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I'd say that pretty much makes perfect sense, since most cultures tend to have a fairly significant religious population, and breaking the barrier of what one is taught in childhood requires that one questions and informs himself to make his own decisions apart from societal expectations.
Buried in the article, cause we wouldn't want to confuse anyone.
Not surprisingly, those who said they attended worship at least once a week and considered religion important in their lives often performed better on the overall survey.
Buried in the article, cause we wouldn't want to confuse anyone.
Not surprisingly, those who said they attended worship at least once a week and considered religion important in their lives often performed better on the overall survey.
Well yeah, that makes sense too. People that actually participate know more then those who don't. I wonder what the break down is of people who identify themselves as religious but dont go to Church/temple/etc versus those who do.
Buried in the article, cause we wouldn't want to confuse anyone.
Not surprisingly, those who said they attended worship at least once a week and considered religion important in their lives often performed better on the overall survey.
Well yeah, that makes sense too. People that actually participate know more then those who don't. I wonder what the break down is of people who identify themselves as religious but dont go to Church/temple/etc versus those who do.
That's the antithesis to the title of your thread tho, so which is it?
Well yeah, that makes sense too. People that actually participate know more then those who don't. I wonder what the break down is of people who identify themselves as religious but dont go to Church/temple/etc versus those who do.
That's the antithesis to the title of your thread tho, so which is it?
Atheists on the whole know more about religion than people who identify themselves as religious. However, not all people who identify themselves as religious actually attend worship services. That's the difference.
New PEW study shows that Atheists, Jews and Mormons know more about religion then Catholics and Protestants..
Survey: Atheists most knowledgeable about religion
Well yeah, that makes sense too. People that actually participate know more then those who don't. I wonder what the break down is of people who identify themselves as religious but dont go to Church/temple/etc versus those who do.
That's the antithesis to the title of your thread tho, so which is it?
Atheists on the whole know more about religion than people who identify themselves as religious. However, not all people who identify themselves as religious actually attend worship services. That's the difference.
That's the antithesis to the title of your thread tho, so which is it?
Atheists on the whole know more about religion than people who identify themselves as religious. However, not all people who identify themselves as religious actually attend worship services. That's the difference.
I would say that atheists know more about the generalities of religion as it relates to whether or not it is a reasonable choice, but when it comes to knowing the specifics of various doctrine, I would expect that they know much less. Their primary goal is probably to make a decision on whether or not they choose to believe, rather than choosing what doctrine to follow.
Atheists on the whole know more about religion than people who identify themselves as religious. However, not all people who identify themselves as religious actually attend worship services. That's the difference.
I would say that atheists know more about the generalities of religion as it relates to whether or not it is a reasonable choice, but when it comes to knowing the specifics of various doctrine, I would expect that they know much less. Their primary goal is probably to make a decision on whether or not they choose to believe, rather than choosing what doctrine to follow.
Sounds to me like the survey was skewed toward historical and academic questions over doctrinal or practical questions. In other words, it sounds biased toward people who learn about religion in college classes rather than learning it by attending church and practicing the religion.
That's the antithesis to the title of your thread tho, so which is it?
Atheists on the whole know more about religion than people who identify themselves as religious. However, not all people who identify themselves as religious actually attend worship services. That's the difference.
Why would you bother knowing details about something you don't believe? I mean, I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I don't make a study of him or spend time constructing arguments against his existence.
If you're an atheist, haven't you already formed an opinion? I think her point is that they persist beyond forming an opinion or making a decision.
That's the antithesis to the title of your thread tho, so which is it?
Atheists on the whole know more about religion than people who identify themselves as religious. However, not all people who identify themselves as religious actually attend worship services. That's the difference.
Why would you bother knowing details about something you don't believe?
If you're an atheist, haven't you already formed an opinion? I think her point is that they persist beyond forming an opinion or making a decision.
I wasn't born an atheist. I had to learn about religion first before deciding to become an Atheist.
If you're an atheist, haven't you already formed an opinion? I think her point is that they persist beyond forming an opinion or making a decision.
I wasn't born an atheist. I had to learn about religion first before deciding to become an Atheist.
You're missing the point, even though you had to learn about certain aspects of a particular religion to decide whether or not to accept or reject it, you still have not learned the same amount that a person devoted to the religion has learned over years of studying it and practicing it.
