[[File:AtheismFood Science and Technology.jpg|thumbthumbnail|alt=atheism250px|right|201px|[[Portrait]] of the Frenchman [[Paul-Henri Thiry]], Baron d'Holbach (1723 - 1789). He was an early advocate of atheism in A [[Europefood science]]laboratory.
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Despite France developing some of the finest cuisine over hundreds of years of See also: [[theism|theisticAtheism and food science]] culture, you will see below that French atheists did transfer this knowledge to their fellow atheists in other countries.]]In terms of contemporary definitions of [[Atheismatheism]], as defined by the ''[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]'', the Webster-Merriam Dictionary''[[Routledge Encyclopedia Definition of Philosophyatheism|defines atheism]]'', and other [[philosophy]] reference works, is the denial in two ways: "1) a lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of [[God]].<ref>Multiple references:*Smart, J. J. C. (August 8, 2011a god or any gods 2). [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism "Atheism and agnosticism"]. ''The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' (Spring 2013 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). *Merriam-Webster dictionary: Atheism - a philosophical or religious position characterized by disbelief in the existence of deity; the doctrine that there is no deity. Origin of atheism: Middle French athéisme, from athée atheist, from Greek atheos godless, from a- + theos godor any gods."<ref>[httphttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheism]*Atheism: a + theos, denying god, (Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology-1966).*Sarfati, Jonathan, Ph.D. (23 June 2007). [http://creation.com/atheism-is-more-rational "Atheism is more rational?"]. See [[Creation Ministries International]], [[Jonathan Sarfati]].*Day, Donn R. (2007). [http://www.thedivineconspiracy.org/athart3.htm "Atheism ''Webster- etymology"].*[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/definition-of-atheism Definition of atheism] by [[William Lane Craig]]*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensive] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.Merriam'' dictionary</ref> [[Paul Edwards (philosopher)|Paul Edwards]], who was a prominent atheist and editor of the ''[[Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]Oxford Dictionaries'', defined an atheist defines atheism as "a person who maintains that there is no Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of Godor gods." <ref name="CRI">[httphttps://wwwen.iclnetoxforddictionaries.orgcom/pubdefinition/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0131a.html Putting the Atheist on the Defensiveatheism Atheism] by Kenneth R. Samples, Christian Research Institute Journal, Fall 1991, and Winter 1992, page 7.Oxford online dictionary</ref>See: [[Definition of atheism]]
The Institute of Food Technologists defines [[food science]] as "the discipline in which the engineering, biological, and physical sciences are used to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public".<ref>Heldman, Dennis R. "IFT and the Food Science Profession." Food Technology. October 2006. p. 11.</ref>
== Atheistic cultures with bland food ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and food science]] and [[Atheism, secularism and their bland and uninspiring nature]]
=== Soviet Union and bland food ===
Claude Lewis wrote in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' about the food is the former [[Soviet Union]] which had militant [[state atheism]]:{{Cquote|"Many people in the Soviet Union have grown tired of institutionalized food in state-run cafeterias found at state-run cafeterias such as Stolovaya No. 22 and Stolovaya No. 23 where the menus seldom change and often lack variety. Most food in the Soviet Union is unimaginative, tasteless and bland."<ref>[http://articles.philly.com/1990-07-25/news/25898649_1_food-menus-cafeterias Making A Beef About Soviet Food]</ref>}}
=== Atheistic Nordic countries and bland food ===
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There you have it [[Essay: Ace McWicked - Portrait of an atheist gamma male|Mr. Militant NZ Atheist]]. I know your used to eating your bland, atheistic food day after day. But, science proves that Indian food is delicious!
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Despite the ship taking on more and more evangelical Christians, religious Filipinos, born again Christians and Muslims according to one of his favorite websites Wikipedia, the [[Essay: Ace McWicked - Portrait of an atheist gamma male|New Zealand atheist]] continued to deny the ship was going down as it disappeared under the sea.
