[Originally posted in 2016, so unfortunately there is no link to the syllabus. This was back in the day when Peter was promoting atheism in the classroom. Of course, he was never in danger of losing his positon for doing this as the Christians were never the true opponents of acadmic freedom. That came from the secularists we now know as Woke. I’m shocked.]
In the syllabus for Peter Boghossian’s university class on atheistic apologetics, we are told:
Logically and epistemologically, atheism is no different than atoothfairyism.
Really? In the same syllabus, we are also told:
This course is a systematic examination and analysis of atheism. It is primarily focused upon understanding contemporary secular arguments regarding religion and faith-based belief systems. It is secondarily focused upon exploring what secularism means for metaphysics, epistemology, morality, politics, aesthetics, etc.
Hmmm. Then what does atoothfairyism mean for metaphysics, epistemology, morality, politics, aesthetics, etc?
Look, if you insist there is no God, then much more is involved than denying the existence of some other Being. As Boghossian himself admits, it also has implications for metaphysics, epistemology, morality, politics, aesthetics, etc.
For example, if there is no God, there is no ultimate meaning to life. No reason why we exist. We invent our own meaning (or pretend to have one). What is of value is simply that which we decide to value. Morality is what we want it to be. In fact, many atheists also argue it means we have no free will and thus the concept of moral responsibility is an illusion. Even our sense of self is an illusion. If there is no God, everything changes. If there is no tooth fairy, it merely means there is no odd creatures that swaps human teeth for quarters. Other than that odd fact about the world, everything remains the same.
Shadow To Light 
Exactly. The question the existence of the Creator is “The First Question” ( https://iliocentrism.blogspot.com/2010/01/first-question.html )
People stop believing in the tooth fairy when they realise it’s mum and dad who put the coins under the pillow.
People stop believing in Santa Claus when they realise it’s mum and dad who put the presents under the tree.
As far as I know, atheists have yet to come up with a better explanation for the origin of the universe.
I have never in my life run across an Evangelical aToothFairyist (nor a rabid anti-philatelist).
==People stop believing in Santa Claus when they realise it’s mum and dad who put the presents under the tree.==
And these people — children — frequently become Fundamentalist aClausists, who try to de-evangelize the other kids who haven’t yet cottoned-on. But, after they mature a bit, they realize that they have better things to do with their time.
My point is, Evangelical/Fundamentalist Atheists sure look to be behaving like those immature children who can’t abide that others believe something which they don’t believe.
OP > [Originally posted in 2016, so unfortunately there is no link to the syllabus...]
Fortunately, you posted the 29 April 2016, “Peter Boghossian’s Atheism Course” OP a few weeks earlier; it’s at:
http://www.shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/peter-boghossians-atheism-course/
The link you provided there to Boghossian’s course syllabus still works:
http://www.skeptic.com/skepticism-101/downloads/syllabi/Syllabus-Atheism-by-Peter-Boghossian.pdf
Your two quoted snippets are on P.8 and P.5, repectively.