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Author Topic:   I Am Not An Atheist!
bluegenes
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Message 14 of 382 (496841)
01-31-2009 2:19 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by Granny Magda
01-31-2009 1:21 AM


Re: "Evolutionism" ≠ Atheism
Granny writes:
In the US, about 40% believe evolution to be true, yet only about 4% are non-religious.
About 15% are non-religious, Granny. Your link actually agrees with that, and it fits what I've found over the last few years. The non-religious are by far the fastest growing sector. About two thirds of them are non-theists, and the other third vague deist/theist types (probably where the Percys of this world fit in). That's why the often quoted statistic that 90% of Americans believe in God is also correct.
An easy to remember approximation is:
75% Christian, 10% other religions, 5% deist, and 10% non-theist, with the last two making up those who will tick the "no religion" box on questionnaires.
Note the interesting stats for Judaism in your wiki link. Jews have the highest education levels, and the religion's being decimated. About 20% are non-religious, and 25% have left for other religions (hardly surprising, as about 50% are marrying non-Jews).
You're right, of course, in saying that there are more theistic evolutionists than non-theistic evolutionists. Actual self described atheist evolutionists may be only 5% of the population, making the creationist view that evolution = atheism look ridiculous (like all their other claims, when you think about it ).

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bluegenes
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Message 49 of 382 (497212)
02-02-2009 2:49 PM
Reply to: Message 47 by Percy
02-02-2009 1:44 PM


Derogatory!!
Percy writes:
Perhaps the real question should be, "Why do some Christians feel the need to assign derogatory and inapplicable labels to people they don't agree with?"
While the description "atheists" is certainly inapplicable when applied to theists, it can never be derogatory.

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bluegenes
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Message 302 of 382 (501087)
03-04-2009 5:47 AM
Reply to: Message 301 by Cold Foreign Object
03-03-2009 10:52 PM


Re: Percy Agnostic?
Ray writes:
Atheism believes matter has had eternal existence because no deity exists to have caused its existence.
It does? That's news to me, and I'm an atheist.
Welcome to EvC.

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