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His last words were "In a world of [[globalization]], [[New Zealand]] will NOT become [[Desecularization|desecularized]]. Stop talking about religious immigrants."<br /><br />For more information, please see [[Essay: A Third Open Letter to a New Zealand atheist|A Third Open Letter to a New Zealand atheist]] ]]
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On the other hand, the secular West and East Asia has very low fertility and a rapidly aging population... In the coming decades, the developed world's demand for workers to pay its pensions and work in its service sector will soar alongside the booming supply of young people in the third world. Ergo, we can expect significant immigration to the secular West which will import religious revival on the back of ethnic change. In addition, those with religious beliefs tend to have higher birth rates than the secular population, with fundamentalists having far larger families. The epicentre of these trends will be in immigration gateway cities like New York (a third white), Amsterdam (half Dutch), Los Angeles (28% white), and London, 45% white British.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/eric-kaufmann/london-a-rising-island-of-religion_b_2336699.html London: A Rising Island of Religion in a Secular Sea] by Eric Kaufmann, ''Huffington Post'', 2012</ref>
<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/97-of-worlds-population-growth-is.html 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious], Tuesday, April 30, 2013</ref>}}
[[File:Birkbeck College, University of London.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|Eric Kaufmann, a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]], using a wealth of demographic studies, argues that there will be a significant decline of global atheism in the 21st century which will impact the [[Western World]].<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London]</ref><ref>[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/2011/05/eric-kaufmann-shall-religious-inherit.html Eric Kaufmann: Shall The Religious Inherit The Earth?]</ref><ref>[http://kitmantv.blogspot.com/search/label/atheist%20demographics Eric Kaufmann's Atheist Demographic series]</ref><ref>[httphttps://forawww.tv/2010/09/05youtube.com/Eric_Kaufmann_Shall_the_Religious_Inherit_the_Earth watch?v=VwmgFZsgSo0 Eric Kaufmann: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?, Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>]]
At a conference Kaufmann said of religious demographic projections concerning the 21st century:
{{cquote|Part of the reason I think [[demography]] is very important, at least if we are going to speak about the future, is that it is the most predictable of the [[social sciences]].
Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks ''Cracks in the atheist edifice''], ''The Economist'', November 1, 2014</ref>}}
=== Chinese preference for flavorful food and Shangdi ===
Wendy Rotell reports at Restaurant.com: "In general, Westernized Chinese food is considered to be more bland and fattening than authentic Chinese food."<ref>[https://www.restaurants.com/blog/differences-between-authentic-vs-westernized-chinese-food/ Differences between Authentic vs. Westernized Chinese Food]</ref>
According to [[Wikipedia]], which is an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and [[agnosticism|agnostic]]:
{{Cquote|Shangdi (Chinese: 上帝; pinyin: Shàngdì; Wade–Giles: Shang Ti), also written simply, "Emperor" (Chinese: 帝; pinyin: Dì), is the Chinese term for "Supreme Deity" or "Highest Deity" in the theology of the classical texts, especially deriving from Shang theology and finding an equivalent in the later Tian ("Heaven" or "Great Whole") of Zhou theology.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shangdi&oldid=875184289 Shangdi], Wikipedia</ref>}}
Please read the [[Answers in Genesis]] article: [https://answersingenesis.org/genesis/the-original-unknown-god-of-china/ The Original ‘Unknown’ God of China: An Ancient Pictogram Script Points to the Bible] by Dr. Ethel Nelson
=== The causality is clear: The Chinese are rapidly abandoning atheism in a quest for more flavorful food ===
There you have it! The causality is clear. A positive correlation between preference for non-blandness and people fleeing atheism at a very rapid pace! Is there any doubt that a test of [[statistical significance]] would confirm this matter? Deny the Chinese are abandoning atheism in a quest for their more ancient, flavorful food and lose all credibility!
But is atheism bland and boring?
== Atheism is bland and boring ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and inspiration]] and [[Atheism, culinary arts, inspiration, innovation and food science]]
[[File:John Updike.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[John Updike]] ]]
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*[[Essay: Rhythmic Muslims vs. atheist wet blanketsWhat do atheists eat?]]*[[Atheists and pork consumption|Rhythmic Muslims vs. atheist wet blanketsDo atheists eat pork?]]
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