In the early 2000's, David Silverman was an important figure in the atheist movement. He was known as the firebrand atheist, and he seemed to embody a lot of the online atheist movement at the time.
In this video, we examine his rise in the movement, his fall and what he's up to today.
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David’s website: https://firebrandforgood.com/
David’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO-eLMjyLe2sBNClS4d-TrA
Richard Dawkins Award speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zKYs4bxc0g
Sam Harris on why he became an atheist activist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEzGekC1044
Buzzfeed article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/david-silverman-atheist-fired-sexual-misconduct
https://www.atheists.org/2018/04/announcement-regarding-american-atheists-president-david-silverman/
https://www.atheists.org/2018/04/update-regarding-david-silverman/
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/09/25/david-silverman-is-now-leading-a-new-group-called-transformative-atheism/
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/10/11/despite-misconduct-allegations-david-silverman-is-now-running-an-atheist-group/
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/12/20/after-misconduct-allegation-david-silverman-has-left-another-atheist-group/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/09/06/americas-leading-atheist-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-speaks-out/
https://the-orbit.net/almostdiamonds/2020/02/21/a-qa-with-david-silverman/
https://www.atheistalliance.org/about-us/our-values/
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2019/12/david-silverman-accused-of-creepy-touching-after-his-return-to-leadership/
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