For Every Adult Atheist Who Becomes a Christian, How Many

[MineralMan]

6. Yes, the decline in active participation in religion sure looks that way.

There's no equivalent statistical evidence about atheists, though, becoming religious. There's no way to identify atheists, like there is for church-goers. So all there is is anecdotal evidence, when someone declares they have taken the step from atheism to religion.

So, there's no real way to study movement in that direction. Atheists don't gather together to celebrate their atheism, as a rule. There are no atheist "churches" to look at, and the few atheist organizations are small, compared to the number of atheists out there.

So, we'll probably never be able to get an accurate estimate of what percentage of athiests stop disbelieving in favor of believing in deities or whatever.

However, we'll sure hear about the rare atheist who finds religion and tells people about it. Those stories keep circulating, even years after they occur. Religionists love to point out such cases, believing somehow that it's a trend.