Rebuttals to atheist arguments

Dr. Greg Bahnsen became known as "the man atheists fear most" due to Michael Martin's cancellation of their scheduled debate.[1][2]

The have been a large number of Atheism vs. Christianity debates on a variety of topics.

At the same time, in 1990, the atheist philosopher Michael Martin indicated there was a general absence of an atheistic response to contemporary work in the philosophy of religion and in jest he indicated that it was his "cross to bear" to respond to theistic arguments.[3] Yet, in 1994, Michael Martin was criticized for his eleventh hour cancellation of his debate with Greg Bahnsen (see: Greg Bahnsen and debate and Bahnson-Martin debate press release).[4][5] See also: Atheist apologetics

The majority of philosophers of religion, or those who have extensively studied the issue of the existence of God, are theists (72 percent).[6]

In 2001, the atheist and philosopher Quentin Smith declared:

“  |  Naturalists [atheists] passively watched as realist versions of theism … began to sweep through the philosophical community, until today perhaps one-quarter or one-third of philosophy professors are theists, with most being orthodox Christians…. God is not 'dead' in academia; he returned to life in the 1960's and is now alive and well in his last academic stronghold, philosophy departments."[7] |  ”

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In 2004, Professor Alister McGrath, professor of historical theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University declared, "The golden age of atheism is over."[8] The atheist Jacques Berlinerblau concurs and he declared in 2011: "The Golden Age of Secularism has passed." [9]

The situation has become even worse for atheist community in recent years as the quality of their arguments has diminished and the percentage of atheists in the world is decreasing, while the proliferation of Christian apologetics/apologists is increasing in the world. For example, there is the Trinity Graduate School of Apologetics and Theology initiative which offers quality Christian apologetics for free to third world country students and charges extremely low costs for others. In addition, Ratio Christi is launching Christian apologetics clubs at college/university campuses.

John Lennox

In June 2012, the UK based Dorset Humanists wrote:

“  |  There’s been a forceful backlash against the ‘new atheism’ of writers like Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens, inspiring a new wave of Christian apologists. This group includes: Alister McGrath, Professor of Theology at King’s College London, Keith Ward, former Professor of Divinity at Oxford, and John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.

Many atheists make the mistake of assuming religion is wholly irrational, relying on faith alone but, in a series of interviews recorded for DVD, the apologetics heavyweights from the list above demonstrate their ability to challenge us with reasoned arguments.[10]

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An April 17, 2011 atheist essay entitled Are atheists strengthening religion? declared:

“  |  The Christian backlash and response to new atheism is/was considerable, and neither can the consequences, changes, and foci which marked their response be ignored.

In the end, have we simply made the aforementioned goal more difficult to accomplish?[11]

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## Contents

* 1 General resources: Rebuttals of atheist arguments
* 1.1 Common and/or quick answers to common atheist objections
* 1.2 Comprehensive resources/answers to atheist objections
* 1.3 Evidence for Christianity
* 1.4 Origin of the universe
* 1.5 Origin of life/Evolution/Science
* 2 Websites and other resources specifically dealing with atheism
* 3 Videos on atheism
* 4 Specific rebuttals and resources relative to atheist arguments
* 4.1 Atheism and morality
* 4.2 Unreasonableness of atheism
* 4.3 Atheism and the weighing of evidence
* 4.3.1 Rebuttals to God of the gaps argument
* 4.4 Argument from experience and miracles
* 4.5 Atheism and irrationality, specific arguments
* 4.5.1 Atheism and logic/knowledge
* 4.5.2 Transcendental argument for the existence of God
* 4.5.2.1 Debates on the transcendental argument for the existence of God
* 4.5.3 Existence of the universe
* 4.5.3.1 Argument from contingency
* 4.5.4 Existence of consciousness
* 4.5.5 C.S. Lewis's argument from reason
* 4.5.6 Atheism and incoherence and inconsistencies
* 4.5.7 Logic and theism/creation
* 4.5.8 Common logical fallacies that atheists employ
* 4.5.9 Videos
* 4.6 Historical and legal apologetics
* 4.6.1 Christian legal apologetics
* 4.6.2 Atheism and history
* 4.6.3 Atheism statistics
* 4.6.4 Causes of war/violence/oppression/discrimination
* 4.6.5 Atheism and some recent events
* 4.6.6 Bible archaeology
* 4.7 Biblical creation and intelligent design resources
* 4.8 Atheism/Bible/Christianity and morality
* 4.8.1 Effect of atheistic ideology on culture
* 4.9 Atheism, poor marital/family relationships and effect on sexuality
* 4.10 Irreligion and crime
* 4.11 Atheism and the problem of evil
* 4.11.1 Natural evil and the fall of man
* 4.12 Christian worldview/Christian philosophy
* 4.13 Atheist worldviews
* 4.14 Bible prophecy articles and websites
* 4.14.1 Rebuttal to atheist Steven Carr concerning Bible prophecy
* 4.15 Atheism/theism and purpose/meaning
* 4.16 Psychology/sociology of atheism
* 4.16.1 Atheism and intelligence
* 4.16.2 Atheism and emotions
* 4.16.3 Atheism and health
* 4.16.4 Atheist organizations and dysfunction
* 4.17 Biblical inerrancy resources
* 4.18 Decline of global atheism
* 5 Atheism: Poor record of cultural accomplishments
* 5.1 Irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies
* 5.2 Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects
* 6 Atheist community is lacking in confidence
* 6.1 Articles about the atheist community lacking in confidence
* 6.2 Atheism and debates
* 7 Recommended reading
* 7.1 General Works Relating to Atheism and/or Defense of Theism
* 7.2 Books on the New Atheism
* 7.3 Atheism and history
* 7.4 Books on the causes of atheism
* 8 Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 11 Notes

