Atheism on the uprise?

[brian1570]

So I have to believe that with more education and the advances we've made in the last century or so. That atheism would logically be on the uprise...right? Question is how many are actually going to admit it? And are there solid numbers out there to show it?

[TheRocketSurgeon]

Overall atheism is on the rise, worldwide, according to The Christian Science Monitor article:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-Ne...-the-globe


According to the Pew Foundation's polling numbers, the USA is experiencing a rapid rise in non-religion:

"In the last five years alone, the unaffiliated have increased from just over 15% to just under 20% of all U.S. adults. Their ranks now include more than 13 million self-described atheists and agnostics (nearly 6% of the U.S. public), as well as nearly 33 million people who say they have no particular religious affiliation (14%)"
http://www.pewforum.org/2012/10/09/nones-on-the-rise/

[Minimalist]

As dumb old religious fucktards die off the percentage of jesus freak morons in the country declines.  This is a good thing.

[abaris]

In Europe it's certainly on the rise.

According to the last Gallup poll, in my country, 59 percent of the population identifies as being non religious.

[brian1570]

Fingers crossed for the US. I wonder how long it will take us non-religious folks to be the majority?

[brewer]

Fingers crossed for the US. I wonder how long it will take us non-religious folks to be the majority?

At 58, I doubt I'll see that day. But I do think it will come.

[pocaracas]

In europe, we now have an immigrant, baby-booming, muslim population...
Apart from that, atheism is the de-facto norm in sub-40's.
If it isn't, most of the sub-40 believers are keeping it hush-hush.

[brian1570]

but ya know, a lot of the muslim folks gettin real tired of the crap their "people" are throwing around. give it a generation or two. they'll drop the act.

[vorlon13]

The cartoons and posters I see here need vastly wider distribution. They cater to the typical short attention span prevalent today.

[brian1570]

The cartoons and posters I see here need vastly wider distribution.  They cater to the typical short attention span prevalent today.

i have a lot saved to my phone. will slowly trickle them into my facebook. which sucks cuz thats exactly what bible thumpers do. so i guess we have to fight fire with fire?