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new atheism

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Etymology

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Coined by journalist Gary Wolf in 2006.[1]

Noun

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new atheism (uncountable)

  1. A form of atheism that promotes active opposition to religion, rather than toleration.
    • 2017, Angela Nagle, chapter 7, in Kill All Normies, Zero Books, →ISBN:
      Although it had since become less influential, one geeky online subculture that started to move to the right and shared many characteristics of the contemporary alt-right was ‘new atheism’.
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References

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  1. ^ Gary Wolf (2006 November) “The Church of the Non-Believers”, in Wired‎[1], →ISSN

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