Tim O’Neill – Uncommon Descent

Atheist taken to task for mangling history

By another atheist, who actually knows a bit of history. The decline of new atheism has resulted in, among other things, atheists having to pick up their game in history.

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Great myths of the war of religion on science, skewered slowly and patiently

Tim O’Neill, blogger at History for Atheists, offers a compendium of the Great Myths, including the warfare thesis myths on science and religion, a sure seller among the half-educated. Consider, for example, The Great Myths 6: Copernicus’ Deathbed Publication [on Earth as orbiting the Sun]: In a 2014 blog post full of typical historical howlers, new atheist Read More…

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