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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.

== Sam Harris and the decline of global atheism ==

== 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]] ]]

[[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> 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>  

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> 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>