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Or examine Charles Murray's classic study "Human Accomplishment." Atheism is a late-comer, indeed.
Charles Murray only goes back to about 800BC I believe, which is a tremendous intellectual faux-pas since he misses out on tons of ancient civilizations.
You know, atheism isn't exactly a Western phenomenon. It's actually quite common (and to be expected) for civilizations in decline. In fact, civilizations have a quite similar philosophical development as they progress.
Take a look at ancient India (as one example):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_India
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Śramaṇa
Atheism occurs in every Civilization, and is usually a sign of the end of the Civilization. So does materialism, homosexuality, women's liberation, general degeneracy, etc.