Thought #22. The elephant in the room.
Had Darwin never been born, religion would be in better shape today. Well, this statement is not necessarily true, appearances can be deceptive and neither is atheism a spin-off of modern times, nor is religion even in decline . Despite the fact that Charles Darwin is widely regarded as the father of evolutionism and thus of atheism, the rise of disbelief in the modern world has ancient roots . In other words, it is as old as the hills. However, it is small wonder that atheism has not turned up trumps. Although there is no scientific evidence of the supernatural , mankind 's tendency to believe the unbelievable is an immemorial custom . This deeply ingrained behaviour has been, is and will be an inseparable part of human beings. Apparently, people need to believe in something, true or false. The paradoxical nature of any kind of religion is basically incontestable , and as yet neither the Greeks nor Science have been capable of convincing believers tha...