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Rebuttals to atheist arguments (view source)
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, 14:23, February 24, 2023→Atheism and “I reject One God Further” Objection
*[[Atheism]]
*[[Atheism]]
*[http://carm.org/atheism Atheism] by [[CARM]]
*[http://carm.org/atheism Atheism] by [[CARM]]
*[http://creation.com/Atheism Atheism]
*[https://creation.com/Atheism Atheism]
*[http://creation.com/atheism-agnosticism-and-humanism-godless-religions-questions-and-answers Atheism and Godless Religions - Questions and Answers]
*[https://creation.com/atheism-agnosticism-and-humanism-godless-religions-questions-and-answers Atheism and Godless Religions - Questions and Answers]
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[[File:Paris autumn.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|The [[argument from beauty]] is a [[teleological argument]].]]
[[File:Paris autumn.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|The [[argument from beauty]] is a [[teleological argument]].]]
*[[Evolution]]
*[[Evolution]]
*[http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists]
*[https://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists]
*[http://creation.com/arguments-evolutionists-should-not-use Arguments evolutionists should not use]
*[https://creation.com/arguments-evolutionists-should-not-use Arguments evolutionists should not use]
*[http://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]
*[https://creation.com/origin-of-life Origin of life]
*[[Origin of human consciousness]]
*[[Origin of human consciousness]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh1cXwhY1sE Defeating atheism with science]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh1cXwhY1sE Defeating atheism with science]
*[http://creation.com/qa Evidence against evolution and for biblical creation]
*[https://creation.com/qa Evidence against evolution and for biblical creation]
*[http://creationwiki.org/Bible_scientific_foreknowledge The Bible was ahead of its time]
*[http://creationwiki.org/Bible_scientific_foreknowledge The Bible was ahead of its time]
== Websites and other resources specifically dealing with atheism ==
== Websites and other resources specifically dealing with atheism ==
*[[Atheism is dead (website)]]
*[[Shadow To Light blog]]
*[[Shadow To Light blog]]
*[[True Free Thinker]].
*[[True Free Thinker]].
*[http://www.fixed-point.org Fixed Point Foundation]
*[[Fixed Point Foundation]]
*[[Atheism website resources]]
*[[Atheism website resources]]
*[[Atheism and animal abuse]]
*[[Atheism and animal abuse]]
*[[Atheism and ethics]]
*[[Atheism and ethics]]
*[[Atheism and empathy]]
*[[Atheism and psychopathy]]
*[[Atheism and psychopathy]]
*[[Atheism and morality studies]]
*[[Atheism and morality studies]]
*[[Atheist population and immorality]]
*[[Atheist population and immorality]]
*[[Atheistic China and baby eating]]
*[[Atheism and the environment]]
*[[Communist China and baby eating]]
*[[Atheism and moral depravity]]
*[[Atheism and moral depravity]]
*[[Atheism and sin]]
*[[Atheism and sin]]
=== Unreasonableness of atheism ===
=== Unreasonableness of atheism ===
*[[Atheism and reason]]
*[[Atheists and unreasonableness]]
*[[Atheism and critical thinking]]
*[[Atheism and gullibility|Atheism and naiveté/gullibility]]
*[[Essay: 10 problems for atheists|10 problems for atheists]]
*[[Essay: 10 problems for atheists|10 problems for atheists]]
*[[Atheism and irrationality]]
*[[Atheism and irrationality]]
*[[Atheism and foolishness]]
*[[Atheism and groupthink]]
*[[Atheism and groupthink]]
*[[Atheism and the no true Scotsman fallacy]]
*[[Atheism and the no true Scotsman fallacy]]
*[[Atheism and equivocation]]
*[[Atheism and equivocation]]
==== Rebuttals to God of the gaps argument ====
==== Rebuttals to God of the gaps argument ====
*[http://creation.com/whose-god-the-theological-response-to-the-god-of-the-gaps Whose god? The theological response to the god-of-the-gaps]
*[https://creation.com/whose-god-the-theological-response-to-the-god-of-the-gaps Whose god? The theological response to the god-of-the-gaps]
*[http://www.icr.org/article/gaps-the-god-gaps/ The Gaps in 'The God of the Gaps'] by Brian Thomas, M.S.
