tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post5470852856146058471..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: Answering Atheist MythologyBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-3088121993464907052009-03-10T08:45:00.000-07:002009-03-10T08:45:00.000-07:00Measuring what people believe is a tricky business...Measuring what people believe is a tricky business. But here's the latest data from Trinity College, Hartford:<BR/><BR/>http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/<BR/><BR/>"Only1.6 percent of Americans call themselves atheist or agnostic. <I><B>But based on stated beliefs, 12 percent are atheist (no God) or agnostic (unsure),</B></I> while 12 percent more are deistic (believe in a higher power Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-78026501461162038372009-03-08T19:05:00.000-07:002009-03-08T19:05:00.000-07:00they read the statistics wrong. That's clear. It i...they read the statistics wrong. That's clear. It is probalby true that more people in prision actually call themselves Christians. I exaplined why that would be the case. But the numbers are way out of proportion.<BR/><BR/>1 in 10 in prison are atheist, but only 3% of the population is atheist. The figures on "Christians" the standard bell curve given the population. Atheists are out of Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-10311064214769441662009-03-08T14:17:00.000-07:002009-03-08T14:17:00.000-07:00If I recall correctly, Vox Day showed in TIA that ...If I recall correctly, Vox Day showed in TIA that statistics do not support the idea that atheists go to prison less often.<BR/><BR/>Can you give me a link were you provided statistics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com