## General resources: Rebuttals of atheist arguments[edit]

### Common and/or quick answers to common atheist objections[edit]

* Arguments for the existence of God
* Atheism and evidence
* Ten quick responses to atheist claims
* Answers for atheists
* Answers to positions held by atheists by CARM
* Atheism statistics
* I just believe in one less God than you atheistic argument

### Comprehensive resources/answers to atheist objections[edit]

* Atheism
* Atheism by CARM
* Atheism
* Atheism and Godless Religions - Questions and Answers

The argument from beauty is a teleological argument.

### Evidence for Christianity[edit]

* Evidence for Christianity websites
* 22 arguments for the existence of God
* Evidence for Christianity

### Origin of the universe[edit]

* Cosmological argument
* Atheism and the origin of the universe

### Origin of life/Evolution/Science[edit]

* Evolution

* 15 questions for evolutionists

* Arguments evolutionists should not use

* Origin of life

* Origin of human consciousness

* Atheism and science

* Christianity and science

* Scientists and belief in the existence of God

* Atheists and the National Academy of Sciences

* List of atheist and agnostic pseudosciences

* Argument from beauty

* Defeating atheism with science

* Evidence against evolution and for biblical creation

* The Bible was ahead of its time

* Jesus vs. the scientific consensus and evolution. Jesus wins!

## Websites and other resources specifically dealing with atheism[edit]

* Atheism is dead (website)
* Shadow To Light blog
* True Free Thinker.
* Fixed Point Foundation
* Atheism website resources

## Videos on atheism[edit]

* Videos on atheism
* Militant atheism YouTube channel

## Specific rebuttals and resources relative to atheist arguments[edit]

The Wall Street Journal reported: "A comprehensive new study released by Baylor University yesterday, shows ...that the irreligious and the members of more liberal Protestant denominations, far from being resistant to superstition, tend to be much more likely to believe in the paranormal and in pseudoscience than evangelical Christians."[12] See: Irreligion and superstition and Atheism and irrationality

### Atheism and morality[edit]

* Atheism and morality
* Atheism and sexual immorality articles
* Atheists and sexual abuse
* Atheism and animal abuse
* Atheism and ethics
* Atheism and empathy
* Atheism and psychopathy
* Atheism and morality studies
* Atheist population and immorality
* Atheism and the environment
* Communist China and baby eating
* Atheism and moral depravity
* Atheism and sin
* Atheism and the Euthyphro Dilemma
* Theodicy

