It has become fashionable in certain smart circles to regard atheism as a sign of superior education, of a more highly evolved civilization, of enlightenment. Recent bestsellers suggest that religious faith is really a sign of backwardness, the mark of primitives stuck in the dark ages who are yet to catch up with scientific reason.
一段时间以来，聪明人的圈子里时兴把无神论视为一种高人一等的教育、一种向更高程度演进的文明以及启蒙的标志。最新的畅销书籍提出，宗教信仰实际上是一种落后的标志，表明了陷于黑暗年代原始人还需要追赶上科学理性。我们被告知说，宗教造成了暴力、压迫、贫穷以及其他罪恶。