*[https://www.icr.org/article/gaps-the-god-gaps/ The Gaps in 'The God of the Gaps'] by Brian Thomas, M.S.
*[http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1159 Is ID a "god-of-the-gaps" argument?] - Idea Center
*[http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1159 Is ID a "god-of-the-gaps" argument?] - Idea Center
*[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/how-to-defeat-modern-day-atheism-with-three-easy-questions/ How to Defeat Modern Day Atheism With Three Easy Questions]
*[https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/how-to-defeat-modern-day-atheism-with-three-easy-questions/ How to Defeat Modern Day Atheism With Three Easy Questions]
*[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
*[http://carm.org/cut-atheism Atheism] by Matt Slick
*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, ''Christian Research Institute Journal''
*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, ''Christian Research Institute Journal''
*[http://creation.com/atheism-is-more-rational Atheism is more rational?]
*[https://creation.com/atheism-is-more-rational Atheism is more rational?]
*[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2012/03/21/atheists-dont-own-reason/10924 Atheists don’t own reason] by Tom Gilson
*[http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2012/03/21/atheists-dont-own-reason/10924 Atheists don’t own reason] by Tom Gilson
*[http://creation.com/christianity-as-progress Christianity as progress: A review of ''The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success'' by Rodney Stark]
*[https://creation.com/christianity-as-progress Christianity as progress: A review of ''The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success'' by Rodney Stark]
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by [[Vox Day]]
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day
*[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water]
*[http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/naturalisms-hot.html Naturalism's Hot Water]
*[[Errors of Richard Dawkins]]
*[[Errors of Richard Dawkins]]
*[[Atheism and logic]]
*[[Atheism and logic]]
*[[Atheism and logical fallacies]]
*[[Atheism and logical fallacies]]
*[[Atheism and incoherency]]
*[[Atheism and knowledge]]
*[[Atheism and epistemology]]
*[[Atheism and epistemology]]
*[[Atheism and presuppositional apologetics]]
*[[Atheism and presuppositional apologetics]]
''See also:'' [[Transcendental argument for the existence of God]]
''See also:'' [[Transcendental argument for the existence of God]]
*[http://www.gotquestions.org/transcendental-argument.html What is the transcendental argument for the existence of God?]
*[https://www.gotquestions.org/transcendental-argument.html What is the transcendental argument for the existence of God?]
*[http://www.reformed.org/apologetics/index.html?mainframe=/apologetics/martin_TAG.html Responses to Atheist Philosopher, Michael Martin]
*[http://www.reformed.org/apologetics/index.html?mainframe=/apologetics/martin_TAG.html Responses to Atheist Philosopher, Michael Martin]
*[http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf Naturalism Defeated] A recent transcendental argument by [[Alvin Plantinga]].
*[http://www.calvin.edu/academic/philosophy/virtual_library/articles/plantinga_alvin/naturalism_defeated.pdf Naturalism Defeated] A recent transcendental argument by [[Alvin Plantinga]].
*[[Cosmological argument]]
*[[Cosmological argument]]
*[http://creation.com/god-created-not-quantum-fluctuation In the beginning God created—or was it a quantum fluctuation?]
*[https://creation.com/god-created-not-quantum-fluctuation In the beginning God created—or was it a quantum fluctuation?]
