atheism's star on the decline

so it seems that atheism is on the wane these days, according to a recent article written by uwe siemon-netto. this can be attributed partly to the experience of millions of people througout the ages who adhere to some form of religion and to atheism's losing its scientific buttress. i have written about atheism before, as well as about the recent "conversion" of well-known scientist and atheist antony flew.

but disturbingly, according to the same article, rather than people moving from atheism towards the traditional forms of religion, such as christianity, the shift has been towards paganism. hmm.

in the article, catholicism gets special mention. read it here.