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What is New Atheism?
They believe that religion is a threat to the survival of humans.
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How many terrorist attacks were there in 2001?
4
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What is antitheism?
Intense anger against religion and sees it as harmful.
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who was the originator of the term 'New Atheism'?
Gary Wolf
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What is the non-thinking criticism?
Dawkins says this.New=it's dangerous and leads to fanaticism.
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What is the infantile world-view criticism?
New=sees religious view of reality as deficient .Alot put-science.
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What is the impedes scientific progress?
New=affirms a materialistic outlook.See blind faith-truth of book.
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What are some religious response to the challenges of NA?
Attacks easy&lazy caricatures.Ignores mainstream reality.Fails to forward a + compelling approach.
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What is the rejection by religious groups of NA claims , regarding incompatibility of science&religion?
Takes a strongly + view-science.Polkinghorn=no comp.Mc Grath=belief in religion-is the same as evidence and the belief in natural science.
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What was the increase in fundamental religious activity relating to morality
Led to some religious groups being more vociferous in their opposition to atheistic trends.Upsurge-Islamic&Christian fundamentalism.
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What was the increase in religious apologists in media?
Rise-new=public discussion about Christianity.Church prompted to recover a apologetic tradition.Mc Grath=doesn't create conviction.High profile,media-Dawkins.Social media=opened debate-wider society.
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What is the success for atheistic arguments against religious belief?
New=presents atheism as the only option for the serious, progressive,thinking person.Advances-science,eliminated God from any explanation.Science-limitations.Open-rational debate.god Delusion.Religion-irrational.Humans-invented God-evil.Relig-ex.Good
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What is the extent to which religious responses to New Atheism have been successful?
New=gone unchallenged.Challenges-New=scienctists .Ignore limitations-scienceScienctists=word view,diff from scientific understanding.New=attacks faith.Truth of scientific agreement-resolved,future.Relig=cannot.New=religion-root of evil.Relig-term
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