A-Deism

A stronger version of atheism:

"A-Deism: the certainty that supernatural beings or forces neither exist nor could interfere with the physical realm without becoming part of the physical. Although concepts of supernatural beings or forces exist, neither these conceptualizations themselves nor personal belief in the conceptualizations constitutes evidence for ascribed existence of a supernatural agency.

A-Deism is based on logical analysis of relevant physical and psychological evidence and does not itself constitute a religion. Critical A-Deistic analysis holds that it is neither necessary nor rational to evoke supernatural pseudo-explanations for the origin of the universe (cosmology), the origin of life on Earth (abiogenesis), or biological complexity (evolution). Further, death marks the end of conscious life, so adeists have neither the expectation of eternal life nor any fear of eternal damnation."

Blaming Falsely

Christian fundamentalists, presumably out of paranoia that any shift toward empirical reasoning will rob them of sociopolitical power, have launched vitriolic and unfounded attacks on knowledge and intellectualism.

The following is a response by biologist Ken Miller, who testified at the trial for Kitzmiller vs. Dover School Board.

"The reviewer’s claim that the theory of evolution is responsible for 300 million deaths is absurd and insulting. The murderous totalitarian states led by Hitler and Stalin were driven by ideologies of socialist utopianism, racism, and anti-Semitism, not by a scientific theory relating to the origin of species." ~ Kenneth Miller's response to creationist criticism of "Biology" text.