FROM thehumanist/news/religion/do-you-believe-in-atheists-who-believe-in-god The definition of an atheist is someone who lacks a belief in any kind of deity. Alternately, an atheist could be defined as someone who asserts that no kind of deity exists. With either definition in mind, how did the Pew Religious Landscape Survey discover that one in five self-identified atheists believe in God? ... The findings from the Pew Religious Landscape survey demonstrate that “atheist” is still a label that is somewhat in flux. In a society dominated by religion, nonreligious individuals may still struggle to define themselves. How one chooses to identify can also be deeply personal, and what “atheism” means to one individual may be slightly different to another. However, this does not mean that many different types of atheists can’t come together around issues that are important to all secular people. No matter what atheism means to each of us, we can probably all agree that we’re better off when the separation of church and state is protected and our civil rights as nontheists are upheld.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:40:52 +0000
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