RE: If I were an Atheist
March 8, 2015 at 7:39 am
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2015 at 8:46 am by Alex K.)
(March 8, 2015 at 7:30 am)Vox Populi Wrote:*Whelp* (whine+yelp)Quote:First I would have to come to grips with the fact that in spite of a decline in religious attendance and participation atheism isn’t a growing movement
Your right in some ways but back in the day (1998-2006) I have seen many of my friends from school throwing out that there Atheist's
Quote:and alot of them belong to groups in there community. I agree the drop in religious attendance doesn't make someone an atheist. Most just get fed up with the church views and the time every sunday to go.
But, I see more and more people saying "There Atheists" then ever before.
Yes, and there are some important factor one shouldn't neglect - how many people know what being atheist means, what is the public perception of the label (would you want to identofy as such even if the shoe fits) and what is our definition of atheist we are using to make the statistic?