Quote:Sorry - but YOUR claim is wrong - and I was correct - IF YOU ACTUALLY read the study - which you could have found yourself rather than asking for a reference.
See burden of proof. If you make the claim its up to you to support it, not up to them to disprove it. Its usually christians who have to be told that.
Quote:Only Mormons and White Evangelical Xtians knew more about the bible than atheists and agnostics
However - those two group Do not represent the majority of Xtians -
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chr...f_members)
Catholics are the majority of Xtians - and then come white mainline Xtians -and black and Hispanic Xtians - all of which the Atheists and Agnostics handily outscored
So - in fact Atheist DO know more about the bible than most xtians
Aw jeez, how picky do you want to get?!
I keep being told that Atheism is not a religion but rather the lack of one, in which case you'd have to include those who believe "nothing in particular". In which case the average for christians (in General) and A-theists changes back the other way. (6.0 to 5.2)
Or, of you count anyone who does not believe in god as an atheist, and those who self Identify as specific TYPES of atheist, then we get to what is probably the most accurate answer, some Christians know more than some atheists... and some atheists know more than some christians.
Actually, its quite interesting to note that they had separate answers for atheist as opposed to people who believe in nothing in particular. Wonder why that was. I thought believing in "nothing in particular" religion wise was the very dictionary definition of an atheist.
Or is perhaps an atheist different to an Atheist
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
