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The American Christian Todd Strandberg said of [[atheism]]: "The ranks of atheists have always been small... The key problem with atheism is that it lacks a strong 'selling point'".<ref>[http://www.raptureready.com/rr-atheism.html Atheism: The cult of death]</ref> Christians maintain that the benefits of Christianity totally outweigh the benefits of atheism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?]</ref> For example, Bible believing Christians commonly point out that the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] is [[Atheism and depression|more depressed]] than the Christian population and that atheists will ultimately wind up in [[hell]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?]</ref>  See also: [[Hopelessness of atheism]]

The American Christian Todd Strandberg said of [[atheism]]: "The ranks of atheists have always been small... The key problem with atheism is that it lacks a strong 'selling point'".<ref>[http://www.raptureready.com/rr-atheism.html Atheism: The cult of death]</ref> Christians maintain that the benefits of Christianity totally outweigh the benefits of atheism.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?]</ref> For example, Bible believing Christians commonly point out that the [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] is [[Atheism and depression|more depressed]] than the Christian population and that atheists will ultimately wind up in [[hell]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbFtplpY48 And the benefits of atheism are what again?]</ref>  See also: [[Hopelessness of atheism]]

== World Interest in atheism has declined since 2000 ==

== World interest in atheism has declined since 2000 ==

Currently, [[global atheism]] is shrinking and sound scholarship in the discipline of demographic research indicates that the shrinking of global atheism will accelerate and affect Western atheism (see: [[Decline of atheism]]). Global atheism has been on the decline since 2000.  In addition, Google trend data as of August 2013 indicates that the world's interest in atheism and Darwinism has declined while interest in God has increased since 2004.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/08/google-trends-interest-in-atheism.html Google trends: Interest in atheism and evolution down. Google searches for God are up. Atheism beaches will be softened up before major attacks on atheism ]</ref>  

Currently, [[global atheism]] is shrinking and sound scholarship in the discipline of demographic research indicates that the shrinking of global atheism will accelerate and affect Western atheism (see: [[Decline of atheism]]). Global atheism has been on the decline since 2000.  In addition, Google trend data as of August 2013 indicates that the world's interest in atheism and Darwinism has declined while interest in God has increased since 2004.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/08/google-trends-interest-in-atheism.html Google trends: Interest in atheism and evolution down. Google searches for God are up. Atheism beaches will be softened up before major attacks on atheism ]</ref>

== Atheism contrasted with Christianity ===

== Atheism contrasted with Christianity ===