RE: Are Atheists Really Hated in the US?
December 1, 2011 at 6:26 pm
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2011 at 6:31 pm by Egor.)
(December 1, 2011 at 3:03 pm)Xavier Wrote: I know its Wiki but according to this 38% of people in the UK believe in God, and 91% of people in the US do.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism
And its mnearly all older people who are religious where I live, which would indicate religion is dying out.
I don't know many people under the age of 30 who believe in God.
First off, it's 78% in England, according to the link you provided, who believe in either God or a Spirit or Life Force, which is God in the way I am referring to God.
Second, of course people under 30 don't believe in God. It gets in the way of dating. People have to mature in order to form a true opinion. Once they start having families of their own, their opinions tend to change.
Having said that, I do agree that atheism is on the rise.
(December 1, 2011 at 3:09 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Why? What have we done? I could assume every Christian is a vile dirty, corrupt, blind piece of work. But what do I have to base that on? Nothing, because I know not all Christians are vile, nor dirty or blind. So what reason to assume that atheists are all evil? Must have a good reason for it.
When did I ever use the word "evil"? You used it. Why?
Quote:You would of bumped into dozens of atheists, it's just that you are simply unaware of their atheism. I worked with a crazy Scotsman for months, only to learn he as well as every worker I was with were all atheists too. So's my neighbours, most of my teachers and many others. I find it hard to believe you've never encountered one.
Right. You can't tell what someone believes unless they tell you, but if they tell you they're an atheist, it's off-putting, at least where I'm living. Even in England, heck even in Sweden, if I were applying for a job, I don't think I'd want to say I was an atheist.