### Unreasonableness of atheism[edit]

* Atheism and reason
* Atheists and unreasonableness
* Atheism and critical thinking
* Atheism and naiveté/gullibility
* 10 problems for atheists
* Atheism and irrationality
* Atheism and foolishness
* Atheism and groupthink
* Atheism and the no true Scotsman fallacy
* Atheism and equivocation
* Atheism and truth
* Atheists doubting the validity of atheism
* Irreligion and superstition
* Theism, Atheism, and Rationality
* The failure of atheism to account for rationality
* Conversation with an atheist by Probe Ministries

### Atheism and the weighing of evidence[edit]

* Atheism and evidence
* Atheism and the burden of proof
* Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth Samples, Christian Research Institute
* Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist

#### Rebuttals to God of the gaps argument[edit]

* Whose god? The theological response to the god-of-the-gaps
* The Gaps in 'The God of the Gaps' by Brian Thomas, M.S.
* Is ID a "god-of-the-gaps" argument? \- Idea Center
* How to Defeat Modern Day Atheism With Three Easy Questions

### Argument from experience and miracles[edit]

* Atheism and miracles

* Studies on prayer

* Argument from religious experience

### Atheism and irrationality, specific arguments[edit]

General articles:

* Atheism by Matt Slick
* Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal
* Atheism is more rational?
* Atheists don’t own reason by Tom Gilson
* Christianity as progress: A review of The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success by Rodney Stark
* Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist by Professor Ralph McInerny
* Theism, Atheism, and Rationality by Alvin Plantinga
* The Irrational atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day
* Naturalism's Hot Water
* Errors of Richard Dawkins

#### Atheism and logic/knowledge[edit]

* Atheism and logic
* Atheism and logical fallacies
* Atheism and incoherency
* Atheism and knowledge
* Atheism and epistemology
* Atheism and presuppositional apologetics
* Logical arguments for the existence of God
* Atheism: An irrational worldview by Dr. Jason Lisle

Alvin Plantinga

* The Christian Worldview, the Atheist Worldview, and Logic by Matt Slick
* Can Atheism Coherently Explain the Laws of Logic? by Answers for Hope
* Atheism is an unnecessarily limiting view and intellectually ungratifying/uninteresting (see: Atheism and inspiration).

#### Transcendental argument for the existence of God[edit]

See also: Transcendental argument for the existence of God

* What is the transcendental argument for the existence of God?
* Responses to Atheist Philosopher, Michael Martin
* Naturalism Defeated A recent transcendental argument by Alvin Plantinga.
* Derrida, Van Til and the Metaphysics of Postmodernism
* The Transcendental Argument for God's Existence by Michael Butler.
* The Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God by Matt Slick.

##### Debates on the transcendental argument for the existence of God[edit]

* "The Great Debate: Does God Exist?" or The Great Debate: Does God Exist? (YouTube video) - Dr. Greg Bahnsen versus Dr. Gordon Stein - Audio of a formal debate between Christian Greg Bahnsen and skeptic Gordon Stein at the University of California, Irvine.
* The Martin-Frame Debate A written debate between skeptic Michael Martin and Christian John Frame on the transcendental argument for the existence of God.
* "Is Non-Christian Thought Futile?" A written debate between Christian Doug Jones and skeptics Keith Parsons and Michael Martin in Antithesis magazine (vol. 2, no. 4).

"The heavens are telling of the glory of God. And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1 NASB)

#### Existence of the universe[edit]

* The failure of atheism to account for existence

* Can the laws of science explain the origin of the universe?

* Cosmological argument

* In the beginning God created—or was it a quantum fluctuation?

* Who created God? It's an illogical question

* If God created the universe, then who created God? Answering the Critics

* Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? The Only Six Options

##### Argument from contingency[edit]

* Argument from contingency
* Aquinas' Argument from Contingency

#### Existence of consciousness[edit]

* Atheism and consciousness
* The Argument from Consciousness for the Existence of God by John Piippo
* Consciousness: One of Atheism's Irresolvable Problems
* The enigmatic human brain
* The human brain: The most complex structure in the universe

#### C.S. Lewis's argument from reason[edit]

* C.S. Lewis' argument from reason
* C.S. Lewis and the Argument from Reason
* C.S. Lewis and Materialism by John G. West
* C.S. Lewis On The Validity of Reasoning
* C.S. Lewis on Rationality and Materialism
* Atheism and the Inability to Think
* Book Review: C.S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason by Victor Reppert

