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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:51 PM Original message |
21% of atheists and 55% of agnostics believe in god |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. 21% of atheists and 55% of agnostics |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. And then there's me, who JUST DOESN'T CARE! |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You forgot chocolate, |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Chocolate's not alive. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Fozen yogurt is alive? |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
51. I object |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Another Athiests for God! |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. oh for pete's sake.... |
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nxylas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. Who are these 8% of atheists who are certain God exists? |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
42. Is it possible they didn't understand the question? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. As to the second point, I've been saying that's the case |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. this poll is by the Pew Report |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Not conservative no. Pew is very reputable |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. maybe not as much as they used to be - I honestly don't know |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. None of these think tanks are QUITE as liberal or conservative as some believe |
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rexcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. They might not be "conservative".... |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
11. And to think |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. you are making assumptions |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. 8% misidentification |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. That's a nice little fantasy you've got there. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Or not so secretly laugh at the idea of him. |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. Speak for yourself, Mr. Gauger |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Some people? |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. "But they're not really Scotsmen" |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Oh, Zeb. You're always good for a laugh. |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. The Scotsman fallacy requires a change in definition |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Which do you think is greater- |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. If you have evidence of such a phenomenon, |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I'm gay |
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cyborg_jim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. The clue train is still waiting for you to board |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Not shameful, |
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cyborg_jim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-27-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Nope |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. You're asking for poll numbers showing |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. You are the one making the claim, |
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cyborg_jim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. You really need to board the clue train |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 04:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
28. "You have a supermajority" LOL! |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-29-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
62. Eight percent of circles are actually squares. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Well, circles in the "taxicab metric" -- do look like squares |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
67. Haven't seen you in ages here, and this is what you jump in on? |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. T'was a year ago, Silent3 |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. The first survey only shows |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Anybody who doesn't believe in the great Flying Spaghetti Monster |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. Isn't that the percentage of florida jews who voted Buchanan? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. exactly. n/t |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Funny thing that you mentioned |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. The problem with polls is that there are fucking morons designing them, and stupid idiots responding |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's a contradiction of terms. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. Then there's the longstanding American tradition of lying for polls. |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I find it more likely that they just don't know what the words mean. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:33 AM Response to Reply #24 |
34. We know from New Hampshire, though, that people do mess with polls. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #24 |
60. I forget what the figures are... |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-23-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. Idiots. Morons. Cretins. Imbeciles. |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
64. Yup. |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
26. And 18% of Americans believe the Sun orbits the Earth |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 04:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Notice "Other/don't know" is included in that figure |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
29. In other words, 21% of self-described atheists are actually probably deists |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Do you have any documentation of 'atheist' being used in that way? |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
55. regardless |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #29 |
58. I love it when you tell other people what they believe. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
30. LOL |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Somebody gets it! |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:23 AM Original message |
Well thats a bunch of bullshit...nt |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
38. Well thats a bunch of bullshit...nt |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
53. I wonder WHICH god they believe in? n/t |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. That would have been a better |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-26-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Atheism/theism is not a multiple choice question |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-28-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
61. I see a possible explanation in the inclusion of "universal spirit" there. |
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Dufaeth (764 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
63. Maybe they thought the questions was ... |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
66. Actually, I don't find this position odd or laughable: several times in this forum, I've posted |
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