As people get smarter ,will atheism become the dominant global paradigm?

Studies have shown that people who are more highly educated tend to err on the side of atheism or agnosticism. See, for example, "The intelligence–religiosity nexus: A representative study of white adolescent Americans ". Of course, it is true that this is only a small demographic when one considers the global population and diversity of beliefs around the world. However, to study adolescents makes sense when one is seeking to identify future trends in religious belief. Again, this is a purely Western study and should not be used to make broad assumptions about global trends.

Also, what is meant by 'smarter' should be a consideration when answering this question. Does it mean more emotionally intelligent? Culturally aware? Rational? Different types of intelligence can have various and distinct impacts on a person's religiosity.

Overall, I would say that as individuals are becoming more rational and globally aware - although I can really only speak for the West, particularly North America - they tend to move away from organized religion, which is of course distinct from spirituality and faith.

on the contrary, my dear.

Smarter than what? And that is to assume that the Bible is totally wrong and your right. So prove it.

People know more and have greater access to information but humans are not getting smarter. It has become more difficult for religion to get people to believe in miracles and all sorts of other fruity junk. However, people will always want easy and self-serving explanations.

personally, being raised in a household without religion, I believe it would be a global benefit. But it has nothing to do with people getting smarter.

Although, I would not call myself Atheist, for growing up without any religion I am neither for or against it, to me God simply is not there, I do not pretend to have an opinion about something I know nothing of.

Now before somebody get's upset, let me say I am not against religion at all and I respect anyone's beliefs.

I will say though, that for me, I find growing up without religion was a huge benefit to my life, and i wish that some of my close friends who are very religious had also had that opportunity. Seeing it from an outside point of view has been very insightful.

No. Freedom of choice will become the dominant global paradigm.

There's an assumption that we can know who "God" is and therefore choose to accept or reject the idea. That's not a smart assumption. Also not smart to base your belief in God on what people do. Religion is a human thing.

I hope not.

I hope not. Not matter how Smart (Are we really?) we become, we will never have all the answers to everything. Each time I see pix's of the universe or see how perfect a baby's little hand is I realize that it has to be more than just Random Happenings of Molecules and the sort. Now Religion is one thing and a belief in God is another to me, we as people have pretty well screwed up religion--how smart is that?!--look at the news, it seems everything has a Religion connection to it. I believe that God oversees everything that we can imagine and knows how it will all work out and probably thinks we are amusing with our petty squabbles and differences. One flash and we all could be gone, universe included and that isn't simply a regrouping of molecules or atoms or quarks or what have you, it is God (which I really have yet to fully understand but accept the presence of). My own Belief.

It's not just about smartness but about bravery and living conditions.