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Does anybody ever change anybody's mind in these threads?

It's amazing how many people believe that everything exist because of a mystical invisible glorified deity. Evidence to support: 0, nada, zip.

Wrong, much evidence is there x20 already....

Sensible question. Answer seems to be "not likely", but some folks do learn some stuff - and some hypocrites reveal themselves - and some are prompted to look inside ourselves a bit - and there is some dark humor.

But - you are onto something - mostly it is not about mind changes.

I think I have that IZH27, and Whitetail coming around.

Can't say for sure, but Christianity is on the decline, could possibly become a minority religion in US as early as 2045...

Well, sometimes it is a challenge - first, there must be a functioning mind rather than a rote motor.

It is you who miss the point.

Which is that atheism is simply a lack of conviction in the existence of God in its many theological versions, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, etc, or the even more numerous gods and demons.

Which is precisely the same as your position, where you are not convinced in the existence of other gods, except for one: the Christian God....to which you do not apply the same critical eye as you do the rest.

Plus, everything that I have said about the god of the bible is written in the bible. I have supported all that I have said with quotes from the bible, that it is written that god creates evil, the evil doer, etc....

Intelligent design.

Intelligent design was put on trial, Kitzmiller v Dover, but failed to make a case.

Complexity.

Ignorance

Still haven't improved your reading comprehension skills, I see.

64 pages so far. I'd say Christianity is doing fine

Either you are supremely dense - incapable of understanding - or you are utterly devious. Folks here fully understand what you have said about your absence of belief in God. We fully understand atheism.

However atheism, in and of itself, provides zero logical basis or impetus for your persistent attacks, derision and mocking of people who understand and have a meaningful relationship with God. That sick behavior emanates from you as a person - not from some absence of belief.

So far, you are unwilling to accept responsibility for your aggression. You try to pretend that it is some sort of intellectual quest, but your own actions here have demonstrated that such is not true. It is no wonder that some here see you as being possessed, and stimulated, by Satan. The above has nothing to do with what other people believe about God - it describes what you have presented about yourself on this forum.

I did address the question and then put a cherry on top.

Depends on what you mean by fine. Global statistics show a decline in popularity.

I notice CCCC is still responding to open and honest questioning with his essays laced with butt-hurt. That's normal for him but is that defined as fine? Aces sometimes pops by to hurl abuse - is that the Christian definition of fine?

Wrong again....Christianity is declining in the United States, but globally, new research shows it’s growing faster than the population around the world – and atheism and agnosticism are on a gradual decline.

The 2019 Status of Global Christianity report shows there were 2.5 billion Christians in the world as of mid-2019 – a major increase from the 1.98 billion Christians in 2000 and more than double the number of Christians (1.2 billion) in 1970. Christianity is growing worldwide at a rate of 1.27 percent each year and outpacing population growth (1.20 percent) – and is booming in Africa (2.37 percent), Asia (2.79 percent) and Latin America (2.29 percent).

By comparison, there were 138 million atheists around the world in mid-2019 – slightly more than the 137 million in 2000 but less than the 165 million in 1970. Atheism’s annual growth (.04 percent) is less than that of the population, and the number of atheists worldwide is projected to decline to 132 million in 2025.

There were 716 million agnostics in the world as of mid-2019, but by 2025 that is projected to fall to 707 million. Nonreligionists numbered 854 million this year, but are expected to fall to 839 million by 2025.

Much of Christianity’s growth is due to its surge in other continents. Africa (119 million) and Asia (160 million) each have more Christians than North America (100 million).

Among Christian traditions, evangelicalism (2.19 percent) and Pentecostalism/charismatic Christianity (2.26 percent) are growing faster than Protestantism (1.61 percent) and Roman Catholicism (1.02 percent).

Despite the positive data for Christianity, the report showed its growth in cities isn’t as dramatic. The global urban population is growing at a rate of 2.15 percent, more than the growth of Christianity in those cities (1.58 percent).