List of second-generation atheists

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

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In addition, certain individuals of strong religious convictions have claimed that their religion is so self-evident that 'second-generation atheist' is an oxymoron,[citation needed] and that a child of atheist parents cannot help but return to the True Faith. This list serves as a quick refutation of that absurd idea.

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

  • Paul BowlesFile:Wikipedia's W.svg, American composer and author[6]
  • Simon Busch, travel writer[7]
  • Edith EfronFile:Wikipedia's W.svg, American political writer[8]
  • Robin Murray O'HairFile:Wikipedia's W.svg, granddaughter of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists. She served as editor-in-chief of the organization's press division,[9] but, sadly, was murdered along with her grandmother and uncle Jon in 1995.[10]
  • Gore Vidal, American author and playwright[11]
gollark: Well, it impairs reflexes and stuff generally.
gollark: Hmm, so maybe just require that the torturing places will immediately let you out if you ask for it?
gollark: That affects a single person, and one who has presumably chosen to do so for whatever stupid reason. Having a government which can practically go around overreaching affects everyone.
gollark: ...
gollark: And it's *bad* if having stuff be shouted about loudly enough means it can be banned *even if it doesn't affect anyone except the person choosing to do it*.

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