The most important reason anyone is an atheist

[Brian37]

Nobody has to believe claims which are based on faith.

The fact that there are an increasing number of atheists in (say) most of western and Northern Europe, with a trend being demonstrable throughout the west per se, surely highlights the failures of the religious messages in trying to convert and indoctrinate people and nothing else.

Christianity and faith in general is growing throughout the world in general though Christianity is on the wane in Europe. A lot of that may have something to do with state run churches.

Oh so it is a numbers game? Well, the most popular religion in the world is Islam and that is growing too, so chop chop, convert since it is a numbers game.

Oh and FYI Europe isn't becoming less religious because of state run churches, they are becoming less religious because of the history of HOW religion has hurt society.

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Also, not as far as numbers, but pace of growth, care to guess what the fastest growing label is? I'll give you clue, it isn't Islam or Christianity.