#### Atheism and incoherence and inconsistencies[edit]

J.P. Moreland

* 10 atheist inconsistencies
* Why atheism is inconsistent
* Atheism and purpose
* The Incoherence of Atheism \- video by Ravi Zacharias
* The incoherence of atheism
* More on inconsistent atheists

Incoherence/inconsistency of naturalism:

See: Atheism and naturalism

4 part series by Dr. J.P. Moreland

* Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 1
* Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 2
* Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 3
* Scientific Naturalism with J.P. Moreland, part 4

Articles relating to postmodernism and non-theistic Buddhism

* A Response to Philosophical Postmodernism
* The Consistently Inconsistent Worldview Objection

#### Logic and theism/creation[edit]

* Loving God with all your mind: Logic and creation by Jonathan D. Sarfati
* Who created God: It's an illogical question by Dr. Don Batten
* If God created the universe, then who created God? by Jonathan D. Sarfati
* Rules of the game by Dr. Carl Wieland

#### Common logical fallacies that atheists employ[edit]

* Fallacies everyone should know \- Pastor Chilton explains various logical fallacies and gives some examples of atheists using them

* Atheistic logical fallacies

* Ten fallacies of atheism

* Look Both Ways: Two Atheistic Logical Fallacies

* Fallacy of exclusion

#### Videos[edit]

* Crazy Atheists Compilation (Atheists are Irrational)
* Proof atheism is madness - this is hilarious!!
* Ex-Atheist conquers atheist experience show exposing the madness of atheism
* Atheist Matt Dillahunty proves atheism is madness

### Historical and legal apologetics[edit]

Historical apologetics:

The Apostle Paul defends his preaching. Artist: Giovanni Ricco

* Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? by Michael Horner
* Why I Believe the New Testament is historically Reliable by Dr. Gary Habermas
* Journal articles of Dr. Gary Habermas
* Audio Debates and Lectures by Dr. Gary R. Habermas
* Are the Biblical Documents Reliable?
* The Impossible faith by JP Holding

#### Christian legal apologetics[edit]

* Christian legal apologetics

#### Atheism and history[edit]

* History of atheism
* Atheism and mass murder
* Atheistic communism and torture
* Atheism and human rights violations
* Atheism and authoritarianism
* Atheism and economic prosperity
* Atheists and income
* Atheism and world peace
* Atheism and historical revisionism
* Atheists and historical illiteracy
* Irreligion/religion and war
* Atheism, not religion, is the real force behind the mass murders of history by Dinesh D'Souza
* Horrific Human Toll of 'Militant Atheism' Exposed: USSR's genocide against Christians largely ignored
* Forced Secularization in Soviet Russia: Why an Atheistic Monopoly Failed
* Atheism Remix By Albert Mohler Jr. - Chapter 1: The New Atheism and the Endgame of Secularism
* The Enlightenment and Belief in God by Probe Ministries

#### Atheism statistics[edit]

* Atheism statistics (The negative effect of atheism on individuals/society)
* Christianity statistics (The positive effect of Christianity on individuals/society)
* Christianity vs. atheism statistics
* Atheism and divorce statistics

#### Causes of war/violence/oppression/discrimination[edit]

* Atheism and violence
* Atheism and mass murder
* Atheist atrocities
* Atheism and psychopathy
* Militant atheism
* Atheism and communism
* Irreligion/religion and war
* Irreligion and domestic violence
* Secular Europe and domestic violence
* Mass rape of German women by the Soviet army
* Atheism and women
* Atheism and women's rights
* Christianity and women's rights
* Atheism and infanticide
* Atheism and animal abuse
* Atheism and racism
* Western atheism and race
* East Asia, China, atheism and racism
* Atheism and diversity
* Antitheism and antisocial behavior
* Atheists and conflict resolution
* Atheism and sadism
* Evolutionary racism
* Social Darwinism
* World War I and Darwinism
* Social effects of the theory of evolution

Atheism and slavery/forced labor:

* Atheism and slavery
* Atheism and forced labor
* Bible v slavery: response to critics
* Does God condone slavery in the Bible?
* Does the New Testament condone slavery?
* Anti-slavery activist William Wilberforce: Christian hero
* Christianity and the abolition of slavery in the Western World