*[http://creation.com/who-created-god Who created God? It's an illogical question]
*[https://creation.com/who-created-god Who created God? It's an illogical question]
*[http://creation.com/if-god-created-the-universe-then-who-created-god If God created the universe, then who created God? Answering the Critics]
*[https://creation.com/if-god-created-the-universe-then-who-created-god If God created the universe, then who created God? Answering the Critics]
*[http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2011/03/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-the-only-six-options/ Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? The Only Six Options]
*[http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2011/03/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-the-only-six-options/ Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? The Only Six Options]
==== Existence of consciousness ====
==== Existence of consciousness ====
*[http://www.johnpiippo.com/2012/03/argument-from-consciousness-for.html The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God]
*[[Atheism and consciousness]]
*[http://www.johnpiippo.com/2012/03/argument-from-consciousness-for.html The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God] by [[John Piippo]]
*[http://www.johnpiippo.com/2014/04/one-of-atheisms-irresolvable-problems.html Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems]
*[http://www.johnpiippo.com/2014/04/one-of-atheisms-irresolvable-problems.html Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems]
*[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2014/september-october/the-enigmatic-human-brain The enigmatic human brain]
*[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2014/september-october/the-enigmatic-human-brain The enigmatic human brain]
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'''Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:'''
'''Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:'''
See: [[Atheism and naturalism]]
4 part series by Dr. [[J.P. Moreland]]
4 part series by Dr. [[J.P. Moreland]]
==== Logic and theism/creation ====
==== Logic and theism/creation ====
*[http://creation.com/loving-god-with-all-your-mind-logic-and-creation Loving God with all your mind: Logic and creation] by Jonathan D. Sarfati
*[https://creation.com/loving-god-with-all-your-mind-logic-and-creation Loving God with all your mind: Logic and creation] by Jonathan D. Sarfati
*[http://creation.com/who-created-god Who created God: It's an illogical question] by Dr. Don Batten
*[https://creation.com/who-created-god Who created God: It's an illogical question] by Dr. Don Batten
*[http://creation.com/if-god-created-the-universe-then-who-created-god If God created the universe, then who created God?] by Jonathan D. Sarfati
*[https://creation.com/if-god-created-the-universe-then-who-created-god If God created the universe, then who created God?] by Jonathan D. Sarfati
*[http://creation.com/the-rules-of-the-game Rules of the game] by Dr. [[Carl Wieland]]
*[https://creation.com/the-rules-of-the-game Rules of the game] by Dr. [[Carl Wieland]]
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*[[Fallacy of exclusion]]
*[[Fallacy of exclusion]]
==== Atheism and “I reject One God Further” Objection ====
*[https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/fellows/atheism-and-the-one-god-further-objection/ Atheism and the “One God Further” Objection]
==== Videos ====
==== Videos ====
*[[Atheistic communism and torture]]
*[[Atheistic communism and torture]]
*[[Atheism and human rights violations]]
*[[Atheism and human rights violations]]
*[[Atheism and authoritarianism]]
*[[Atheism and economic prosperity]]
*[[Atheism and economic prosperity]]
*[[Atheists and income]]
*[[Atheism and world peace]]
*[[Atheism and world peace]]
*[[Atheism and historical revisionism]]
*[[Atheism and historical revisionism]]
*[[Atheists and historical illiteracy]]
*[[Atheists and historical illiteracy]]
*[[Irreligion/religion and war]]
*[[Irreligion/religion and war]]
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1121/p09s01-coop.html Atheism, not religion, is the real force behind the mass murders of history] by [[Dinesh D'Souza]]
*[https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1121/p09s01-coop.html Atheism, not religion, is the real force behind the mass murders of history] by [[Dinesh D'Souza]]
*[http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/horrific-human-toll-of-militant-atheism-exposed/ Horrific Human Toll of 'Militant Atheism' Exposed: USSR's genocide against Christians largely ignored]
*[https://www.wnd.com/2013/03/horrific-human-toll-of-militant-atheism-exposed/ Horrific Human Toll of 'Militant Atheism' Exposed: USSR's genocide against Christians largely ignored]
*[http://www.isreligion.org/pdf/froese_russia.pdf Forced Secularization in Soviet Russia: Why an Atheistic Monopoly Failed]
*[http://www.isreligion.org/pdf/froese_russia.pdf Forced Secularization in Soviet Russia: Why an Atheistic Monopoly Failed]
*[http://www.crosswalk.com/pastors/11579257/ Atheism Remix By Albert Mohler Jr. - Chapter 1: The New Atheism and the Endgame of Secularism]
*[http://www.crosswalk.com/pastors/11579257/ Atheism Remix By Albert Mohler Jr. - Chapter 1: The New Atheism and the Endgame of Secularism]
*[[Atheism and mass murder]]
*[[Atheism and mass murder]]
*[[Atheist atrocities]]
*[[Atheist atrocities]]
*[[Atheism and psychopathy]]
*[[Militant atheism]]
*[[Militant atheism]]
*[[Atheism and communism]]
*[[Atheism and communism]]
*[[Mass rape during the occupation of Germany|Mass rape of German women by the Soviet army]]
*[[Mass rape during the occupation of Germany|Mass rape of German women by the Soviet army]]
*[[Atheism and women]]
*[[Atheism and women]]
*[[Atheism and women's rights]]
*[[Christianity and women's rights]]
*[[Atheism and infanticide]]
*[[Atheism and infanticide]]
*[[Atheism and animal abuse]]
*[[Atheism and animal abuse]]
*[[Atheism and racism]]
*[[Western atheism and race]]
*[[Western atheism and race]]
*[[East Asia, China, atheism and racism]]
*[[Atheism and diversity]]
*[[Atheism and diversity]]
*[[Antitheism and antisocial behavior]]
*[[Antitheism and antisocial behavior]]
*[[Atheists and conflict resolution]]
*[[Atheism and sadism]]
*[[Atheism and sadism]]
*[[Evolutionary racism]]
*[[Evolutionary racism]]
*[[Atheism and slavery]]
*[[Atheism and slavery]]
*[[Atheism and forced labor]]
*[[Atheism and forced labor]]
*[http://creation.com/bible-v-slavery Bible v slavery: response to critics]
*[https://creation.com/bible-v-slavery Bible v slavery: response to critics]
*[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html Does God condone slavery in the Bible?]
