RE: 'Atheist' nations more peaceful, Global Peace Index study finds.
January 5, 2010 at 5:25 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2010 at 5:33 pm by LEDO.)
(January 5, 2010 at 11:04 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:(January 5, 2010 at 10:58 am)LEDO Wrote:(January 5, 2010 at 8:02 am)Tiberius Wrote: Russia and China aren't the most godless nations...
Can you back that up with any data? Last I heard, Russia was predominantly Christian, and China was a mix of Buddhism, Taoism, and various others (non-theism included).
No more than you can disprove it with lack of data.
Originally isn't the burden of proof more on the positive claim?
Just as why the burden of proof is on the claim that God exists more than he doesn't exist. Although both are claims that require evidence (at least if made as absolute statements) of course.
I may have phrased this post badly but I hope you and/or someone else gets where I'm coming from.
EvF
Exactly. My claim that China and Russia are more godless than New Zealand is just as valid as claiming NZ is more godless. Since no one has posted a list of the "most godless" nations for a comparison, any claim is valid since we are not dealing with facts, just my opinion vs. your opinion.
Here is a list... http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html
I will accept this list as gospel until someone comes up with one better...
In simple numbers Russia and China rank 1 and 3. As a percentage they rank they are 12 and 26. Vietnam splits Sweden and Denmark at #2.
"On Earth as it is in Heaven, the Cosmic Roots of the Bible" available on the Amazon.
