[Rostov]

I also don't follow religious theory since it was designed to control an educate the idiot masses in things that should have been common sense at the time (e.g. don't eat shell fish or pork 2000 years ago since they'll probably kill you). Now that we have a firmer grasp of the natural world, religion probably should have evolved with that grasp.
Instead, according to a recent Gallup poll that they run every two years, 40% of Americans believe that the sky man created man in it's present form in the last ~10,000 years, and the theory of evolution is wrong. 38% believe that evolution is possible, but that the sky man is actually guiding it along.

And yet faith somehow seems to overturn atheism in the world. e.g, Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox thrives in Eastern Europe where Communism has faded. Secular Europe has created a vacuum in which are rushing millions of Muslims(wielding all sorts of money/power) Atheist China every year sees tens of millions of people 'converting' to Christianity/Islam/Falun Gong/Confucianism.

These religious idiots worldwide wield far more influence/money then any atheist organization. Atheism is good only at tearing down religion. Atheism replaces it with only a vague sense of 'humanity', morals or some other obscure philosophy that simply doesn't grip the populace. Tell the people to turn to reason and only and they'll drift aimlessly until a stronger 'faith' arrives to give them direction. Again, I look at Europe where the Muslims are filling in the void left by retreating Christians and meandering Atheists.