List of second-generation atheists

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Second-generation atheists are atheists who have at least one atheist parent. This status wouldn't be particularly notable if not for two things.

  1. Atheism is generally frowned upon by communities that have been dominated by religion since practically forever. It's only been in the last 50 years or so that a lack of religion has become socially acceptable - therefore grown adults with strong atheist parents are fairly rare.
  2. According to the conservative blog Conservapedia, second-generation atheists do not lead successful or productive lives.[1] Real examples of such people, however, suggest otherwise.

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There are also third-generation atheists and "skip-a-generation" atheists.

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  1. "Second generation atheist" on Conservapedia
  2. Laurence, Alexander. (1994). Interview with Douglas Coupland.
  3. Goeringer, Conrad F. (2001) Interview with with William B. Davis. American Atheist, 40 (1).
  4. " Ellen Johnson" on Wikipedia
  5. "Interview on Politically Incorrect
  6. Kuklick, Bruce. (2002). A History of Philosophy in America, 1720-2000.
  7. Spencer Carr, Virginia. (n.d.) [Paul Bowles, 1910-1999].
  8. Busch, Simon. "Capital confections." (January 14, 2004). The Guardian.
  9. Postrel, Virginia. (n.d.). "The Woman Who Saw Through Walls."
  10. Robin Murray-O'Hair on Skepticfiles.org
  11. Goeringer, Conrad F. (2000). "An Introduction to the O'Hair Family."
  12. Vidal, Gore. "Growing Up With Gore Vidal." (November 13, 2006). Truthdig.
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