Very few people in the United States really understand what an "atheist" is. Do some basic news searches and you will find atheists being demonized and demeaned by people who have no clue what an atheist actually believes. But that's okay for them because they'd rather attack a stereotype anyway.
Sam Harris wrote an excellent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times a couple of years ago. It addresses myths such as "Atheists believe that life is meaningless," or "Atheism is dogmatic," or "Atheism provides no basis for morality."
Check it out here: 10 myths -- and 10 truths -- about atheism.
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