*[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html Does God condone slavery in the Bible?]
*[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslavent.html Does the New Testament condone slavery?]
*[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslavent.html Does the New Testament condone slavery?]
*[http://creation.com/anti-slavery-activist-william-wilberforce-christian-hero Anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce: Christian hero]
*[https://creation.com/anti-slavery-activist-william-wilberforce-christian-hero Anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce: Christian hero]
*[http://townhall.com/columnists/dineshdsouza/2008/01/14/how_christians_ended_slavery/page/full Christianity and the abolition of slavery in the Western World]
*[https://townhall.com/columnists/dineshdsouza/2008/01/14/how_christians_ended_slavery/page/full Christianity and the abolition of slavery in the Western World]
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*[http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/5435 Inside the Mind of a Killer]
*[http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/5435 Inside the Mind of a Killer]
*[http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4853 Melbourne Atheist: The Exterminator]
*[http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4853 Melbourne Atheist: The Exterminator]
*[http://creation.com/suicidal-atheist-converts-to-christ A suicidal atheist converts to Christ]
*[https://creation.com/suicidal-atheist-converts-to-christ A suicidal atheist converts to Christ]
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[[File:Safarti3.jpg|alt=evolutionary theory opponent|thumb|170px|right|[[Jonathan Sarfati]] is a scientist who works for [[Creation Ministries International]]. ]]
[[File:Safarti3.jpg|alt=evolutionary theory opponent|thumb|170px|right|[[Jonathan Sarfati]] is a scientist who works for [[Creation Ministries International]]. ]]
* [http://creation.com/ Creation Ministries International]
* [https://creation.com/ Creation Ministries International]
* [http://www.answersingenesis.org Answers in Genesis]
* [http://www.answersingenesis.org Answers in Genesis]
* [http://www.icr.org Institute for Creation Science]
* [https://www.icr.org Institute for Creation Science]
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'''Atheism and science articles:'''
'''Atheism and science articles:'''
'''Age of the earth:'''
'''Age of the earth:'''
*[http://creation.com/age-of-the-earth Age of the earth]
*[https://creation.com/age-of-the-earth Age of the earth]
*[http://creation.com/how-old-is-the-earth How old is the earth?]
*[https://creation.com/how-old-is-the-earth How old is the earth?]
