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In 2015, Rodney Stark wrote in his book ''The Triumph of Faith: Why the World is More Religious Than Ever'': "35 percent of the French believe in astrology, 35 percent of the Swiss agree that 'some fortune tellers really can foretell the future'..."<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Triumph of Faith: Why the World is More Religious Than Ever'' by Rodney Stark, Introduction section of the book</ref>
In 2015, Rodney Stark wrote in his book ''The Triumph of Faith: Why the World is More Religious Than Ever'': "35 percent of the French believe in astrology, 35 percent of the Swiss agree that 'some fortune tellers really can foretell the future'..."<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Triumph of Faith: Why the World is More Religious Than Ever'' by Rodney Stark, Introduction section of the book</ref>
== China and scientific fraud ==
''See also:'' [[Scientific fraud]]
The atheist [[PZ Myers]] wrote in his blog post entitled ''China: a major polluter of the scientific literature'' wrote:
{{Cquote|China has surpassed the US in the number of scientific publications. Unfortunately for China, it has achieved that landmark accomplishment by streamlining the process of publishing garbage. They have institutions dedicated to making up data, forging results, and writing up formulaic papers.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2020/01/28/china-a-major-polluter-of-the-scientific-literature/ China: a major polluter of the scientific literature] by PZ Myers</ref>
== Western irreligion and superstition ==
== Western irreligion and superstition ==