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Line 77: − − == Sam Harris, the decline of global atheism and demographic shifts in the 21st century == − [[File:Europe pol 2004.jpg|thumbnail|right|325px|In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that [[Europe]] will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref name="PewProj">Kochhar, Rakesh (February 3, 2014). [http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ "10 projections for the global population in 2050"]. FactTank/Pew Research Center website. Retrieved on January 3, 2015.</ref> See: [[Secular Europe]] ]] − On June 26, 2012, a proponent of the [[Question evolution! campaign]] pointed out that Harris has yet to address the issue of the decline of [[global atheism]] in adherents and global market share and its expected effect on [[Western World]] atheism nor has Harris offered substantial commentary on the explosive growth of [[global Christianity]].<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-harris-project-reason-failed.html Sam Harris, Project Reason failed!]</ref> − <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] − *[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?] − *[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series] − [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] − *[http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/24/the-world-is-expected-to-become-more-religious-not-less/ The world is expected to become more religious — not less] by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, ''Washington Post'', April 24, 2015 − *[http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/10/12/think-religion-is-declining-look-at-who-is-going-forth-and-multiplying/ Think religion is in decline? Look at 'who is going forth and multiplying'], ''Vancouver Sun'', October 12, 2014 − *[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020], ''CNS News'' by Michael W. Chapman, July 24, 2013</ref> Specifically, it was pointed out out that "In 2012, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) reported that every day there are 800 less atheists per day, 1,100 less non-religious (agnostic) people per day and 83,000 more people professing to be Christians per day."<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-harris-project-reason-failed.html Sam Harris, Project Reason failed!]</ref> − − The article ''[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-harris-project-reason-failed.html Sam Harris, Project Reason failed]'' quipped: − {{cquote|Sam, I know you wrote a book titled ''The End of Faith''. I think it's time you rethought things and write a book titled ''The End of Atheism''. If you want atheists to read it, I would write it quick before they are all gone! By the way, one thing I have noticed about the dwindling number of world atheists: They are totally unable to satisfactorily answer the [http://creation.com/15-questions 15 questions for evolutionists] of the [http://creation.com/question-evolution Question Evolution! Campaign]. Why is that?<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-harris-project-reason-failed.html Sam Harris, Project Reason failed!]</ref>}} − − === Lack of a plan to stop decline of global atheism and global agnosticism === − − Using academic studies, survey data and other information, supporters of the [[Question evolution! campaign]] maintain that including Sam Harris, there is a lack of sound leadership within the agnostic/atheist and evolutionist communities in dealing with the [[Global atheism|global decline of atheism and agnosticism]]. − − See: − − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/07/evolutionists-atheists-and-agnostics.html Evolutionists, atheists and agnostics: Where is your master plan to reverse your global decline?] − − *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/07/atheism-is-rudderless-and-unseaworthy.html Atheism is rudderless and unseaworthy]
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According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, white males appear to be the group of individuals who are most receptive to [[Richard Dawkins]]'.<ref>http://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net#demographics</ref><ref>http://www.quantcast.com/samharris.org</ref> Survey data and website tracking data of prominent [[atheism|atheists]]' websites indicate that in the [[Western World]], atheism is [[Atheism and women|significantly less appealing to women]].<ref>http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/NONES_08.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.livescience.com/culture/090227-religion-men-women.html</ref><ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_appears_to_be_significantly_less_appealing_to_women</ref> According to the web traffic company Alexa, Harris receives the majority of his web traffic from North America and European countries.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.samharris.org Alexa data for Sam Harris' website]</ref> These findings suggest that [[New Atheism]] movement is significant more appealing to white males.
According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, white males appear to be the group of individuals who are most receptive to [[Richard Dawkins]]'.<ref>http://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net#demographics</ref><ref>http://www.quantcast.com/samharris.org</ref> Survey data and website tracking data of prominent [[atheism|atheists]]' websites indicate that in the [[Western World]], atheism is [[Atheism and women|significantly less appealing to women]].<ref>http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/NONES_08.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.livescience.com/culture/090227-religion-men-women.html</ref><ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_appears_to_be_significantly_less_appealing_to_women</ref> According to the web traffic company Alexa, Harris receives the majority of his web traffic from North America and European countries.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/www.samharris.org Alexa data for Sam Harris' website]</ref> These findings suggest that [[New Atheism]] movement is significant more appealing to white males.
== See also ==
== See also ==