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Recent Examples of atheism
At the same time, evangelists of a robust atheism—figures such as the biologist Richard Dawkins, the critic Christopher Hitchens, and the neuroscientist Sam Harris—toured the country offending salt-of-the-earth Americans with their contempt for religious belief.
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Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Although atheism is often associated with hyperrationality, this form of it is unapologetically irrational.
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Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
On Monday, Turning Point USA brought its traveling roadshow of conspicuous Christian conservatism to its bête noire: UC Berkeley, aka ground zero for anarchism, anti-fascism, antisemitism, atheism, communism, transgenderism, etcetera, etcetera.
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Max Taves,
Mercury News,
14 Nov. 2025
These secular congregations often appeal to atheists and other secular people, but their main purpose is not promoting atheism.
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Jacqui Frost,
The Conversation,
11 Jan. 2024
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Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Although atheism is often associated with hyperrationality, this form of it is unapologetically irrational.
—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
On Monday, Turning Point USA brought its traveling roadshow of conspicuous Christian conservatism to its bête noire: UC Berkeley, aka ground zero for anarchism, anti-fascism, antisemitism, atheism, communism, transgenderism, etcetera, etcetera.
—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
14 Nov. 2025
These secular congregations often appeal to atheists and other secular people, but their main purpose is not promoting atheism.
—
Jacqui Frost,
The Conversation,
11 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atheism
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Others joked about returning to the Catholic Church after a lifetime of agnosticism and atheism.
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At a time when death metal bands are experimenting with new age and hardcore bands are embracing pop, Agriculture stand out by making their genre agnosticism feel proudly coherent, like these sounds were always meant to coexist.
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But in drawing upon those exact fields of study to reverse the long-term march toward unbelief, the authors appear to have missed the mechanism by which those prior discoveries eroded faith: namely, that people had staked their belief on evidence that was overturned by subsequent data.
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My own passage into and back out of unbelief—one marked by a close reading of works that earlier illiberal societies had attempted to suppress on religious grounds—has strengthened my liberal commitments.
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Swift’s fans and staff who work at and near the Garden have expressed disbelief that Swift would really get married there, even as a trail of clues pointing to a blockbuster wedding at the arena have slowly accumulated.
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When his attempt to force a second playoff hole rolled just left, the hundreds who gathered around the green were stunned, letting out a collective groan of disbelief.
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The prosecutor’s office, taking a fresh look at the murder, learned the lead investigator shared those doubts.
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Caicedo has made a name for himself as a regular starter for Chelsea in recent years — and his appearance in the Champions League leaves no doubt about his experience in high stakes matches.
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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