[[File:Blue Marble.jpg|thumbnail|left|225px|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref>]]
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[[File:Blue Marble.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref>]]
On December 23, 2012, Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] who teaches at Birbeck College, University of London wrote:
On December 23, 2012, Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] who teaches at Birbeck College, University of London wrote:
{{cquote|I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious.
{{cquote|I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious.
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== Darwinism and antipathy towards social conservatism ==
== Darwinism and antipathy towards social conservatism ==
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[[Image:Evolution.jpg|alt=evolution darwin theory|right|thumb|225px| [[Charles Darwin]] ]]
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[[Image:Evolution.jpg|alt=evolution darwin theory|right|thumb|200px| [[Charles Darwin]] ]]