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''See also:'' [[Decline of the atheist movement]] | ''See also:'' [[Decline of the atheist movement]] | ||
| − | The atheist [[PZ Myers]] published a blog post entitled ''[[David Silverman]] fired from [[American Atheists]]''.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/04/13/david-silverman-fired-from-american-atheists/ ''David Silverman fired from American Atheists''] by PZ Myers</ref> An atheist commenting on the blog post wrote: "The [[atheist movement]] is a negative movement and a sinking ship. The [[humanism|humanist]] movement is a positive movement. Jump on board."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/04/13/david-silverman-fired-from-american-atheists/ ''David Silverman fired from American Atheists''] by PZ Myers</ref> [[Secular humanism]] is a type of atheism. | + | The atheist [[PZ Myers]] published a blog post entitled ''[[David Silverman]] fired from [[American Atheists]]''.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/04/13/david-silverman-fired-from-american-atheists/ ''David Silverman fired from American Atheists''] by PZ Myers</ref> |
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| + | An atheist commenting on the blog post wrote: "The [[atheist movement]] is a negative movement and a sinking ship. The [[humanism|humanist]] movement is a positive movement. Jump on board."<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/04/13/david-silverman-fired-from-american-atheists/ ''David Silverman fired from American Atheists''] by PZ Myers</ref> [[Secular humanism]] is a type of atheism. | ||
Numerous [[Atheism|atheists]] have declared that the "[[atheist movement]] is dead" or that it is dying.<ref> | Numerous [[Atheism|atheists]] have declared that the "[[atheist movement]] is dead" or that it is dying.<ref> | ||
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A close variant of the phrase "There are no atheists in foxholes" is the phrase, "There are no atheists on a sinking ship".[2]
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George Orell declared:
| “ | After Titanic struck the iceberg the band began to play bright music, dance music, comic songs – anything that would prevent the passengers from becoming panic-stricken…[however] various awe-stricken passengers began to think of the death that faced them and asked the bandmaster to play hymns. The one which appealed to all was ‘Nearer My God to Thee'.[3] | ” |
Excerpt of a sermon on the phrase "There are no atheists on a sinking ship
The sinking of the USS Indianapolis is considered to be the worst case of shark attacks in history.[6] Most of the shark-related causalities came from oceanic whitetips which are one of the most aggressive types of sharks.[7]
Of the 1,195 crewmen aboard the USS Indianapolis, about 300 went down with the ship.[8]
Sermon Central gives the following excerpt of a sermon:
| “ | NO ATHEISTS IN THE WATER
David Harrell wrote a book telling the story of his father, Edgar Harrell. Edgar was one of the 300 survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, the last US ship sunk by enemy contact in WW2. 600 of the 900 men who survived the ship's sinking were stranded in the water for five days - many with only a life vest - all facing thirst, hunger, injuries, dehydration and sharks. They all came face to face with fear and their own mortality. Edgar testifies of those days alone in the ocean, 'Clearly there were no atheists in the water that day. Gone was that damnable attitude of pride that deceives men into thinking that there is no God...'[9] |
” |
See also: Atheism and arrogance
Video of Edgar Harrell, USS Indianapolis Survivor
USS Indianapolis National Memorial
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Atheist movement likened to a sinking ship
See also: Decline of the atheist movement
The atheist PZ Myers published a blog post entitled David Silverman fired from American Atheists.[12]
An atheist commenting on the blog post wrote: "The atheist movement is a negative movement and a sinking ship. The humanist movement is a positive movement. Jump on board."[13] Secular humanism is a type of atheism.
Numerous atheists have declared that the "atheist movement is dead" or that it is dying.[14] See: Decline of the atheist movement and Morale of the atheist movement
Examining Atheism: Why the HMS Atheism is less seaworthy than the Titanic
See also
Notes
- ↑ There are no atheists on a sinking ship
- ↑ There are no atheists on a sinking ship
- ↑ There are no atheists on a sinking ship
- ↑ The Worst Shark Attack in History, Smithsonian website
- ↑ The Worst Shark Attack in History, Smithsonian website
- ↑ The Worst Shark Attack in History, Smithsonian website
- ↑ The Worst Shark Attack in History, Smithsonian website
- ↑ Neuman, Scott. "Navy Admits To 70-Year Crew List Error In USS Indianapolis Disaster", NPR.org, 23 March 2018. (en)
- ↑ No Atheists In The Water, Sermon Central
- ↑ Atheist Achilles Heels: Objective Morality and Sacred Life
- ↑ The “objective morality” gotcha
- ↑ David Silverman fired from American Atheists by PZ Myers
- ↑ David Silverman fired from American Atheists by PZ Myers
- ↑
- The “Atheism Movement:” Dead or Alive?, Freethought Blogs
- Atheist activist Seth Andrews keeps seeing reports on social media and the media that the atheist movement is dying, Examining Atheism
- Atheist Aron Ra indicates the atheist movement is dead. Now that that Aron Ra has surrendered...., Examining Atheism
- The Day the Atheist Movement Died by Jack Vance at Atheist Revolution
- Jennifer McCreight on Twitter about the Elevatorgate scandal destroying the atheist movement, Jen McCreight, Twitter
