new atheism

noun

Etymology

Coined by journalist Gary Wolf in 2006.

Definitions

  1. A form of atheism that promotes active opposition to religion, rather than toleration.

    • 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’.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for new atheism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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