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minus-square01011linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoWe have to remember that “New Atheism” was/is largely a response to militant Islam and also demographic shift in western nations.
minus-square01011linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 months agoThe whole New Atheist movement and cries of cultural xtianity came about due to the rise of militant Islam. They were appealing to a particular audience. It was always “religion is bad but Islam is especially bad” from Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoAh that, I guess that explains shit like Harris literally demanding a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Islam in his book The End of Faith Whole thing was still cringe and I’m glad it seems to have lost in the end.
We have to remember that “New Atheism” was/is largely a response to militant Islam and also demographic shift in western nations.
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The whole New Atheist movement and cries of cultural xtianity came about due to the rise of militant Islam. They were appealing to a particular audience.
It was always “religion is bad but Islam is especially bad” from Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris.
Ah that, I guess that explains shit like Harris literally demanding a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Islam in his book The End of Faith
Whole thing was still cringe and I’m glad it seems to have lost in the end.