atheists only (minority, Christian, verse, Christ, Atheism)

[longshanks]

how many of us are there in the world, and numerically where do we rank, 3rd, 4th largest etc

[Kungfuzed]

Well, there's at least one here in Delaware.

[Bouncing Ball]

That makes 3 of us together. Soon we can build an army, muhahaha..
Better get some people, the more atheist the more truth we hold!!

being serious though, I have no idea. I saw so many different numbers so far..
I think it's hard to calculate as in some countries it's not easy being non-religious..

[Panda]

We have 4 now .
I think we are a substantial minority.

[logician]

The number of people who claim to be atheists is much smaller than the number who probably are practical atheists, i.e. don't really believe in god, but peer pressure requires they "remain in the closet".

[robtex]

Originally Posted by logician

The number of people who claim to be atheists is much smaller than the number who probably are practical atheists, i.e. don't really believe in god, but peer pressure requires they "remain in the closet".

that seems to be the case with a high frequency where I live. I am open about my atheism and attract others who either say to me "I am an atheist, or I don't believe there is a God" and than follow it up with "don't tell anyone" .

[Aasimar]

Yeah, oddly the number of people who are atheist and claim too be is fairly small.

Conversely the number of people who claim to be Christian but actually aren't is probably much larger.

I've never met anybody who called themselves an atheist to avoid hassle, but I've met plenty who just say they're Christian so they don't have to deal with it.

[logician]

I work in an office of very religious people, and claiming I am an atheist would definintely not go over well. Since I usually don't discuss religion and politics at work, it's not too much of a problem, but it still irks me how close-minded most people are on the subject.

[charles brough]

Even if we atheists were a large percentage of the world's population, we would still lack effectiveness because we have nothing else but a non-belief in common. We agree on little else.

My study and research leads me to conclude that all the world's mainstream civilizations have been based upon world-view or ideological systems that answered four important human questions:

1) what is our origin?
2) what is our goal(s)?
3) what moral means do we follow to achieve it?
4) what stands in our way?

All we agree on there is probably evolution as the answer to #1. Until we adopt a whole belief system that clearly and emphatically sets out for us the goals we need to achieve, the moral means we need to follow to achieve them and what stands in our way, we will stay on the sidelines while the old religions put us in wars to fight it out---eventually with atomic bombs---in the so-called "Holy Land."

I suggest a proposal in: HOME PAGE

charles

[logician]

Originally Posted by charles brough

Even if we atheists were a large percentage of the world's population, we would still lack effectiveness because we have nothing else but a non-belief in common. We agree on little else.

My study and research leads me to conclude that all the world's mainstream civilizations have been based upon world-view or ideological systems that answered four important human questions:

1) what is our origin?
2) what is our goal(s)?
3) what moral means do we follow to achieve it?
4) what stands in our way?

All we agree on there is probably evolution as the answer to #1. Until we adopt a whole belief system that clearly and emphatically sets out for us the goals we need to achieve, the moral means we need to follow to achieve them and what stands in our way, we will stay on the sidelines while the old religions put us in wars to fight it out---eventually with atomic bombs---in the so-called "Holy Land."

I suggest a proposal in: HOME PAGE

charles

Interesting post.