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[[File:Graph-crash.png|200px|thumbnail|right|The 2004 to 2007 publicity campaign for atheism in the [[Western World]] was not sustainable. The level of public interest in atheism is not coming back in the West and [[global atheism]] is shrinking.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-2004-to-2007-publicity-campaign-for.html The 2004 to 2007 publicity campaign for atheism was not sustainable. Level of public interest is not coming back]</ref> ]]  

[[File:Birkbeck College, University of London.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|Eric Kaufmann, a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], using a a wealth of demographic studies argues the decline of atheism in terms of its global adherents is an established trend that will persist for the foreseeable future and the rate of decline will accelerate.<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>]]  

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]]

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.<ref>[http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2013/03/global-data-upend-usual-picture-of-christianity-trends.aspx Global data upend usual picture of Christianity trends]</ref>  In addition, in terms of the English speaking world, Google trend data as of August 2013 indicates that the world's interest in atheism and [[evolution]]ism 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.<ref>[http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2013/03/global-data-upend-usual-picture-of-christianity-trends.aspx Global data upend usual picture of Christianity trends]</ref>  In addition, in terms of the English speaking world, Google trend data as of August 2013 indicates that the world's interest in atheism and [[evolution]]ism 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 ==