Athiesm Fails

[Starman]

Atheism fails

Atheists relentlessly claim their own intellectualism and "rationality".
Then why do they forsake their own beliefs, if they're so brilliant and rational?

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[Captain Obvious]

Thread fails

Belongs in Rants IMHO

[Chris]

Because most atheism--actually antitheism--is based on so much BS.

[DGUtley]

@Starman I agree with the premise, but that data is 9 years old. I'm Roman Catholic and see it all the time -- they stray in their 20's but come back when the babies come. Do you have anything more recent? DGU.

[Starman]

Atheism fails

Atheists relentlessly claim their own intellectualism and "rationality".
Then why do they forsake their own beliefs, if they're so brilliant and rational?

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In my haste and exciteableness, I misspelled "Atheism Fails" and juxtaposed "i" and "e".
The old adage of i before e except after c must have subcutaneously dermatited itself upon my cerebrality.

I prostate myself most humbly in apologencia.

[Starman]

@Starman I agree with the premise, but that data is 9 years old. I'm Roman Catholic and see it all the time -- they stray in their 20's but come back when the babies come. Do you have anything more recent? DGU.

I just recently stumbled across it. I have no control over Pew Research, but rather doubt that such deeply held beliefs change dramatically in just nine years. One should not doubt findings simply because they are not within your desired time frame, and nine years is a rather short one. You should search for it yourself, since you seem to care about it.

[Chris]

@Starman I agree with the premise, but that data is 9 years old. I'm Roman Catholic and see it all the time -- they stray in their 20's but come back when the babies come. Do you have anything more recent? DGU.

There's this, which I'm having a bit of trouble interpreting, but I'll post anyhow.

Retention Rates of Religious and Unaffiliated Americans

Our new Graphic of the Week examines how formative experiences with or without religion impact the likelihood of identifying as religious later in life. Ninety-three percent of Americans report that they raised in a religious household, compared to just seven percent who were raised with no formal religious affiliation. As the graphic illustrates, the current religious affiliation of the two groups is markedly different. Among those who were raised in a religious household, 84% report identifying with a specific religious denomination or tradition as adults. In contrast, among those who were raised without religion, the majority (53%) say they are religiously unaffiliated, a group that includes self-identified atheists and agnostics, seculars (who say they are not religious) and unattached believers (who say they are religious). Interestingly, nearly half (47%) of Americans raised without a formal religious affiliation now claim a religious identity as adults.

The graphic:





I found this, too, STUDY SHOWS CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS HIGHEST RETENTION RATE, but it seems focused on England and Wales.

[Chris]

I think this is the more important view, the intergenerational one, from Millennials increasingly are driving growth of ‘nones’:

[Crepitus]

Atheism fails at what? You know it's not a religion right?

On a separate note, how come all you "personal responsibility " types are expecting god to save you and provide for you an afterlife?

[Common Sense]

Geeze...someone sure has a stick up their but about atheists. Could you imagine someone posted this many threads bashing Christianity? One might call that person an anti theist.

Is the OP an anti atheist?

Not to mention the OP doesn't make any sense.