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-In 2001, the atheist and [[Philosophy|philosopher]] Quentin Smith declared:
-{{cquote|[[Naturalism|Naturalists]] [atheists] passively watched as realist versions of [[theism]] … began to sweep through the philosophical community, until today perhaps one-quarter or one-third of philosophy professors are theists, with most being orthodox Christians…. God is not 'dead' in academia; he returned to life in the 1960's and is now alive and well in his last academic stronghold, philosophy departments."<ref>Craig, William Lane (2012).[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/theistic-critiques-of-atheism "Theistic critiques of atheism"].  Reasonable Faith.  Retrieved on July 26, 2014.  Unabridged version of article published 2007.  See [[William Lane Craig]].</ref>}}
-In 2004, Professor [[Alister McGrath]], professor of historical theology at Wycliffe Hall, [[Oxford University]] declared, "The golden age of atheism is over."<ref>Stewart, Marilyn (August 10, 2004).  [http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=18837 "Nobts’ Oxford Study Program spans notable lectures & historical sites"].  Baptist Press.  Retrieved on July 26, 2014.</ref>
-For more information please see:
-*[[Atheist indoctrination|Atheistic indoctrination and education]]
-*[[Religion and education]]
-*[[Atheism and intelligence]]
-== Hostility towards religious conservatives in academia and quality of educational outcomes  ==
-''See also:'' [[Academia and intellectual development]] and [[Professor values|Values within academia]]
-Research indicates that religious conservatives face discrimination in hiring within academia.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors] by Rachel Alexander, June 10, 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=9&article=84 Quick, "Let’s Discriminate Against the Creationists!"] by Apologetics Press</ref>  In addition, college is clearly not delivering the goods in terms of intellectual development for a large percentage of its students. An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during their first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in these so-called "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html Study of college education and critical thinking skills]</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ Forbes - Higher education bubble]</ref> Furthermore, [[Vox Day]] and others point out that many academics quality of work related to science is frequently substandard.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-short-answer-not-so-much-these-days.html The Short Answer is Not Much These Days]</ref> [[Creation Ministries International]] argues that the recent epidemic of scientific fraud within the scientific/academic community is related to atheistic and [[evolution]]ary morality/ideology (see: [[Atheism and morality]]).<ref>[http://creation.com/science-fraud-epidemic  Why the epidemic of fraud exists in science today] by Jerry Bergman</ref><ref>[http://creation.com/morals-decline-linked-to-belief-in-evolution Morals decline linked to belief in evolution] by David Catchpoole Published: 5 July 2000; republished 21 October 2009(GMT+10)</ref>
-The low quality of work done by many atheist academics combined with their hostility towards religious conservatives is not surprising given that atheism/agnosticism [[Attempts to dilute the definition of atheism|lack proof and evidence]] that they are valid, while the [[Bible]] and Christianity have an abundant amount of evidence supporting their veracity (see: [[Christian apologetics]]).
-Atheists and [[Agnosticism|agnostics]] rarely point out that universities such as [[Harvard]], [[Princeton]], [[Oxford]], [[Cambridge]], and many others were founded by Christians.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v2/n3/harvard-yale-princeton-oxford-once-christian</ref><ref>http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Educate/history_part3.htm</ref> Also, the [[scientific revolution]] occurred in Christianized Europe and many of the fathers of various branches of science were Christians (see: [[Christianity and science]]).
-Presently, there appears to be a higher education bubble that will burst.<ref>
-*[http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/04/higher_education Higher education bublle]***[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ Forbes - Higher education bubble]
-*[http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2011/05/03/higher-education-bubble-will-burst Higher education bubble will burst - U.S. News and World Report]
-</ref>
-== Atheism, academia and bestiality ==
-See: [[Academia and bestiality|Atheism, academia and bestiality]]
-== See also ==
-*[[Professor values|Values within academia]]
-*[[Atheism and deception]]
-*[[Global atheism|Decline of global atheism]]
-== Notes ==
-{{reflist|2}}
-[[Category: Atheism]]

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