Secularology
The study of secular, atheist, and skeptic organizations—both in real life and online—as social constructions that reproduce the same structures as religious or political institutions. Secularology examines how secular communities develop creeds, rituals, hierarchies, and boundary-policing mechanisms, despite often claiming to be purely rational. It asks: how do skeptic organizations handle internal dissent? What functions do atheist conferences serve? How does online secular discourse mimic evangelical fervor? Secularology reveals that 'secular' does not mean 'free of social construction'; secular groups build communities, enforce norms, and exercise power just like any other human institution.
Example: “His secularology research found that online atheist forums had excommunication rituals, sacred texts (Dawkins, Hitchens), and heresy trials—they were a religion in all but name.”
Secularology by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 2, 2026
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