#### Atheism and some recent events[edit]

* Atheist bullying
* Atheist's bizarre bid to convert Christian - Timothy Brown Story - September 12, 2008 - UK
* Atheist arrested for harassing Christian \- YouTube video
* Inside the Mind of a Killer
* Melbourne Atheist: The Exterminator
* A suicidal atheist converts to Christ

The archaeologist Bryant Wood

#### Bible archaeology[edit]

* Bible archaeology
* St. Luke, archaeology, Book of Acts
* Archaeology and the Book of Acts
* Archaeology and the Book of Acts \- Gordon College
* Book of Acts - Paul's travels
* Archaeology and the Old Testament by Patrick Zukeran
* The Archaeological Evidence for the Bible is Non-Existent! A reply from James F. Williams

Bible archaeology and dating:

* Dating in Archaeology: Challenges to Biblical Credibility by Garry K. Brantley, M.A., M.Div.

### Biblical creation and intelligent design resources[edit]

Jonathan Sarfati is a scientist who works for Creation Ministries International.

* Creation Ministries International
* Answers in Genesis
* Institute for Creation Science

Atheism and science articles:

* Atheism and the suppression of science
* The Unraveling of Scientific Materialism by Phillip E. Johnson
* The Origin of Life and the Death of Materialism by Stephen Meyer

Age of the earth:

* Age of the earth
* How old is the earth?
* Age of the earth and geology
* Age of the earth and the Bible

### Atheism/Bible/Christianity and morality[edit]

* Atheism and morality
* Atheist population and immorality
* Atheism and morality studies
* Atheists adopting theistic morality
* Atheism and objective morality
* Atheism and ethics/morality
* Atheism and justice
* Outrageous Reasoning, A Closer Look at a Common Skeptical Tactic by JP Holding
* Is Yahweh a Moral Monster? The New Atheists and Old Testament Ethics by Paul Copan
* What if Jesus had never been born? \- video
* What if Jesus had never been born?

The perverse and cruel atheist Marquis de Sade in prison, 18th century line engraving.

#### Effect of atheistic ideology on culture[edit]

* I will take Christianity over atheism any day of the week by Bruce Milne
* Atheism and uncharitableness
* Atheism and morality
* Atheist population and immorality
* Atheism and hedonism
* Atheism and pornography
* Atheism and alcoholism
* Atheism and drug addiction
* Atheism and culture
* Atheist doctors are more likely to hasten death

### Atheism, poor marital/family relationships and effect on sexuality[edit]

* Atheism and sexuality
* Atheism and poor relationships with parents
* Atheist marriages
* Atheism and marriage
* Atheism and divorce
* Atheism and loneliness (Elderly often lonely in atheistic countries)

### Irreligion and crime[edit]

* Religion and crime reduction
* Irreligious prison population
* Atheism and theft crimes
* Irreligion and car theft
* Secular Europe and pickpocketing
* Atheists in U.S. prisons argument and atheist morality
* FiveThirtyEight on atheists in prison statistics
* Atheism and repressive prisons
* Atheist prison statistics
* Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior

### Atheism and the problem of evil[edit]

* Atheism and the problem of evil
* Atheism and gratitude
* Atheism and the problem of evil by Creation Ministries International
* The problem of evil by Dennis McCallum
* Augustine on evil
* Job and the problem of evil
* The problem of evil

Sweden is one of the most atheistic countries in the world.[13] In Sweden, phenotypic intelligence is now declining.[14] See: Atheism and intelligence

#### Natural evil and the fall of man[edit]

* The Fall and the Problem of Natural Evil

* The Fall: a cosmic catastrophe by Dr. Jonathan Sarfati

* Creation, Suffering and the Problem of Evil

### Christian worldview/Christian philosophy[edit]

* Ravi Zacharias, modern apologist
* Stand to Reason
* Leadership U
* Worldview Academy

### Atheist worldviews[edit]

* Atheist worldview
* Atheist movement
* Schools of atheist thought
* Militant atheism
* Atheist factions
* Atheism is a religion
* Atheist cults

