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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
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 Posted - 08/21/2007 : 22:08:06
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"Which religion do you associate with?"- poll on Larry King Live
Will probably change soon...
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"Any religion that makes a form of torture into an icon that they worship seems to me a pretty sick sort of religion quite honestly"
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2007 : 22:26:44 [Permalink]
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Thanks you! I posted my preference. I always go with the majority.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 05:21:05 [Permalink]
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| It has changed - now 72% atheism. |
by Filthy
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 08/22/2007 : 05:27:02 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
It has changed - now 72% atheism.
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That's only because there is wireless broadband in Hell, while the Internet is banned in Heaven.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
4955 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 05:34:13 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Starman
"Which religion do you associate with?"- poll on Larry King Live
Will probably change soon...
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Actually, as of 8:33 AM Eastern, it's now 72%... |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 06:28:54 [Permalink]
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Ok fellas, I'm having a little trouble with this. There is no way in hell that any religion poll taken in the US is going to be 70+ percent atheist out of 19 & some-odd thousand responses. We just ain't all that popular.
This poll's been jiggered.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
13476 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 07:04:04 [Permalink]
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Filthy:
This poll's been jiggered. |
Pretty funny though... |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 07:14:58 [Permalink]
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As of about 9:45 Eastern:Which religion do you associate with?
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Christianity 14% 2683
Judaism 4% 754
Islam 1% 281
Buddhism 1% 97
Hinduism 0% 63
Jehovah's Witnesses 1% 167
Atheism 72% 13678
Agnostic 3% 542
I am spiritual, but of no religion 3% 560
Mine's not listed 1% 209
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Total Votes: 19034
This is not a scientific poll
Since when are Jehovah's Witnesses not Christians? |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 07:35:44 [Permalink]
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I, too, find it difficult to believe atheists are the majority. But atheists have been bullied by the theist majority for so long, they've gotten into a habit of carefully hiding their beliefs. It's possible that there are many more atheists around than have ever been accurately counted. I'd like to see a real, scientific poll. I'm betting it would produce a huge surprise.
I suspect atheism is the largest single "denomination" in America.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 07:45:32 [Permalink]
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Kil's got it right, it's hilarius.
I will again do some drive-bys at the usual suspect's places and see if there's any comment. I rather doubt there will be, but who knows? There could be some real apoplexy waiting to be appreciated.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
3739 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 08:11:32 [Permalink]
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Well, the 4% Judaism is in line with more reliable stats from religious adherents.
Dave wrote: | Since when are Jehovah's Witnesses not Christians? |
Indeed! They more resemble the traditional mainline sects than Mormons do, but what do you bet Mormons are checking "Christianity".
It really pisses me off every time I see Christianity all lumped together. I think it should be broken up into at least the major sects. Something like: Catholic, Protestant, Nondenominational, Mormon, and perhaps Other. That would be a much more useful and informative poll. |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
3192 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 08:13:40 [Permalink]
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| Id like to see the same poll on O'rielys show...1% Atheist |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 08:22:22 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
This poll's been jiggered. |
Well, yeah:I'm sure there are lots more, but it's only been two days so Google hasn't caught 'em all, yet. I'm pretty sure the "movement" started at Infidels, though.
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 08:56:59 [Permalink]
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| And according to commenters on Pharyngula, someplace called "4chan" is largely responsible for the huge spike in atheist votes. I can't get to the site now. |
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
26020 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 09:28:50 [Permalink]
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About 12:25 PM:Christianity 14% 2861
Judaism 4% 768
Islam 2% 312
Buddhism 1% 111
Hinduism 0% 69
Jehovah's Witnesses 1% 171
Atheism 72% 14729
Agnostic 3% 632
I am spiritual, but of no religion 3% 609
Mine's not listed 1% 235
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Total Votes: 20497
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TG
Skeptic Friend
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2007 : 09:50:43 [Permalink]
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Pretty funny. When did atheism become a religion? A world view or philosophical position perhaps, but a religion?
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This is not a scientific poll.
