RE: Is Atheism very mainstream in USA nowadays compared to, "for example" Europe
August 21, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Nope.
Atheism is being publicized somewhat recently in the US, but that doesn't mean it is mainstream. The US is only about 16% atheist. While most of Northern Europe is majority atheist. Western Europe is close to majority atheist, with the exception of Italy, Spain, Portugal.
There is good news, however. I believe I read recently that a 3rd of the people under 30 are athiest.
Atheism is being publicized somewhat recently in the US, but that doesn't mean it is mainstream. The US is only about 16% atheist. While most of Northern Europe is majority atheist. Western Europe is close to majority atheist, with the exception of Italy, Spain, Portugal.
There is good news, however. I believe I read recently that a 3rd of the people under 30 are athiest.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
