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[[File:385px-Sartre and de Beauvoir at Balzac Memorial.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Jean-Paul Sartre]] and and [[Simone de Beauvoir]] at the Balzac Memorial.]]

[[File:385px-Sartre and de Beauvoir at Balzac Memorial.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Jean-Paul Sartre]] and [[Simone de Beauvoir]] at the Balzac Memorial.]]

One of the most popular arguments for God's existence is the [[teleological argument]]. Derived from the Greek word ''telos'', which refers to purpose or end, this argument hinges on the idea that the world gives evidence of being designed, and concludes that a divine designer must be posited to account for the orderly world we encounter.

One of the most popular arguments for God's existence is the [[teleological argument]]. Derived from the Greek word ''telos'', which refers to purpose or end, this argument hinges on the idea that the world gives evidence of being designed, and concludes that a divine designer must be posited to account for the orderly world we encounter.

{{See also|Atheism has a lower retention rate compared to other worldviews}}

{{See also|Atheism has a lower retention rate compared to other worldviews}}

According to recent research by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, in the United States, a majority of those surveyed who were raised in atheist or [[agnosticism|agnostic]] households, or where there was no specific religious attachment, later chose to join a religious faith.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/defectors-to-faith-mark-a-growing-trend/story-e6frg7ko-1225710667095</ref><ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1204/religion-changes-affiliations-survey</ref>  A notable example of a person raised in a atheistic household who later became a Christian is William J. Murray.  Mr. Murray is the son of the late atheist [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] who founded the organization American Atheists.  In 1982, William J. Murray founded the [[Religious Freedom Coalition]].

According to recent research by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, in the United States, a majority of those surveyed who were raised in atheist or [[agnosticism|agnostic]] households, or where there was no specific religious attachment, later chose to join a religious faith.<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/defectors-to-faith-mark-a-growing-trend/story-e6frg7ko-1225710667095</ref><ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1204/religion-changes-affiliations-survey</ref>  A notable example of a person raised in an atheistic household who later became a Christian is William J. Murray.  Mr. Murray is the son of the late atheist [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]] who founded the organization American Atheists.  In 1982, William J. Murray founded the [[Religious Freedom Coalition]].

In addition, in atheistic [[Communism|Communist]] China, Christianity  is experiencing explosive growth.<ref>http://www.millennialstar.org/christianity-exploding-in-china/</ref><ref>http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/shows/cwn/2008/August/Christianity-Growing-in-China-/</ref>  On July 3, 2005, the [[New York Times]] reported concerning many countries in the former [[Soviet Union]]: "A return to religion in [[Romania]] and the region's other formerly Communist countries has in many places outrun the speed at which the church can screen and train clergy..."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/international/europe/03romania.html</ref>

In addition, in atheistic [[Communism|Communist]] China, Christianity  is experiencing explosive growth.<ref>http://www.millennialstar.org/christianity-exploding-in-china/</ref><ref>http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/shows/cwn/2008/August/Christianity-Growing-in-China-/</ref>  On July 3, 2005, the [[New York Times]] reported concerning many countries in the former [[Soviet Union]]: "A return to religion in [[Romania]] and the region's other formerly Communist countries has in many places outrun the speed at which the church can screen and train clergy..."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/international/europe/03romania.html</ref>