{"id":19720,"date":"2025-09-25T12:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao-new.vporton.name\/?p=19720"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:51:45","slug":"atheists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/atheists\/","title":{"rendered":"Why And How Should Atheists Donate for Science in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-144092031\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Atheists should choose independence. They should build a resilient, secular infrastructure for research\u2014one that cannot be shaken by the ideological tides of religious men. This is a reason to donate for science.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, the question of who Atheists funds science is no longer a neutral matter. For centuries, scientific progress has often been constrained\u2014or at least shaped\u2014by the priorities of religious institutions, governments swayed by religious factions, or donors guided by faith-based agendas. Atheists, who represent a large and growing share of the global population, can no longer afford to leave science funding to chance or to the caprices of religiously motivated leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/atheists\/#Why_Atheists_Should_Take_Action\" >Why Atheists Should Take Action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/atheists\/#How_Atheists_Can_Fund_Science_in_2025\" >How Atheists Can Fund Science in 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/atheists\/#A_New_Social_Contract_for_Science\" >A New Social Contract for Science<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Atheists_Should_Take_Action\"><\/span>Why Atheists Should Take Action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Economic Stability Depends on Rational Decisions<\/strong><br>When entire economies can swing dramatically because of ideologically driven decisions, the vulnerability becomes clear. For instance, as argued in <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/how-is-america-not-great-now\/\">this analysis<\/a>, irrational or faith-influenced economic choices can weaken even the strongest nations. Science needs steady, rational support\u2014not dependency on unpredictable decisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Independence of Knowledge<\/strong><br>True science thrives only when it is independent. If funding flows mainly from religious donors, research priorities risk being subtly\u2014or not so subtly\u2014distorted. Atheists, committed to reason and evidence, should ensure that critical fields such as physics, mathematics, biology, and climate research remain guided by logic, not dogma.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Responsibility of the Non-Religious Majority<\/strong><br>In many countries, atheists and agnostics form a significant part of the population, sometimes even the majority. Yet their voices in funding science remain underrepresented. If atheists do not step forward, they leave a vacuum that others will fill with their own agendas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Atheists_Can_Fund_Science_in_2025\"><\/span>How Atheists Can Fund Science in 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leverage Blockchain and DAOs<\/strong><br>Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) such as <strong>Science DAO<\/strong> are pioneering transparent, collective funding models for research. Instead of depending on billionaires or governments, these systems allow ordinary people to pool resources, vote on research priorities, and track how funds are used. This democratizes science funding and ensures rational, evidence-based allocation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crowdfunding and Patronage<\/strong><br>Platforms like Patreon, GitHub Sponsors, and equity-based crowdfunding allow individuals to support scientists directly. Atheists can bypass traditional gatekeepers and empower researchers who may otherwise be overlooked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create Endowments for Rational Research<\/strong><br>Larger donors can establish endowments specifically reserved for evidence-based projects. These can be structured to grow over time and provide sustainable funding that does not depend on political or religious cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_New_Social_Contract_for_Science\"><\/span>A New Social Contract for Science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If atheists truly believe in progress through reason, evidence, and experimentation, they must embrace the responsibility to finance that progress. Otherwise, they risk watching science become a tool bent to religious whims, rather than the frontier of human understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"Atheists \" class=\"wp-image-20540\" title=\"Atheists \" srcset=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png 835w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-575x323.png 575w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-380x213.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, the choice is stark:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dependence on faith-driven patrons<\/strong>, risking instability and distortion of knowledge,<br>or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An independent science, funded and protected by those who value reason above belief.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Call to Action:<\/strong> If you identify as an atheist or simply as a rationalist, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/one-time-donation\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"19044\">donating<\/a> to secular science initiatives today. Whether through platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/\">Science DAO<\/a>, direct support to researchers, or creating new funding models, your contribution helps ensure that human knowledge remains in the hands of reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-416279412\" class=\"scien-after-content scien-entity-placement\"><section>\r\n\r\n<h2>Support Independent Science<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Supporting independent science is not only a matter of fairness to researchers whose expertise and work are often underfunded. It is also essential for addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/who-are-science-marketers\/\">systemic failures in scientific publishing<\/a> that delay discoveries and leave important results unnoticed. In science and software, even one missing component can prevent an entire system from working.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Help valuable research and open-source infrastructure move forward.<\/strong> Please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/donation\/\">make a donation<\/a><\/strong> to support <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/amateur-scientists\/\">independent scientists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/free-software\/\">free software developers<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\tOur flagship product is <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/zh\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a> - an app, that unlike universities distributes money directly to researchers and open source developers, without bureaucracy.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div><div id=\"scien-859783220\" class=\"scien-after-content-2 scien-entity-placement\"><div data-nosnippet style=\"max-width: 800px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Ads:<\/p>\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* Compact Table Styling *\/\r\n    .amazon-ad-table {\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        max-width: 800px;\r\n        border-collapse: collapse;\r\n        margin: 10px auto;\r\n        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\r\n        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table th {\r\n        background-color: #f3f3f3;\r\n        padding: 8px;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n        border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;\r\n        font-size: 0.9em;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table td {\r\n        padding: 8px 5px;\r\n        border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \/* Column sizing *\/\r\n    .col-image { width: 15%; 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