Why are there so many atheists?

An atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman---

There is no god.

There is might have been a jesus, and if so, he was only a man.

Atheism is growing because claim after claim made by the church has been debunked over and over by science and people are seeing the truth finally.

Religion was simply a man made concept to keep the poor and down trodden in line in order for the powerful and rich to remain in power. Its a modern day matrix. You are hooked up to them to allow them to manipulate your vote and to take your money for the promise of hope.

The numbers don't matter. It's a personal choice if someone wants to be an Atheist. As long as Atheist don't start a war against people who believe in God... let them be Atheists! Why bother about their numbers?

A two part question.

1. Because the world is waking up and smelling the nonsense religion offers

2. Really, when? Oh wait, nobody knows, how convenient, no wonder so many doomsday proposed and still none has come to pass.

Because 1 John 5:19 says the world is in the power of the wicked one!

Also 1 Tim 4:1-3 . . .However, the inspired utterance says definitely that in later periods of time some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings of demons, 2 by the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, marked in their conscience as with a branding iron; 3 forbidding to marry, commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be partaken of with thanksgiving by those who have faith and accurately know the truth.

2Tim 4:3, 4 . . .For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories.

Ps 14:1 . . .The senseless one has said in his heart: “There is no God”. . .

People have been saying this for the last 2000 years. How many more years do we wait until everyone is an atheist?

Nope, the two true goddesses are the deities of sun and moon, Princesses Celestia and Luna. Only under their matronly, holy light may we ever truly find harmony.

When people have no evidence to support the claims of their religion that makes atheists

Several reasons. One reason; God's old testament (which was done away when Christ died on Cross nearly 2000 years ago) is the law of Moses not Genesis-Malachi.

Given that knowledge is justified true belief, and given that no justification is invariably offered for believing that then no we really don't know that and neither do you unless you can name a good reason for thinking he will come back.

Jesus is nothing but fiction.

In addition a schmuck.