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21% of atheists and 55% of agnostics believe in god
8% of atheists and 17% of agnostics are absolutely certain god exists:
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21% of atheists and 55% of agnostics believe in god
8% of atheists and 17% of agnostics are absolutely certain god exists:
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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/they-dont-make-atheists-like-they-used-to/
They Don’t Make Atheists Like They Used To
By CHRIS SUELLENTROP
If only George Carlin were around to ponder this oxymoron: Steven Waldman, the editor-in-chief of Beliefnet, digs into the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (and reported on by The Times yesterday), and finds an interesting nugget: “21 percent of atheists believe in god.”
“What this means is that Atheism has become a cultural designation, rather than a theological statement,” Waldman writes on his Beliefnet blog. “Some are likely declaring themselves atheists as a statement of hostility to organized religion, rather than to God. This might help explain polls showing rising numbers of Atheists.”
(On the flip side, Waldman also notes that “about a quarter” of those who say religion is “very important in their lives” don’t attend religious services.)
They Don’t Make Atheists Like They Used To
By CHRIS SUELLENTROP
If only George Carlin were around to ponder this oxymoron: Steven Waldman, the editor-in-chief of Beliefnet, digs into the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (and reported on by The Times yesterday), and finds an interesting nugget: “21 percent of atheists believe in god.”
“What this means is that Atheism has become a cultural designation, rather than a theological statement,” Waldman writes on his Beliefnet blog. “Some are likely declaring themselves atheists as a statement of hostility to organized religion, rather than to God. This might help explain polls showing rising numbers of Atheists.”
(On the flip side, Waldman also notes that “about a quarter” of those who say religion is “very important in their lives” don’t attend religious services.)
http://telicthoughts.com/21-of-atheists-believe-in-god/
21% of atheists believe in God
by chunkdz
And a whopping 73% of atheists do not believe in God.
How long have I been telling you these are not rational people we are dealing with?
21% of atheists believe in God
by chunkdz
And a whopping 73% of atheists do not believe in God.
How long have I been telling you these are not rational people we are dealing with?
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