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The under represented Atheist prison population claim.

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RE: The under represented Atheist prison population claim.
December 1, 2010 at 4:00 pm
In the U.S., the general attitude towards incarceration is penance or atonement and "salvation" is viewed as a major step forward towards personal reform. To proclaim an atheist attitude would in a sense, be tantamount to admitting incorrigibility to your captors. So I can see where it might make more sense to state that you have no religious preference rather than admit that you have no belief at all.

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RE: The under represented Atheist prison population claim. - by technophobe - December 1, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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