New Atheism as opposed to classical Atheism: 1) Scientific vs Philosophical New Atheism relies on science to answer traditional questions about God and religion. read more
Classical atheist Anthony Flew's review of The God Delusion captures many of the differences between New Atheism and classic atheism. 2) Aggressiveness toward religion New Atheism is "militant" in the sense that it actively seeks to expose the falsehoods of religion and to tear down religious claims to truth wherever they may be. read more
Atheism deserves better than the new atheists whose methodology consists of criticizing religion without understanding it, quoting texts without contexts, taking exceptions as the rule, confusing folk belief with reflective theology, abusing, mocking, ridiculing, caricaturing, and demonizing religious faith and holding it responsible for the great crimes against humanity. read more