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There are several other problems with the issue of weak atheism:
There are several other problems with the issue of weak atheism:
1. Brain research pointing to the brain being strongly predisposed to religiosity. A article in the science magazine New Scientist went as far as saying that atheism is "psychologically impossible". See: [[Atheism and the brain#Science journal and science magazine quotes about atheism and mental processes|Science journal and science magazine quotes about atheism and mental processes]]
'''1.''' Brain research pointing to the brain being strongly predisposed to religiosity. A article in the science magazine New Scientist went as far as saying that atheism is "psychologically impossible". See: [[Atheism and the brain#Science journal and science magazine quotes about atheism and mental processes|Science journal and science magazine quotes about atheism and mental processes]]
2. Prominent atheists/agnostics indicating that they repeatedly have thoughts that the world is designed/purposeful and research showing that many individuals in the general population of atheists/agnostics frequently have these thoughts also (See: [[Atheism and purpose]]).
'''2.''' Prominent atheists/agnostics indicating that they repeatedly have thoughts that the world is designed/purposeful and research showing that many individuals in the general population of atheists/agnostics frequently have these thoughts also (See: [[Atheism and purpose]]).
3. [[Christian apologetics]] is the defense of the Christian faith through logic/evidence based arguments. . In recent years there has been a renaissance and proliferation of compelling material addressing the worldview of atheism (see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]).
'''3.''' [[Christian apologetics]] is the defense of the Christian faith through logic/evidence based arguments. . In recent years there has been a renaissance and proliferation of compelling material addressing the worldview of atheism (see: [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments]]).
[[File:John Lennox.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[John Lennox]] ]]
[[File:John Lennox.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[John Lennox]] ]]