to the contrary. atheism is simply a rational conclusion derived from observation of the universe we live in. and if you would check the numbers (for example european social survey <a href="http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/">http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/</a> ) you would find out that there is and always have been negative corelation between years of education and variables such as religious belief or frequency of religious practice.