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.[3]

The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of theists in academia within philosophy departments (see: Atheism and academia). In 1990, the atheist philosopher Michael Martin indicated there was a general 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 theistic arguments (see: Atheist apologetics).[4] 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: Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world).[5] On the other hand, Christian internet evangelism has been very effective.[6][7]

Unlike Christianity, which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: Christian apologetics), atheism/agnosticism have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies.[8]

Loss of Google referral traffic to the Secular Web's website

See also: Internet atheism

Since 2011, the Secular Web's website lost a high proportion of its Google referral web traffic.

Google uses over 200 factors to evaluate the quality and the relevance of a website to various topics.

Secular Web's significant drop in global ranking according to SimilarWeb.com and Alexa

See also: Internet atheism and Growth of global desecularization

2023: Secular Web's drop in global market share according to SimilarWeb.com

According to SimilarWeb.com, the Secular Web experienced a very large drop in its website popularity ranking.

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.

2021: Secular Web's drop in global market share

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.

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.

2019: Secular Web's drop in global market share

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.

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.

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.[9]

According to Alexa, the Secular Web experienced a drop in online global market share in 2017 and 2018.[10][11]

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

The Christian apologist JP Holding has written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as:

Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued

See also: Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans and Pharyngula

PZ Myers

In 2007, the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.[20] See also: Atheism and social skills and Atheist factions

The Internet Infidels Discussion Board became the Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board (FRDB), but now the discussion board is no longer on the internet.

The atheist/evolutionist PZ Myers was a moderator of its Evolution/Creation forum, but he resigned in 2004. Generally speaking, evolutionists do poorly in debates (see: Creation vs. evolution debates).

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Defining our mission
  2. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html
  3. ↑ The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age
  4. ↑ Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201
  5. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html
  6. ↑ http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Internet atheism: The thrill is gone!
  10. ↑ Secular Web lost global market share in the first half of 2017 according to Alexa
  11. ↑ 5 atheist websites that lost global market share in 2018 according to Alexa, Examining Atheism, October 22, 2018
  12. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html
  13. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html
  14. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-B.html
  15. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-T.html
  16. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html
  17. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-L.html
  18. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html
  19. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html
  20. ↑ Internet Infidels Seems To Be Melting