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The Unbelievers

Disciplines:
popular culture
atheism
science communication
documentary/documentary film

Summary

The Unbelievers is a 2013 documentary directed by Gus Holwerda that follows Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss on a global speaking tour advocating for science and secularism. The film presents their arguments against religious belief and for scientific rationalism, featuring celebrity endorsements from figures including Woody Allen, Cameron Diaz, and Ricky Gervais.

Core Contribution

Represented a high-water mark of New Atheism's cultural visibility, presenting atheism as an intellectually glamorous and celebrity-endorsed worldview; functioned as a promotional vehicle for the New Atheist movement.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • New Atheism
  • science vs. religion
  • celebrity atheism
  • secular humanism

Historical Influences

Richard Dawkins Lawrence Krauss New Atheism movement Carl Sagan

Intellectual Lineage

New Atheism Richard Dawkins' The God Delusionscience communication documentary tradition

Allied Works

The God Delusion A Universe from Nothing The Greatest Story Ever Told—So Far

Contemporaries & Peers

The God Who Wasn't ThereReligulousCosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Minds Influenced

secular/atheist community organizingpopular science documentary genre

Intellectual Posterity

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