The Secular Web website is a website run by Internet Infidels and its stated aim is to promote Metaphysical Naturalism.[1] Christian apologist JP Holding has written concerning the Secular Web: "The Secular Web has a few intelligent people, but overall has long been a haven for every skeptical know-it-all to pronounce judgments upon matters outside of their expertise."[2] In addition, Holding has indicated that the quality of internet content produced by the Secular Web has gone down since the 1990s.[3] The decline in the quality of material at Internet Infidels has been concurrent with the rise of theists in academia within philosophy departments (see: Atheism and academia). In 1990, the atheist philosopher Michael Martin indicated there was a general absence of an atheistic response to contemporary work in the philosophy of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to theistic arguments (see: Atheist apologetics).[4] In 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with Greg Bahnsen (see: Greg Bahnsen and debate). On the whole, the misguided efforts to promote atheism/agnosticism not been very effective on the internet (see also: Internet atheism has a small audience and an insignificant influence on the world).[5] On the other hand, Christian internet evangelism has been very effective.[6][7] Unlike Christianity, which is supported by a large body of sound evidence (see: Christian apologetics), atheism/agnosticism have no proof and evidence supporting their ideologies.[8] ## Contents * 1 Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic * 1.1 2021: Secular Web's drop in global market share * 1.2 2019: Secular Web's drop in global market share * 1.3 Secular Web's previous drop in web traffic and global market share * 2 Loss of Google referral traffic to the Secular Web's website * 3 JP Holding's rebuttal to Secular Web contributors * 4 Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued * 5 See also * 6 External links * 7 References ## Secular Web's significant drop in web traffic[edit] See also: Internet atheism and Growth of global desecularization ### 2021: Secular Web's drop in global market share[edit] The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from February 21, 2021 to May 21, 2021 according to the web traffic tracking company Alexa. Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 315,077th most popular website in the world to being the 577,111th most popular website during this period according to Alexa. ### 2019: Secular Web's drop in global market share[edit] The Secular Web experienced a large drop in its global market from November 29, 2019 to December 29, 2019 according to the web traffic tracking company Alexa. Specifically, the Secular Web went from being the 434,490th most popular website in the world to being the 692,575th most popular website during this period according to Alexa. ### Secular Web's previous drop in web traffic and global market share[edit] According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, the Secular Web lost a significant amount of web traffic from the period of 6/2/07 to 7/30/11.[9] According to Alexa, the Secular Web experienced a drop in online global market share in 2017 and 2018.[10][11] On August 19, 2019, Alexa ranked the Secular Web the 285,436th most popular website in the world in web traffic and it was dropping in global market share at the time. ## Loss of Google referral traffic to the Secular Web's website[edit] Since 2011, the Secular Web's website lost a high proportion of its Google referral web traffic. Google uses over 200 factors to evaluate the quality and the relevance of a website to various topics. ## JP Holding's rebuttal to Secular Web contributors[edit] The Christian apologist JP Holding has written rebuttals of lesser-known members of the secular community who publish and/or are featured on the Secular Web such as: * Earl Doherty [12] * Richard Carrier [13] * Dan Barker [14] * Farrel Till [15] * Stephen Carr [16] * Jeffery Jay Lowder [17] * Acharya S [18] * Kyle Gerkin [19] ## Dissension at Internet Infidels forum. Forum discontinued[edit] See also: Richard Dawkins' battle with online fans and Pharyngula PZ Myers In 2007, the Internet Infidels forum had a significant amount of internal dissension which caused some forum members to depart.[20] See also: Atheism and social skills and Atheist factions The Internet Infidels Discussion Board became the Freethought and Rationalism Discussion Board (FRDB), but now the discussion board is no longer on the internet. The atheist/evolutionist PZ Myers was a moderator of its Evolution/Creation forum, but he resigned in 2004. Generally speaking, evolutionists do poorly in debates (see: Creation vs. evolution debates). ## See also[edit] * Internet atheism * Atheist apologetics ## External links[edit] * What is an infidel? * The Secular Web's Great Tinfoil Age * Secular Web's website - Internet Infidels ## References[edit] 1. ↑ Defining our mission 2. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html 3. ↑ The Secular Web's Great tinfoil age 4. ↑ Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201 5. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/gerkin01.html 6. ↑ http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html 7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok 8. ↑ * Atheism, Agnosticism, and Skepticism Synopsis of Understanding Secular Religions by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart * Atheism by Creation Ministries International * Atheism, agnosticism and humanism: godless religions by Creation Ministries International * Atheism by Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry 9. ↑ Internet atheism: The thrill is gone! 10. ↑ Secular Web lost global market share in the first half of 2017 according to Alexa 11. ↑ 5 atheist websites that lost global market share in 2018 according to Alexa, Examining Atheism, October 22, 2018 12. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-D.html 13. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html 14. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-B.html 15. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-T.html 16. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-C.html 17. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-L.html 18. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-A.html 19. ↑ http://www.tektonics.org/TK-G.html 20. ↑ Internet Infidels Seems To Be Melting