How to Think like an Atheist: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Atheist-Produced Educational YouTube Videos

Atheism has had a strong presence on YouTube since its founding in the mid-2000s, which coincided with the rise of the new atheism movement, and lay atheists were quick to use the platform to spread new atheist ideas. Drawing from a sample of sixty-five atheist YouTube channels located and observed...

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Main Author: Isomaa, Robin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2024
In: Approaching religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-151
Further subjects:B Discourse Analysis
B youtube
B Atheism
B online ethnography
B New Atheism
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