*[http://creation.com/geology-questions-and-answers Age of the earth and geology]
*[https://creation.com/geology-questions-and-answers Age of the earth and geology]
*[http://creation.com/creation-compromises Age of the earth and the Bible]
*[https://creation.com/creation-compromises Age of the earth and the Bible]
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*[[Atheism and morality studies]]
*[[Atheism and morality studies]]
*[[Atheists adopting theistic morality]]
*[[Atheists adopting theistic morality]]
*[http://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism and objective morality]
*[https://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism and objective morality]
*[http://creation.com/atheism#atheism-and-ethics Atheism and ethics/morality]
*[https://creation.com/atheism#atheism-and-ethics Atheism and ethics/morality]
*[[Atheism and justice]]
*[[Atheism and justice]]
* [http://www.tektonics.org/lp/outrage.html Outrageous Reasoning, A Closer Look at a Common Skeptical Tactic] by [[JP Holding]]
* [http://www.tektonics.org/lp/outrage.html Outrageous Reasoning, A Closer Look at a Common Skeptical Tactic] by [[JP Holding]]
*[[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]
*[[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]]
*[[Atheism and gratitude]]
*[[Atheism and gratitude]]
*[http://creation.com/atheism#problem-of-evil Atheism and the problem of evil] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
*[https://creation.com/atheism#problem-of-evil Atheism and the problem of evil] by [[Creation Ministries International]]
*[http://www.xenos.org/essays/evilpo.htm The problem of evil] by Dennis McCallum
*[http://www.xenos.org/essays/evilpo.htm The problem of evil] by Dennis McCallum
*[http://www.str.org/articles/augustine-on-evil Augustine on evil]
*[http://www.str.org/articles/augustine-on-evil Augustine on evil]
*[https://answersingenesis.org/theory-of-evolution/millions-of-years/the-fall-and-the-problem-of-millions-of-years-of-natural-evil/ The Fall and the Problem of Natural Evil]
*[https://answersingenesis.org/theory-of-evolution/millions-of-years/the-fall-and-the-problem-of-millions-of-years-of-natural-evil/ The Fall and the Problem of Natural Evil]
*[http://creation.com/the-fall-a-cosmic-catastrophe The Fall: a cosmic catastrophe] by Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]]
*[https://creation.com/the-fall-a-cosmic-catastrophe The Fall: a cosmic catastrophe] by Dr. [[Jonathan Sarfati]]
*[http://creation.com/creation-suffering-and-the-problem-of-evil Creation, Suffering and the Problem of Evil]
*[https://creation.com/creation-suffering-and-the-problem-of-evil Creation, Suffering and the Problem of Evil]
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* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/1truth11.html Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist] by Professor Ralph McInerny
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
* [http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html Theism, Atheism, and Rationality] by [[Alvin Plantinga]]
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by [[Vox Day]], Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008'' , ISBN-10: 1933771364; ISBN-13: 978-1933771366
*''[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist]: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day, Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008'' , ISBN-10: 1933771364; ISBN-13: 978-1933771366
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*[[Atheism and deception]]
*[[Atheism and deception]]
*[[Atheism and arrogance]]
*[[Atheism and arrogance]]
*[[Atheism and presumptuousness]]
*[[Atheism and mockery]]
*[[Atheism and mockery]]
*[[Atheism and social outcasts]]
*[[Atheism and social outcasts]]
*[[Atheism and health]]
*[[Atheism and health]]
*[[Irreligion and recovery from illnesses]]
*[[Irreligion and recovery from illnesses]]
*[[Atheism and medicine]]
*[[Atheism and depression]]
*[[Atheism and depression]]
*[[Atheism and suicide]]
*[[Atheism and suicide]]
*[[Irreligion and smoking]]
*[[Atheism and smoking]]
*[[Atheism and cancer]]
*[[Atheism and cancer]]
*[[Atheism and Alzheimer's disease]]
*[[Atheism and Alzheimer's disease]]
*[[Atheism and sedentary lifestyles]]
*[[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]
*[[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]
*[[Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism]]
*[[Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism]]
=== Decline of global atheism ===
=== Decline of global atheism ===
*[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Decline of global atheism] - Professor Eric Kaufmann
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwmgFZsgSo0 Decline of global atheism] - Professor Eric Kaufmann
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/003/21.36.html The Twilight of Atheism] by Alister McGrath, Christianity Today, March 2005
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/003/21.36.html The Twilight of Atheism] by Alister McGrath, Christianity Today, March 2005
*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-does-history-say-about-how-fast.html What does the historical record say about how fast secularism can collapse in countries?]
*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-does-history-say-about-how-fast.html What does the historical record say about how fast secularism can collapse in countries?]
