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Recent Examples of atheism
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.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2025
Taylor, the former county district attorney, said people viewed the Darrow statue as a symbol of atheism and anti-Christian beliefs.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
The Middletown native was raised nominally evangelical and explored atheism before converting to Catholicism in 2019 at St. Gertrude Priory, which is attached to a Dominican parish in Madeira, about 12 miles northeast of Cincinnati.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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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.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2025
Taylor, the former county district attorney, said people viewed the Darrow statue as a symbol of atheism and anti-Christian beliefs.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
The Middletown native was raised nominally evangelical and explored atheism before converting to Catholicism in 2019 at St. Gertrude Priory, which is attached to a Dominican parish in Madeira, about 12 miles northeast of Cincinnati.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for 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.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its political agnosticism is seen, uncommonly, as a merit for loftier aims.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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But the indirect benefits seem to reflect a posture against green energy, related to unbelief in climate change, and these lead to support for inefficient energy alternatives like nuclear and geothermal and gas-fired turbines.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Opposition politicians expressed disbelief that Starmer could have been unaware Mandelson had failed security vetting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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While back in Melrose Park, neighbors were in disbelief.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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After reviewing the case, the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office and the Draper City Prosecutor have declined to file charges against Paul, citing insufficient evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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But while the civil court found the war crimes allegations were mostly proven on a balance of probabilities, the war crime murder charges would have to be proved in a criminal court to a higher standard of beyond reasonable doubt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Atheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atheism. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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