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In regards to '''atheism and evolution''', a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary]] position which employs [[methodological naturalism]] since [[World War II]] have been [[Atheism|atheists]].<ref>Dr. [[Don Batten]], [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/737/ A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists] ''Creation'' 20(1):32

[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[Per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians</ref><ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2</ref> ]]

December 1997.</ref><ref>[[Jonathan Sarfati]], Ph.D.,F.M., [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3830 ''Refuting Evolution'', Chapter 1, Facts and Bias]</ref> [[Creationism|Creationist]] scientists assert that the [[theory of evolution]] is an inadequate explanation for the variety of life forms on earth.<ref>http://www.icr.org/home/resources/resources_tracts_scientificcaseagainstevolution/</ref>

Since [[World War II]] a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the evolutionary position which employs methodological naturalism have been [[Atheism|atheists]].<ref>

 

* Dr. Don Batten, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/737/ A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists] ''Creation'' 20(1):32, December 1997.

[[Atheism and Debate|Creation scientists tend to win the Creation-Evolution debates]] and many debates have been held since the 1970's, particularly in the [[United States]].

* [[Jonathan Sarfati]], Ph.D.,F.M., [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3830 ''Refuting Evolution'', Chapter 1, Facts and Bias]

 

</ref>  The prominent atheist and evolutionist [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed that "Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist".<ref>http://creation.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4783&pop=1&page=0</ref> The [[Barna Group]] found regarding [[Atheism and Morality|atheism and morality]] that those who hold to the worldviews of atheism or agnosticism in America were more likely, than theists in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of [[marriage]]; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; [[gambling]]; [[pornography]] and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/[[bisexuality]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=152</ref> Furthermore, [[per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in [[United States|America]] [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians</ref><ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2</ref>

[[Darwinian evolutionary theory]], at least in the mind of John Q. Public, is the number one argument for [[atheism]][http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/04/18/evolution-101/] and is something our [[public schools]] keep trying to indoctrinate into our children in place of Christian values.

Given that atheistic evolutionary thinking has engendered [[social darwinism]] and given that [[Atheism and morality|the proponents of atheism have no rational basis for morality in their ideology]], the immoral views that atheists often hold and the low per capita giving of American atheists is not unpredictable.  Historically, [[Atheism and Mass Murder|atheistic communism regimes have been the most murderous societies in world history in terms of the numbers of individuals killed.]]

 

==See Also==

==See Also==

*[[Theory of evolution]]

*[[Theory of evolution]]