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Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 1:27 pm
Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests, A new study by the University of Cambridge has discovered that, contrary to popular belief, vast swathes of the ancient world did not believe in Gods.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...79341.html
The majority of Brits are atheist or agnostic, a poll has found, with only 30% of the population describing themselves as religious.
The UK is one of the least religious countries in the world, survey finds
53% of respondents said they were "not religious", though only 13% said they were a "convinced atheist" and the remainder said they "did not know".
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 3:23 pm
(This post was last modified: February 20, 2016 at 4:27 pm by Excited Penguin.)
Quote:The "Age of Atheism" only he ended, he suggests, when the generally tolerant societies were replaced by imperial forces that demanded the acceptance of one true God.
Sounds about right.
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Edit: Hmm, typo alert. Don't they have editors for that sort of thing? 
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 3:57 pm
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(February 20, 2016 at 1:27 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests, A new study by the University of Cambridge has discovered that, contrary to popular belief, vast swathes of the ancient world did not believe in Gods.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hom...79341.html
The majority of Brits are atheist or agnostic, a poll has found, with only 30% of the population describing themselves as religious.
The UK is one of the least religious countries in the world, survey finds
53% of respondents said they were "not religious", though only 13% said they were a "convinced atheist" and the remainder said they "did not know".
yeah, humans are tall to short, not tall then short. The same goes for beliefs. the only rational position is middle ish. Data suggest that "something" is far more reasonable then "nothing". if you need it to "love and care for you" that's a personal need so we have to be honest. Omni-dude just is not reasonable.
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 3:59 pm
Romans used to make up gods to look over their homes. Man creates god to do his bidding. As it was, so it is and ever shall be.
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 4:14 pm
Religionists will find a way to twist this with their gymnastics. Another nail in the coffin for Fitra nonetheless. But if you have read the book Don't Sleep There Are Snakes you'll know that Atheism is natural anyway.
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 5:43 pm
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I'd say atheism is perfectly natural. It's what generally happens when you don't get your mind fucked with at an early age. Even then it doesn't always take, if the brain is sufficiently sceptical.
It was probably rarer in the days when little was understood, and the need to make up answers was more pressing.
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 6:40 pm
anything a human thinks is natural and human. It aint rocket science.
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 20, 2016 at 7:02 pm
(February 20, 2016 at 6:40 pm)comet Wrote: anything a human thinks is natural and human. It aint rocket science.
You would have to define "human" and "natural" first :p
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 22, 2016 at 11:31 pm
It's a little embarrassing that David Cameron had to come out and claim that Britain is a religious nation, and a little insulting that he claimed that the Theism of our nation is the cause of our religious freedom, including Atheism.
We're an Atheist nation, and this much is very evident. Speaking of which, how religious was ancient Greece? They had some incredibly strong philosophers, and I can imagine they were most likely Agnostic.
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RE: Atheism is as natural as religion, study suggests
February 23, 2016 at 3:11 am
Cameron talks absolute shit. It is scary that he has any sort of power.
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