Why is Atheism popular?

Answer 1

Opinion:

Only about 4% of the United States is atheist, so it wouldn't be accurate to say that it's popular, but since so many people in the mainstream media are atheistic, it may seem that way. ...and another which supports the one directly above:

In a recent survey of our major universities and colleges, it has been found that an overbearing majority of teachers and professors have a liberal stance, many denying the heritage of faith upon which our country was founded. As they teach, they effect our young people, some of whom become teachers in our public and private schools. This liberal bent has created a conflict with many Americans, especially with those who still hold on to the heritage faith of our forefathers.

The Supreme Court (Liberal at the time) in the 60's outlawed Bible reading and prayer in our public schools. Whereas our schools, in the earlier 1900's used the McGuffey Reader to educate young children, they were educated with a position of faith in God. While using The Bible as its base, the Reader gave effective reading, writing, arithmetic and grammar teaching programs for over 200 years in our nation. A certain socialist movement in the 1900's, outlined in the Humanist Manifesto, had been designed to gradually remove spirituality from our society, particularly targeting our public schools.

The ensuing turn away from God in our nation has certainly given the atheists more room to foster their position. Yet many of those who have faith in God remain.

Opinion:

It seems extremism is a fad that never dies. Yes it is because of a "liberal bent", but true still there are highly intelligent religious people. Even still yet there are "stupid atheists," and vice-versa. some who desire to have a certain social stipulation, hype, and stereotypical "atheistic intelligence superiority." All of which is personally based on the individual. you may ask yourself " Am I an atheist because of a personal introspection, or am I an atheist because it will make me popular?" Which of all ironically, in the beginning, was to aid in the evolution away from this animalistic popularity seeking behavior; which seems to be similar to a "who is week and who is strong" scenario just of different terms of text and labeling.

Opinion:

To assume Atheism is popular is equal to assuming red is blue; it is simply not true. But what is true is the fact that over 90 percent of the world beleives in a god or a higher being. What is also true is that the more highly educated you are, the more likely you are to rationalize "God" out of your life or at least to a state at which "God" has no impact on how you go about your life. Compared to a child who grew up in a household with only "God" related talks, nothing that can and will contradict "God", a child who is exposed (unbiasly) to both sides, and with an education, will be many more times likely (as mentioned before) to be an atheist.

Answer 2

A child's belief in Santa has many aspects similar to belief in religion. If we examine atheism with regard to Santa Claus we find that people stop believing in Santa once they examine all the evidence for his existence, review the impossible aspects of his visits and observe the fact that people who they trusted as proponents of Santa do not really believe in him or run their lives based on his instructions. This causes them to realize that there is no Santa.Non belief in Santa is then adopted as a rational way to run their lives and they adopt it as part of becoming a rational adult.

Religious beliefs are set aside in the same manner.

Answer 3

On reason for the rapid growth of atheism is that people are becoming better educated. The more well educated a person is, the more likely he or she is to become an atheist.