Debating the history of atheism - Nick Spencer & Julian Baggini - Unbelievable?

Summary: <p>Nick Spencer is the author of 'Atheists: The Origin of the Species'. He explains the origins of various strands of atheism and why the New Atheism of today is constructed on a myth of its own.</p><br> <p>Julian Baggini is an atheist philosopher and writer. He engages Spencer on whether atheism was a significant factor in Communist regimes and what the future of atheism may hold.</p><br> <p>Read Spencer's Book <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Atheists-Origin-Species-Nick-Spencer/dp/1472902963">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Atheists-Origin-Species-Nick-Spencer/dp/1472902963</a> For Baggini: <a href="http://www.microphilosophy.net/">http://www.microphilosophy.net</a></p><br> <p>For more faith debates visit <a href="http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable">www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable</a></p><br> <p>Join the conversation: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/unbelievablejb">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/unbelievablejb">Twitter</a></p><br> <p>Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? <a href="http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx">http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx</a> or Via <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=267142101">Itunes</a></p>