### Bible prophecy articles and websites[edit]

Analysis of Bible prophecy from Christian scholars/apologists

* Science speaks - Prophetic accuracy by Dr. Peter Stoner
* Public Theology and Prophecy Data - Factual Evidence that Counts for a Worldview by Dr. John Bloom, Robert C. Newman, and Hugh G. Gouch, Jr.
* The Case for Jesus the Messiah — Incredible Prophecies that Prove God Exist by Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon and Dr. Walter Kaiser Jr.
* The Case for Jesus the Messiah — Incredible Prophecies that Prove God Exist - Part Two by Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon and Dr. Walter Kaiser Jr.
* AboutBibleprophecy
* Prophecy about Jesus
* Defense of city of Tyre prophecy

#### Rebuttal to atheist Steven Carr concerning Bible prophecy[edit]

* Steven Carr's The Jury Is In Chapter 11: Rebuttal by JP Holding

A common and legitimate criticism of the atheist worldview is that atheism is irrational.[15]

### Atheism/theism and purpose/meaning[edit]

* Atheism and meaninglessness
* Atheism is irrational
* Argument from desire
* Hopelessness of atheism
* The failure of atheism
* Atheism: Unyielding Despair \- video

### Psychology/sociology of atheism[edit]

* Causes of atheism
* Psychology of atheism
* Atheism and psychology
* Books on the causes of atheism
* Atheism and social intelligence

Research suggests that irreligiousity is a causal factor for domestic violence.[16]

* Atheism and deception
* Atheism and arrogance
* Atheism and presumptuousness
* Atheism and mockery
* Atheism and social outcasts

#### Atheism and intelligence[edit]

* Atheism and intelligence
* Atheism and the theory of multiple intelligences

#### Atheism and emotions[edit]

* Atheism and emotional intelligence
* Atheism and depression
* Atheism and suicide
* Atheism and loneliness
* Atheism and anger
* Atheism and happiness
* Atheism and joy

#### Atheism and health[edit]

* Atheism and health
* Irreligion and recovery from illnesses
* Atheism and medicine
* Atheism and depression
* Atheism and suicide
* Atheism and smoking
* Atheism and cancer
* Atheism and Alzheimer's disease
* Atheism and sedentary lifestyles
* Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts
* Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism
* Atheism and obesity

#### Atheist organizations and dysfunction[edit]

* Atheist organizations

* Atheism and leadership

* 50 most prominent atheists in the world today

### Biblical inerrancy resources[edit]

* Tekton Apologetics Ministries
* Christian Thinktank
* Inerrancy.org

### Decline of global atheism[edit]

* Decline of global atheism \- Professor Eric Kaufmann
* The Twilight of Atheism by Alister McGrath, Christianity Today, March 2005
* What does the historical record say about how fast secularism can collapse in countries?
* The rise and fall of atheism by Fred Hutchison
* Twilight of the godless by Alister McGrath (Oxford Professor)
* 10 Reasons American atheism will see a significant decline

## Atheism: Poor record of cultural accomplishments[edit]

* Atheism and culture

* Atheist art

* Atheism and architecture

* Atheist music

* Atheist poetry

### Irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies[edit]

* Irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies

### Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects[edit]

See: Atheism and its anti-civilizational effects

## Atheist community is lacking in confidence[edit]

Eric Kaufmann, a professor at Birkbeck College, University of London, using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the Western World.[17][18][19][20]

See also: Atheist movement and Atheism and social intelligence and Atheism and emotional intelligence and Atheism and cowardice

In 2010, Professor Eric Kaufmann, who specializes in religion/irreligion/demographics/politics, wrote:

“  |  Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, socialism and 1960s anarchist-liberalism. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm."[21] |  ”

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As noted above, the Oxford University Professor Daniel Came wrote to the new atheist Richard Dawkins:: "The absence of a debate with the foremost apologist for Christian theism is a glaring omission on your CV and is of course apt to be interpreted as cowardice on your part."[22]

For more information, please see: Atheism and cowardice

### Articles about the atheist community lacking in confidence[edit]

* Global atheists reject debate challenge
* President of British Humanist Society pulls out of debate with William Lane Craig
* Richard Dawkins, the Cowardly Clown

### Atheism and debates[edit]

In recent years, there has been a number of notable cases of atheists/evolutionists dodging debate offers and doing poorly in debates (see: Atheists dodging debate offers and Creation vs. evolution debates and Atheism debates).

