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Neo-Darwinist
First of all that quote of Sam Harris is taking out of context but I'm not surprised people misquoting him intentionally because he seems to be a threat to religious conservatives, that's why they attempt to defame his character. And no...he doesn't represent atheism because he is his own man just like Noam Chomsky is his own man.Yes, that chimp represents Atheism and so does this chimp.
The only Atheist I respect is Noam Chomsky.
There are no rituals that atheists perform, no tenets that they must follow in order to be identified as one. Why is it so hard for some of you to grasp that? Or are you guys mad that we free-thinkers have the luxurious position to criticize bad ideas within Islam? Is that why many religious people desperately try to frame everything as a religion in the hopes of wanting to be in our ivory tower?. Evolution? Religion! Atheism? Religion!!!! Secularism? Religion!!!