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→Michael Egnor on atheism and science
Atheism, in fact, has a dismal record in science. For much of the 20th century, a third of humanity lived under the boot of atheist ideology. What was the great science produced by atheist scientists in the [[Soviet Union]]? What are the scientific contributions of Communist [[China]] and [[Cuba]] and [[Vietnam]] and [[Albania]]? Compare the scientific output of [[East Germany]] (atheist) to that of West [[Germany]] (Lutheran and Catholic). Compare the scientific output of [[North Korea]] (atheist) to that of [[South Korea]] (Christian and Buddhist).<ref>[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2016/09/atheism_is_a_ca103154.html Atheism Is a Catastrophe for Science] by Michael Egnor</ref>}}
Atheism, in fact, has a dismal record in science. For much of the 20th century, a third of humanity lived under the boot of atheist ideology. What was the great science produced by atheist scientists in the [[Soviet Union]]? What are the scientific contributions of Communist [[China]] and [[Cuba]] and [[Vietnam]] and [[Albania]]? Compare the scientific output of [[East Germany]] (atheist) to that of West [[Germany]] (Lutheran and Catholic). Compare the scientific output of [[North Korea]] (atheist) to that of [[South Korea]] (Christian and Buddhist).<ref>[http://www.evolutionnews.org/2016/09/atheism_is_a_ca103154.html Atheism Is a Catastrophe for Science] by Michael Egnor</ref>}}
== Decline of the authority of the scientific community ==
In 2018, ''The Week'' reported:
{{Cquote|Not only has [[secularism]] failed to continue its steady global march but countries as varied as [[Iran]], [[India]], [[Israel]], [[Algeria]], and [[Turkey]] have either had their secular governments replaced by religious ones, or have seen the rise of influential religious nationalist movements. [[Secularization thesis|Secularization, as predicted by the social sciences]], has failed....
Religion is not going away any time soon, and science will not destroy it. If anything, it is science that is subject to increasing threats to its authority and social legitimacy.<ref>[http://theweek.com/articles/723456/sorry-scientists-religion-here-stay Sorry, scientists. Religion is here to stay.] by Peter Harrison, The ''Week'', September 12, 2017</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==