## Recommended reading[edit]

### General Works Relating to Atheism and/or Defense of Theism[edit]

* Top 15 Evidences for God and Creation by Jason Browning
* Alister McGrath, (2004), The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World ISBN 0-385-50061-0
* Ravi Zacharias, (1994, 2004), A Shattered Visage: The Real Face of Atheism ISBN 0801065119
* Ravi Zacharias, (1994, 1996), Can Man Live Without God? ISBN 0849939437
* Josh McDowell and Don Stewart, (1982) Understanding Secular Religions, Here's Life Publishers, San Bernardino, California, ISBN 0-86605-093-0

### Books on the New Atheism[edit]

* Vox Day, (2008),The Irrational Atheist, BenBella Books, Inc. ISBN 1933771364 (free pdf of the abbreviated version of his book: The Irrational atheist)
* R. Albert Mohler Jr., (2008), Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists, Crossway, ISBN 9781433504976

### Atheism and history[edit]

* Dimitry Pospielovsky, (December, 1987), A History of Marxist-Leninist Atheism and Soviet Antireligious Policies, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312381328
* Dimitry Pospielovsky, (November, 1987), Soviet Antireligious Campaigns and Persecutions (History of Soviet Atheism in Theory and Practice and the Believers, Vol 2), Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0312009054
* Dimitry Pospielovsky, (August, 1988), Soviet Studies on the Church and the Believer's Response to Atheism: A History of Soviet Atheism in Theory and Practice and the Believers, Vol 3, Palgrave Macmillan, hardcover: ISBN 0312012918, paperback edition: ISBN 0312012926

### Books on the causes of atheism[edit]

See also: Books on the causes of atheism

* Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences by John J. Pasquini, Th.D, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Published: April 15, 2014, ISBN-10: 0761863311; ISBN-13: 978-0761863311[1]

* Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism by Paul Vitz (Spence Publishing Company, 1999)

* Immorality and pride, the great causes of atheism a sermon preach'd at the cathedral-church of St. Paul, January the 8th 1697/8 : the first of the lecture for that year, founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq. / by John Harris, Publisher: BiblioBazaar, 2011 ISBN 1240832273, 9781240832279 [2]

## Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian[edit]

* Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian

## See also[edit]

* Atheists and cognitive dissonance

* Conversion from atheism to Christianity

* Atheist deconversion stories

* Arguments for theism and against atheism

* Atheism vs. theism

* Atheology

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## External links[edit]

* Refuting atheism
* Mistakes atheists make when dialoguing with Christians by CARM
* How to Respond to a Supercilious Atheist By Alan Roebuck
* Answers to Common Atheist Statements Against Religion

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Bahsen at the Stein debate by John Frame
2. ↑ The Great Debate: Greg Bahnsen vs Gordon Stein
3. ↑ Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss God, Religion, and Faith by Luís F. Rodrigues, page 201
4. ↑ The Great Debate: Greg Bahnsen vs Gordon Stein
5. ↑ Bahsen at the Stein debate by John Frame
6. ↑ Does it matter that many scientists are atheists?
7. ↑ Craig, William Lane (2012)."Theistic critiques of atheism". Reasonable Faith. Retrieved on July 26, 2014. Unabridged version of article published 2007. See William Lane Craig.
8. ↑ Stewart, Marilyn (August 10, 2004). "Nobts’ Oxford Study Program spans notable lectures & historical sites". Baptist Press. Retrieved on July 26, 2014.
9. ↑ Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 4, 2011
10. ↑ Philosophy, Science and the God Debate
11. ↑ Are Atheists Strengthening Religion?
12. ↑ Who is the superstitious?
13. ↑ Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
14. ↑ The Rise and Fall of the World's IQ by Thomas Hally
15. ↑ Atheism by Matt Slick
* Putting the Atheist on the Defensive by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.
* Atheists don’t own reason by Tom Gilson
* Why the Burden of Proof is on the Atheist by Professor Ralph McInerny
* Theism, Atheism, and Rationality by Alvin Plantinga
* The Irrational atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day, Benbella Books, Dallas, TX, 2008 , ISBN-10: 1933771364; ISBN-13: 978-1933771366
16. ↑ doi: 10.1177/1077801207308259 ]Violence Against Women, Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence,] November 2007 vol. 13 no. 11 1094-1112
17. ↑ 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
18. ↑ Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?
19. ↑ Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series
20. ↑ Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
21. ↑ Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann
22. ↑ Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God, The Daily Telegraph, May 14, 2011