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28. It sounds a complicated thing to measure, and therefore use as a demographic characteristic

Sat Apr 29, 2017, 10:02 AM

Apr 2017

that you say is "a more telling demographic characteristic of atheists". What study (or studies) were you thinking of?

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In America, Does More Education Equal Less Religion? [View all] rug Apr 2017 OP

Typical spindoctored PEW data Bretton Garcia Apr 2017 #1

Ah, Pew is spinning data because it's Christian. rug Apr 2017 #3

We live in a still mostly religious culture, Guil assures us Bretton Garcia Apr 2017 #11

So, the answer is yes. Volstagg Apr 2017 #2

False premise: I don't think believers are stupid. Volstagg Apr 2017 #5

Absolutely Volstagg Apr 2017 #7

Well, now that you got your name-calling off your chest, tell us AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #9

Do you think demographic fact is name-calling? rug Apr 2017 #13

If you want to rephrase my words do it correctly. rug Apr 2017 #18

The meaning in the original post is clear, and you read too much into it. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #21

Your subgroup is a result of your confirmation basis. rug Apr 2017 #22

That's why I prefaced it as my personal bias. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #25

You are free to conduct that study. Volstagg Apr 2017 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author rug Apr 2017 #16

So are you. rug Apr 2017 #17

This strays greatly from your original point. Volstagg Apr 2017 #19

That's what happens when one follows deflection. rug Apr 2017 #20

"education level is not a reliable measure of belief of nonbelief" Volstagg Apr 2017 #23

There is also a class correlation, to put it in a more.......... guillaumeb Apr 2017 #12

Precisely. rug Apr 2017 #14

How do you define class, and how does rug define privilege? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2017 #26

There's lots of info here. rug Apr 2017 #29