The rise of new atheism wasn't due solely to compelling arguments against God; various socio-cultural events made the context ripe for skepticism and disillusionment.
The decline of religious membership is increasingly recognized not as progress but as a potential social issue, as new generations seek meaning in alternative beliefs.
As existential anxiety shapes modern secularism's mood, the time may be ripe for religious arguments, just as it was for new atheists two decades earlier.
The successes of the anti-God polemicists illustrate how recognizing timely opportunities can greatly influence the public's openness to ideas about faith and belief.
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