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"The Absurd" refers to the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent meaning in life and the human inability to find any.

Nihilism : from the Latin nihil, nothing) is the philosophical doctrine suggesting the negation of one or more putatively meaningful aspects of life

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Richard Dawkins Award

The group's Richard Dawkins Award is a prize awarded annually since 2003 to a person (or persons) during its annual conference.[9] The official award criteria state that:

The Richard Dawkins Award will be given every year to honor an outstanding atheist whose contributions raise public awareness of the non-theist life stance; who through writings, media, the arts, film, and/or the stage advocates increased scientific knowledge; who through work or by example teaches acceptance of the non-theist philosophy; and whose public posture mirrors the uncompromising non-theist life stance of Dr. Richard Dawkins.

Past recipients

Presidents of Atheist Alliance International

Name Affiliation Term of Office
John B. (Jack) Massen Atheists of San Francisco Region Sep. 1992 – Apr. 1994
Marie Alena Castle & Christos Tzanetakos Minnesota Atheists & Atheists of Florida April 1994 – Apr. 1995
Lee Baker & Christos Tzanetakos Atheists United & Atheists of Florida April 1995 – Apr. 1996
Marie Alena Castle & Steve Petersen Minnesota Atheists Apr. 1996 – Apr. 1997
Marie Alena Castle Minnesota Atheists Apr. 1997 – Apr. 2001
Marie Alena Castle & Bobbie Kirkhart Minnesota Atheists & Atheists United Apr. 2001 – Apr. 2004
Bobbie Kirkhart Atheists United May 2004 – July 2006
Margaret Downey Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia Aug. 2006 – Sep. 2008
Stuart Bechman Atheists United Sep. 2008 – Oct. 2010
Nick Lee Freethinkers Association of Central Texas Oct. 2010 – present

International member organizations

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