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On April 2, 2012, ''Science Daily'' reported that ''Death anxiety increases [[Atheism and death anxiety|atheists' unconscious belief in God]]''.<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120402094322.htm Death anxiety increases atheists' unconscious belief in God], ''Science Daily'', Date: April 2, 2012</ref>  In a 2012 ''Psychology Today'' article, Dr. Nathan A. Heflick reported similar results in other studies.<ref>[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-big-questions/201205/atheists-death-and-belief-in-god Atheists, Death and Belief in God The Effects of Death Reminders on Atheists' Supernatural Beliefs], ''Psychology Today'', Published on May 25, 2012 by Nathan A. Heflick, Ph.D. in The Big Questions</ref>  
 
On April 2, 2012, ''Science Daily'' reported that ''Death anxiety increases [[Atheism and death anxiety|atheists' unconscious belief in God]]''.<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120402094322.htm Death anxiety increases atheists' unconscious belief in God], ''Science Daily'', Date: April 2, 2012</ref>  In a 2012 ''Psychology Today'' article, Dr. Nathan A. Heflick reported similar results in other studies.<ref>[http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-big-questions/201205/atheists-death-and-belief-in-god Atheists, Death and Belief in God The Effects of Death Reminders on Atheists' Supernatural Beliefs], ''Psychology Today'', Published on May 25, 2012 by Nathan A. Heflick, Ph.D. in The Big Questions</ref>  
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On October 22, 2014, the atheist [[PZ Myers]] bolstered the case that atheists have an unconscious belief that God exists. Myers wrote in a [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] blog post: "I woke up from a dream a little too early this morning. I dreamt that I had died and gone to a cliché. That’s right, I was standing before the Pearly Gates…"<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/10/22/just-another-dream/ Just another dream] by [[PZ Myers]], October 22, 2014</ref>
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On October 22, 2014, the atheist [[PZ Myers]] bolstered the case that atheists have an unconscious belief that God exists. Myers wrote in a [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]] blog post: "I woke up from a dream a little too early this morning. I dreamt that I had died and gone to a cliché. That’s right, I was standing before the Pearly Gates…"<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/10/22/just-another-dream/ Just another dream] by [[PZ Myers]], October 22, 2014</ref>  
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It is evident that Myers has no intellectual/evidential justification for the non-existence of God.  For example, when the evangelist [[Ray Comfort]] asked Myers why he is an atheist Myers gave the illogical, [[circular reasoning|circular argument]] response of: "Why am I an atheist? Because there is no God".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0u3-2CGOMQ Evolution Vs. God Movie]</ref>  
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It is evident that Myers has no intellectual/evidential justification for the non-existence of God.  For example, when the evangelist [[Ray Comfort]] asked Myers why he is an atheist Myers gave the illogical, [[circular reasoning|circular argument]] response of: "Why am I an atheist? Because there is no God".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0u3-2CGOMQ Evolution Vs. God Movie]</ref> Previously, the [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[Ken Ammi]] criticized Myers for merely presupposing God's non-existence, but not providing argumentation for this position.<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/pz-myers-emotively-vociferous-intellectually-mute PZ Myers Emotively Vociferous but Intellectually Mute] by [[Ken Ammi]]</ref>
    
There have been no reports of [[theology|theologians]] or [[creation science|creation scientists]] having dreams that atheism is true.
 
There have been no reports of [[theology|theologians]] or [[creation science|creation scientists]] having dreams that atheism is true.
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