The American Christian Todd Strandberg said of atheism: "The ranks of atheists have always [[Atheist Population|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> See also: [[Unattractiveness of atheism]] and [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]]
One of the many [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments|problems of atheism]] is its uninterestingness and unreasonableness as an intellectual position. As can be seen below, there are a number of factors which causes atheism to be [[Rebuttals to atheist arguments|an unrealistic ]] and boring ideology that is a minority position in the worlduninteresting viewpoint. In the 21st century, atheism is expected to continue to be a minority viewpoint and it is projected to see a global further decline in terms of its influence and percentage of adherents in the world (see: [[Global atheism]]).
In addition, atheistic cultures and subcultures often tend to be less vibrant and fulfilling which will also be addressed below.