Opinion of "New Atheism"

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In my experience, the fatal flaw of the "New Atheists" isn't that they criticize religion, but that they criticize something that they don't fully understand.

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In my experience, the fatal flaw of the "New Atheists" isn't that they criticize religion, but that they criticize something that they don't fully understand.

To be fair, 'New Atheists' make their money because uppity Christian churches/colleges constantly invite them to debate brain dead Christian fundies because no one else will. Watching William Lane Craig and Dinesh D'Souza get their ass handed to them on a plate each and every time is easy money. If 'New Atheists' don't understand religion, neither do these people.

You certainly won't hear me object to that assertion.

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There's certainly nothing wrong with criticizing a practice or belief that happens to be held by members of a particular religion. Where "New Atheists" go wrong is that they often assume that that practice or belief is essential to the religion in question and then attempt no deeper understanding of the issue.