Atheist 2008 Statistics

Sources:
Statistics in regards to Europe came from religious organization called Tearfund.
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf

Statistics in regards to America came from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/743/united-states-religion

Atheism growing came from..
http://www.adherents.com/

Societal Health statistics come from numerous sources, such as The journal of Religion and Society
http://moses.creighton.edu/jrs/2005/2005-11.html
but the specific quotation comes from "The Cambridge Companion to Atheism" by Zuckerman. More information can be found in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcrW3CUtek


National Academy of Sciences statistics come from a study in the Journal Nature, by Larson & Whitham in 1998.
http://atheists.org/flash_line/atheism1.htm

Intelligence and Education statistics come from the Tearfund organization as linked previously as well as DOZENS of studies that can be summed up by Paul Bell in an article in Mensa magazine.
Bell, Paul. "Would you believe it?" Mensa Magazine, Feb. 2002, pp. 12--13

Prison Statistics can be found here..
http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm

Divorce Statistics can be found here..
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

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[bigwillgrz]

first off non believers and atheists are two different things

second not affiliated with a religion does not mean atheist either

third atheists and agnostics are also two WAYYYYY different things

[frankwillia]

hilarious

[TheLovesong85]

@JrdnSn only if you believe in hell. if god exists he will judge me on the content of my heart. not in my ability to believe in imaginary figures. I never believed in santa claus or the tooth fairy or that the boogey man was going to come and get me. and some stupid book will never convince me that in this shitty world there is some all knowing all powerful being watching me.

[JrdnSn]

heres another stat. 100% of athiests go to hell.

[MrNoraden]

Only the stupid are sure, we all really need to be open to new ideas and possibilities, I'm an atheist myself, because of all the counter evidence against god, while also refusing to believe in a deity that sits idle while millions of people get slaughtered from diseases, war, poverty, but I'm still open to the slight, the Very Very very small chance that there actually is a God

[judoisoww]

the original creator of this video is the victim of false DMCAs

[Rockster969]

What a succinct paragraph xxWARKILLxx

This human necessity for immortality thang seems hard wired almost but its just a bad program and yes it's just malicious early software methinks?

[xxWARKILLxx]

I would much rather follow a path of nothingness knowing it was true than a path of delusion hoping it was true. The human necessity for "Faith" is a dangerous one, and yet most feel they need it for sanity's sake, primal human need? the need to believe in something knowing it could be false? I for one respectfully reject it. Nothing against Religion, It teaches good values most of the time, but I don't need a book of contradictions to tell me how to live my life. I live a happy life, do you?

[ralph1818]

What is a false correlation, according to you?

Modern science disproves the creation myths of your religion (and other creation myths).

I'll show you more links regarding education, intelligence, and religion.

[ralph1818]

I don't think you KNOW what the "no true scotsman" logical fallacy is. How ignorant is that?

Must I give you the link to the logical fallacy?

[AstroScorp1]

Too bad you didn't actually click the 'reply' on this. I wonder if this was written only for everyone else to see....

This isn't a logical fallacy as I explain but its obvious that you aren't paying real attention to my arguments. It sounds like you are projecting onto me and not wanting to admit that all of your thoughts about the world are far, far too simple. You want to say 'no true scotsman' and think you are right about people who go to prison?? How ignorant and ridiculous is that?

[AstroScorp1]

It's obvious that its a false correlation. Religion has been a long time coming--modern science is relatively new. One does not usurp the other. This is a radical error of the modern atheist mind. They cut off history and misunderstand it completely. Think for yourself and don't let false correlations confuse you. Things are not so black and white as we make them.

Take care.