Essay: An atheist with the moniker "Circular Reasoning" is terribly wrong about Norway, Sweden and the UK

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A mighty wave of religiosity is heading towards the UK.

See also: Attention British, militant atheists! Brace yourself for the mighty, religious wave that is coming

An illogical and errant atheist wrote on his user page: "Dear gentlemen at the other wiki, I frankly find your conservative comments are extremely illogical. And regarding Young Earth Creationism and the War on Facts, you delete and recreate pages to cover up that not all great cultures throughout history have been religous; I mean, look at Sweden, Norway, and the UK!".

Sweden, Norway and the UK all have national churches! And they all are benefiting from a Protestant cultural legacy (See: Protestant cultural legacies). France is paying for the upkeep of various French churches.[1] Last time I checked Western atheists, Westerners don't have to subsidize atheist organizations by paying for their buildings and other expenses! And to make things worse, atheist organization are terribly broke! See: Atheist organizations and fundraising. Oh militant atheists, feel the sting!

In December 2018, The Times indicated: "The number of atheists in Britain has fallen in the past year, according to a survey suggesting that more people are attending church, albeit irregularly."[2]

And let's not forget that militant, British atheists need to brace themselves for the might wave of desecularization that is coming (See: Attention British, militant atheists! Brace yourself for the mighty, religious wave that is coming).

Weep and wail disciples of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens! God has weighed atheism and agnosticism on the scale and found them wanting! The only thing falling faster than the godless population of Europe is the godless population of China! See: Atheism and fertility rates and Decline of Europe and Acceleration of 21st century desecularization. Meanwhile, the godly are being fruitful and multiplying around the world! Wikipedia, a wiki founded by an atheist and agnostic, has an article titled Growth of religion.

In 2010, Professor Eric Kaufmann reported that the rate of secularisation flattened to zero in most of Protestant Europe and France.[3] And Europe is expected to experience a peak secular population starting in 2050 or sooner and then see a rising religious population in terms of its percentage of the population (See: European desecularization in the 21st century).

Europe, which is less religious than a majority of the world, has a subreplacement level of births, is projected to have a population that is 30% less smaller by the end of the century (see: Atheism and fertility rates).[4]

In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that Europe will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.[5]
Austria's census data permits demographers to perform analysis which indicates the secular population plateauing in Europe by 2050, or as early as 2021.[6]

See also: European desecularization in the 21st century
Johns Hopkins University Press reported in 2014: "Over the past forty years, creationism has spread swiftly among European Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims, even as anti-creationists sought to smother its flames."[7]

Picture above was taken at Johns Hopkins University
According to Forbes magazine, as far as the fertility rate of China: "...the Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) dropped in 2021 to just 1.15, far below the 2.1 required for a stable population."[8] In 2022, the historian Niall Ferguson indicated that China's population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.[9]

According to Slate, "Protestant Christianity has been the fastest growing religion in China."[10] Evangelical Christianity is especially growing sharply in China.[11]

To see the magnitude of the explosive growth of Christianity in China, examine this graph about the growth of Christianity in China in a DW news story about Chinese Christianity (DW is a mainstream news outlet in Germany). There are now more Christians in China than Chinese who belong to the Communist Party of China (see also: East Asia and global desecularization).[12]

For more information, please see: Future of atheism in China

Fertility rates of countries with significant atheist populations

China has the largest atheist population in the world.[13]

A replacement level of births in a country is 2.1 children per woman.

Fertility rate of the atheistic country of China

See also: China and atheism

China has the largest atheist population in the world.[14]

According to Forbes magazine, as far as the fertility rate of China: "...the Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) dropped in 2021 to just 1.15, far below the 2.1 required for a stable population."[15] In 2022, the historian Niall Ferguson indicated that China's population is projected to drop by 50-75% by the end of the century.[16]

  • China: 1.28 births per woman (2020)

Secular European countries

  • Sweden: 1.66 births per woman (2020)
  • United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman (2020)
  • Finland: 1.37 births per woman (2020)
  • Denmark: 1.67 births per woman (2020)
  • The Netherlands: 1.55 births per woman (2020)
  • Czech Republic: 1.71 births per woman (2020)

Attention all militant atheists: The future of atheism in China is bleak. Very bleak!

See: Future of atheism in China

China has the largest atheist population in the world.[17]

The future of atheism in China is bleak. Very bleak! See: Future of atheism in China

A militant atheist contemplating the future of atheism in China and the future of global atheism.

See: Future of atheism in China
Demonstrator in Tiananmen Square

The Tiananmen Square massacre fueled a big rise in Chinese interest in Christianity.[18]

Much to the dismay of militant, Chinese atheists, tanks are a very ineffective way of hinder the growth of Christianity.

For more information, please see: Growth of Christianity in China.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Macron sets up fund to restore French churches in small communities, The Times, 2023
  2. ↑ Atheism is down as UK gets spiritual, The Times, December 2018
  3. ↑ Shall the religious inherit the earth
  4. ↑ Population trends 1950 – 2100: globally and within Europe
  5. ↑ 10 projections for the global population in 2050 By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014
  6. ↑ Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann
  7. ↑ Creationism spreading in Europe
  8. ↑ China’s Demographics: It Gets Worse, Forbes magazine, Oct 12, 2022
  9. ↑ Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century
  10. ↑ When Will China Become the World’s Largest Christian Country?, Slate
  11. ↑ In China, a church-state showdown of biblical proportions
  12. ↑ In Xi we trust - Is China cracking down on Christianity?, DW News
  13. ↑
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ China’s Demographics: It Gets Worse, Forbes magazine, Oct 12, 2022
  16. ↑ Niall Ferguson on the projected drop of China's population in the 21st century
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ Militant atheists caused a massive and explosive growth of Christianity
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