*[[Protestant cultural legacies|Irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies]]
*[[Protestant cultural legacies|Irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies]]
=== Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects ===
See: [[Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects]]
== Atheist community is lacking in confidence ==
== Atheist community is lacking in confidence ==
[[File:Birkbeck College, Woburn Square.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|[[Eric Kaufmann]], a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the [[Western World]].<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]</ref><ref>[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]</ref><ref>[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]</ref><ref>[http://fora.tv/2010/09/05/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>]]
[[File:Birkbeck College, Woburn Square.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|[[Eric Kaufmann]], a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the [[Western World]].<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]</ref><ref>[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]</ref><ref>[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwmgFZsgSo0 Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>]]
''See also:'' [[Atheist movement]] and [[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social intelligence]] and [[Atheism and emotional/intrapersonal intelligence|Atheism and emotional intelligence]] and [[Atheism and cowardice]]
''See also:'' [[Atheist movement]] and [[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social intelligence]] and [[Atheism and emotional/intrapersonal intelligence|Atheism and emotional intelligence]] and [[Atheism and cowardice]]
{{cquote|Worldwide, the [[Desecularization|march of religion]] can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and [[Atheism and cowardice|lacking in confidence]]... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, socialism and 1960s anarchist-liberalism. Ironically, secularism's [[Global atheism|demographic deficit]] means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm."<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann]</ref>}}
{{cquote|Worldwide, the [[Desecularization|march of religion]] can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and [[Atheism and cowardice|lacking in confidence]]... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, socialism and 1960s anarchist-liberalism. Ironically, secularism's [[Global atheism|demographic deficit]] means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm."<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann]</ref>}}
As noted above, the [[Oxford University]] Professor [[Daniel Came]] wrote to the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]]:: "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theism]] is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', May 14, 2011</ref>
As noted above, the [[Oxford University]] Professor [[Daniel Came]] wrote to the [[New Atheism|new atheist]] [[Richard Dawkins]]:: "The absence of a debate with the foremost [[Christian apologetics|apologist]] for [[Christianity|Christian]] [[theism]] is a glaring omission on your [[Curriculum vitae|CV]] and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8511931/Richard-Dawkins-accused-of-cowardice-for-refusing-to-debate-existence-of-God.html Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', May 14, 2011</ref>
For more information, please see: [[Atheism and cowardice]]
For more information, please see: [[Atheism and cowardice]]
=== Articles about the atheist community lacking in confidence ===
=== Articles about the atheist community lacking in confidence ===
*[http://creation.com/global-atheists-reject-debate-challenge Global atheists reject debate challenge]
*[https://creation.com/global-atheists-reject-debate-challenge Global atheists reject debate challenge]
*[http://www.pr.com/press-release/348093 President of British Humanist Society pulls out of debate with William Lane Craig]
*[http://www.pr.com/press-release/348093 President of British Humanist Society pulls out of debate with William Lane Craig]
*[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/richard-dawkins-cowardly-clown Richard Dawkins, the Cowardly Clown]
*[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/richard-dawkins-cowardly-clown Richard Dawkins, the Cowardly Clown]
=== General Works Relating to Atheism and/or Defense of Theism ===
=== General Works Relating to Atheism and/or Defense of Theism ===
*[http://www.amazon.com/Top-Evidences-God-Creation-ebook/dp/B00E4DS2J0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380144491&sr=8-1&keywords=jason+browning Top 15 Evidences for God and Creation] by Jason Browning
*[https://www.amazon.com/Top-Evidences-God-Creation-ebook/dp/B00E4DS2J0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380144491&sr=8-1&keywords=jason+browning Top 15 Evidences for God and Creation] by Jason Browning
*[[Alister McGrath]], (2004), ''The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World'' ISBN 0-385-50061-0
*[[Alister McGrath]], (2004), ''The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World'' ISBN 0-385-50061-0
*[[Ravi Zacharias]], (1994, 2004), ''A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism'' ISBN 0801065119
*[[Ravi Zacharias]], (1994, 2004), ''A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism'' ISBN 0801065119
=== Books on the [[New Atheism]] ===
=== Books on the [[New Atheism]] ===
* [[Vox Day]], (2008),''The Irrational Atheist'', BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN 1933771364 (free pdf of the abbreviated version of his book: [http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist])
* Vox Day, (2008),''The Irrational Atheist'', BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN 1933771364 (free pdf of the abbreviated version of his book: [http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational atheist])
*R. Albert Mohler Jr., (2008), ''Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists'', Crossway, ISBN 9781433504976
*R. Albert Mohler Jr., (2008), ''Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists'', Crossway, ISBN 9781433504976
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Atheists and cognitive dissonance]]
*[[Conversion from atheism to Christianity]]
*[[Conversion from atheism to Christianity]]
*[[Atheist deconversion stories]]
*[[Arguments for theism and against atheism]]
*[[Arguments for theism and against atheism]]