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Americans with 'no religious affiliation' on the rise in America -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Oct 15 '12, 06:17

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link (www.pewforum.org)

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Without reading the article, I can only assume it's because more and more people are realizing that so much of organized religion is kinda BS. - Jim Oct 15, 06:21 19
- amen. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 06:37
- This is probably correct. Not a decrease in belief in God, but a decrease in adherence to organized religion. -- nm - TWuG Oct 15, 06:29 17
  - Well there's also a rise in people doubting the existence of God according to the article... -- nm - Guigue Oct 15, 06:33 11
    - I'm somewhat shocked that 80% still say they never doubt the existence of God. - ty97 Oct 15, 06:36 3
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        This is where I expect many (most?) religious people fall and why it comes down to interpretation of the question. -- nm - ty97 Oct 15, 06:50
      - Hell, I'm about as confirmed an athiest as you can get and still wonder if I'm wrong on occasion. -- nm - TWuG Oct 15, 06:44
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      - why would you doubt it? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 15, 06:38
      - I think I disagree. I think the rise in 'unaffiliateds' without a sharp rise in atheists/agnostics is evidence of the opposite. - ty97 Oct 15, 06:38 1
        
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      - Ok honest question: why do you guys believe so firmly there's not change in the belief of God? -- nm - Guigue Oct 15, 06:37 2
        
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        "You guys" being Jim you and Ty -- nm - Guigue Oct 15, 06:42
  - With more and more corruption and bad press...it's only natural for people to say, "Fuck you Jobu, I do it myself." -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 06:31 2
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      - Is bad to steal Jobu's rum. Is VERY bad. -- nm - Jim Oct 15, 06:36
  - Yes, the main rise is in 'unaffiliateds', not atheists or agnostics. - ty97 Oct 15, 06:31 1
    - Direct link to summary chart -- (link) - ty97 Oct 15, 06:32

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