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cbayer

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13. If you read the study about who is trusted, it is fairly

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:36 PM

Jan 2014

complex and nuanced.

And it doesn't speak to anyone being despised at all. It speaks only to the issue of trust.

Which is not surprising, as atheists have been and remain a fairly unknown quantity, which has a lot of bearing on trust.

So it would be unfair to conflate the two, as there is no overlap in this particular case.

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There's a lot more to her position than that. rug Jan 2014 #3

I responded to the part that piqued my interest Fumesucker Jan 2014 #4

Where do you get the statistics that "atheists ..are a more despised cbayer Jan 2014 #8

http://thesaurus.com/browse/despised AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #10

Thanks. I know the definition. Was looking for the data. cbayer Jan 2014 #11

It is not unfair to substitute 'least trusted' with 'despised'. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #12

If you read the study about who is trusted, it is fairly cbayer Jan 2014 #13

Are you referring to the University of BC/Oregon study, or the ARIS survey? AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #14

Why don't you toss me some links, and I will let you know. cbayer Jan 2014 #15

Never mind, I looked it up myself. cbayer Jan 2014 #16

I agree the BC/Oregon study tends to show that it is distrust, rather than disgust. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #17

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