From The Return of the Village Atheist, by Joel McDurmon (American Vision, 2007): "The character of the 'village atheist' reappears from time to time in history, usually after the latest scientific announcement or the latest natural disaster. His title is akin to that of 'village idiot'....The idea is that every village has its 'idiot' who was full of opinions and advice on every topic, would never shut up, and made little sense. No one took the guy seriously. "Like the village idiot, [the village atheist] knows everything, argues till he is blue in the face, never shuts up, and yet...