In a survey of 50 countries, the US has one of the lowest percentages of atheists

[Zay]

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html

Mixed blessing?

I found this link because I was inspired by:

quote:Originally posted by Digital_Savior:

The forefathers were Christians...I'd hardly call our Judeo-Christian beliefs a wave that is NOW sweeping this nation.

If anything, atheism is sweeping the nation.

[This message has been edited by Zay (edited 03-27-2006).]

[Adrenochrome]

That’s because America is filled with retards.

[Beta69]

I also don't think someone suggested christianity was just now sweeping the nation (christianity in general is in decline) but the fundementalist view is gaining power.

[IanBoyd3]

Americans have a high, luxurious standard of living. The belief in God is much easier that way. Also, all the institutions and mass media that support christianity, added to the parents bringing them up that way, so intertwine religion in lives that is becomes very hard to separate. Creationists tend to have lives so dependent on their religion being right that they ignore evidence and reason irrationally, adjusting the way they perceive things to fit their ideals.

[Elephantitis Man]

All non-Americans are heathen scum!

[Fanglekai]

No one surveyed me.

+1 atheist

[iSoape]

quote:Originally posted by Fanglekai:

No one surveyed me.

+1 atheist

Make that +2 .

[TheKillerMonkey]

quote:Originally posted by IanBoyd3:

Americans have a high, luxurious standard of living. The belief in God is much easier that way. Also, all the institutions and mass media that support christianity, added to the parents bringing them up that way, so intertwine religion in lives that is becomes very hard to separate. Creationists tend to have lives so dependent on their religion being right that they ignore evidence and reason irrationally, adjusting the way they perceive things to fit their ideals.

Actually, a lot of countries that have a higher amount of Atheist on that list do actually have a higher standard of living than the US.

To name a few:

Sweden

Finland

Japan

Denmark

Iceland

Australia

[IanBoyd3]

quote:Originally posted by TheKillerMonkey:

Actually, a lot of countries that have a higher amount of Atheist on that list do actually have a higher standard of living than the US.

To name a few:

Sweden

Finland

Japan

Denmark

Iceland

Australia

Hmm...I was actually not aware any countries had a higher standard of living. That is a surprise. Huh. Well then, perhaps it's more mass media and american insecurity? I don't know.

[jsaxton14]

I posted this in another thread, but I think it's relevant to this thread, too. Atheists are the most distrusted minority and the US