BG Feel Good Thread: Atheists Know More About Religion Than Believers

[Acturus]

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/28/...han-believers/

Survey: Atheists Know More About Religion Than Believers
By: Megan Friedman (3 hours ago)
Topics: Religion, christianity, Survey, atheism, agnosticism, mormonism, judaism

Have a question about religion? You ought to ask someone who has completely rejected it.

According to a survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, atheists and agnostics tend to know more about religion than members of most faiths, the Los Angeles Times reports. For example, most Protestants could not identify Martin Luther as the founder of the Protestant movement. Atheists took the top spot in the survey, followed by a tie between Mormons and Jews.

(More on NewsFeed: Atheists are the new movie villains.)

Why did atheists do so well? The study concluded that those who reject faith often do so after growing up in a religious household, and studying and deliberating keeping the faith. Also, atheists and agnostics tend to be better educated in general. Why did Christians do so poorly? It may be because once someone accepts a faith, they stop examining it.

(More on TIME.com: What your brain looks like on faith.)

The survey had one bright spot, at least: 80% of respondents knew that Mother Teresa was a Catholic.

[Mohoss]

1) I like this.
2) inb4 shitstorm

[Abandon]

this isn't really news.

[Egon]

Even I will agree with this.

[Stumblingdrunk]

Even I will agree with this.

Ok, i think we can go ahead and end general discussion right here

[BerenTebogo]

While I was in the gym CNN was on and discussing this for a good 25 minutes straight. I couldn't hear it but it made me chuckle that it got so much attention, figured this was common knowledge.

[Guitarman]

Feel good for some, maybe.

I really don't know which bothers me more, the believers that are completely glassy-eyed, "ill believe everything in the bible because it MUST BE TRUE" rednecks, the one "raptor jesus" was borne from, or the atheists who assume anyone who believes a higher power is possible must fall into the aforementioned category. Really, i'm stymied. Oh well, shake my head and move on.

Yay for the painfully obvious flamewar thread. Really, kudos.

[Khalil]

It's not really news. On average, atheists and agnostics are way better educated to religious believers.

[Takedown3]

HURRAH I IS SMRT

[Obev]

Atheists know more about religion than believers.

Ergo, atheists have read the bible and believers haven't.
Ergo, reading the bible makes you an atheist.

Take the bible out of schools - it's making our kids into atheists!




logic schmogic.

[Blarg]

Well if we are going to destroy christmas we need to know our enemies

[Mizango]

Saw this on GMA this morning. DUHHHHH

[Correction]

I object to this study.

Atheists know more about just about everything than Believers, not just Religion.

[ZarakiKujata]

Quite the atheist circlejerk up in this bitch.

[Eratosthenes]

We know circle-jerking at least as well as we know religion.

[chiyio]

This is pretty obvious to anybody who's ever discussed religion with anyone.

[Xno Kappa]

I know Jesus, pretty cool guy.

[Syntex]

Sad but true.

[Gadritan]

I know Jesus, pretty cool guy.

As do I. He's number Juan in my book.

[Max™]

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images...ull%20size.jpg

Thor 1, Christfags: 0, gg!