Comment on Dawkins
01011@monero.town 6 months agoWe have to remember that “New Atheism” was/is largely a response to militant Islam and also demographic shift in western nations.
Comment on Dawkins
01011@monero.town 6 months agoWe have to remember that “New Atheism” was/is largely a response to militant Islam and also demographic shift in western nations.
HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Relevance?
01011@monero.town 6 months ago
The whole New Atheist movement and cries of cultural xtianity came about because of fears about Islam. They were appealing to a particular audience.
HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 months ago
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.