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Actually religions are not losing members. That is only your opinion and you cannot back up that claim.
Originally posted by six67seven
Actually religions are not losing members. That is only your opinion and you cannot back up that claim.
Actually, I can back up that claim with numbers
Religions losing members
Actually that article is about people who don't have a SPECIFIC religious identity. You are grasping for straws if you are making the leap that they are claiming atheism. It is only a move away from the traditional religion title.
The same can be said about evolution.
How on earth can evolution be used as a weapon? It makes no claims regarding genocide!!
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Originally posted by six67seven
Actually religions are not losing members. That is only your opinion and you cannot back up that claim.
Actually, I can back up that claim with numbers
Religions losing members
Actually that article is about people who don't have a SPECIFIC religious identity. You are grasping for straws if you are making the leap that they are claiming atheism. It is only a move away from the traditional religion title.
You do realize that if the amount of atheists as a percentage of the overall population increases, the amount of believers has to decrease, right? For crying out loud, please try to think logically!
And NO, it they're talking about people with NO religious identity...it even says so in the title Sorry to burst your bubble...edit on 27-2-2011 by MrXYZ because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Originally posted by six67seven
Actually religions are not losing members. That is only your opinion and you cannot back up that claim.
Actually, I can back up that claim with numbers
Religions losing members
Actually that article is about people who don't have a SPECIFIC religious identity. You are grasping for straws if you are making the leap that they are claiming atheism. It is only a move away from the traditional religion title.
You do realize that if the amount of atheists as a percentage of the overall population increases, the amount of believers has to decrease, right? For crying out loud, please try to think logically!
And NO, it they're talking about people with NO religious identity...it even says so in the title Sorry to burst your bubble...
And of course there's more hard evidence showing dropping numbers of religious people. More specifically Catholics and Protestants in the US have been facing dropping number for years now
LINK
edit on 27-2-2011 by MrXYZ because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MrXYZ
reply to post by six67seven
Our "leap of faith" (lol) consists of a fossil record that matches perfectly, DNA analysis which also fits perfectly, and migratory paters that also fit perfectly.
Compared to the bible's "talking snake incest creationism" story, it's got a ridiculous amount of evidence backing it up...and over the last 150 years, it hasn't been debunked as you claim. It wouldn't still be called a theory if it were
A 2004 survey by the CIA in the World Factbook estimates about 12.5% of the world's population are non-religious, and about 2.4% are atheists.
A 2004 survey by the Pew Research Center showed that in the United States, 12% of people under 30 and 6% of people over 30 could be characterized as non-religious.
Originally posted by six67seven
Originally posted by MrXYZ
reply to post by six67seven
Our "leap of faith" (lol) consists of a fossil record that matches perfectly, DNA analysis which also fits perfectly, and migratory paters that also fit perfectly.
Compared to the bible's "talking snake incest creationism" story, it's got a ridiculous amount of evidence backing it up...and over the last 150 years, it hasn't been debunked as you claim. It wouldn't still be called a theory if it were
I hope you are talking about microevolution. If you are not... you got a lot of explaining to do.
Originally posted by Aeons
I don't have a religion and I am an atheist are actually two different things.
Originally posted by MrXYZ
Originally posted by Aeons
I don't have a religion and I am an atheist are actually two different things.
Of course they aren't. Even if you don't follow a major religion, if you believe in a deity you are pretty much creating your own personal religion. Which of course also isn't based on objective evidence...but still a religion. So how can you be a non-believer and still not be an atheist?
Many people who have no religion are not creating their own religion.
Originally posted by BeenieWeenie
reply to post by Aeons
Many people who have no religion are not creating their own religion.
Maybe what they meant was that many who have no religion are creating their own gods.... themselves.
Originally posted by BeenieWeenie
reply to post by Aeons
Many people who have no religion are not creating their own religion.
Maybe what they meant was that many who have no religion are creating their own gods.... themselves.
Originally posted by six67seven
If God exists and he created the universe, you're damn right we should talk all about the rules in the bible, as they would be the most relevant rules on earth.edit on 26-2-2011 by six67seven because: grammar
The elitist no very well their is a God. The know of the truth about Christ.