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Permalink Reply by HisDudeliness TheVenerable Peter on April 27, 2012 at 12:23am

'As far as "the secular cause" is concerned, the worst enemy isn't the theocrats, ...it's complacency'

 

I agree, this sums up the UK I think. Most I fear just can't be bothered or see the C of E as a traditional institution and fail to realise the impact and influence it has, particularly with 26 non elected bishops sitting in the House of Lords ( upper house).

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Permalink Reply by Ficking Chucken on April 22, 2012 at 6:30pm

After much thought I can only come up with one for sure. Maybe two: Though he only stated that when you die, that's it, game over. Not sure if that negates a belief in an deity. However, hopefully, some time this summer I plan to attend a campout with some unknown folks who belong to an atheist Meet-up group.

Probably meet some atheists there. 

Most of Alaska is completely evangelical or classic Christian with a huge mega-dose of Mormonism(including polygamist sects that seem to operate with impunity here). It is a terrible place to find other non-believers.

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Permalink Reply by Ficking Chucken on April 24, 2012 at 2:45am

I just remembered the young bartender that I met in Seward (AK) a few months ago. I guess that makes two for sure and one probable. None of them live within 350 miles of me.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on April 22, 2012 at 7:11pm

I have known 4 atheists, 3 of which are still alive and 3 agnostics.  My son counts as one of the Atheists I know, He may only be four but he was born atheist and remains an atheist until he decides otherwise. 

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Permalink Reply by R.Vasanthan on April 23, 2012 at 4:50am

None.

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on April 23, 2012 at 9:08am

Not counting people on Nexus....

Family or origin, none.

There's my partner.  Probably my "inlaws" but they live in China, I don't speak Chinese, and haven't talked about it.

Actively at work, none.  There are a couple of remote connections at work.

Meetup - since it's an atheist meetup, that would be all of them.  I'm guessing 25 or 30.  I don't know them outside of the meetup or here.

Damn.  37gazillion theists and what, a few atheists I can count on my hands?  Still, it's not something that comes up at work, and I imagine there are quite a few.  The couple of atheists at work that I feel certain about have been, how should I say?  Not exactly nice people.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on April 23, 2012 at 9:40am

Not sure exactly, but probably around 10.

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Permalink Reply by Joe C on April 23, 2012 at 12:08pm

People i know who actually, fully think of themselves as "atheist": probably like 10

People i know who just happen to be non-religious and/or don't believe in god(s): probably around a 100.

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Permalink Reply by Jezzy on April 24, 2012 at 2:11am

Atheist Siblings/In-laws/Parent/Cousin- 8
Atheist Hometown Friends- 19
Atheist College/Group Friends- 30
Evil Ex-boyfriend- 1

So around 58 or more in total I guess, though some of them I barely know, others may have moved, etc... It's a pretty diverse group all in all. A bunch of really cool people. From young teens to over 60 years old, students, workers, my professors (lol), my family, friends, artists, scientists, feminists, progressives, transhumanists, etc etc.

For a couple I am assuming they're atheists. So there may be a variant of one or two. :/

Two of them I did first meet on this site, but know in person as well. I'm only including people I have met.

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Permalink Reply by Joshua Francom on April 24, 2012 at 2:57am

Most of my friends growing up were actually atheists. I was the religious guy until I started thinking. I always thought they respected my steadfastness to my faith, until I became an atheist and really realized how crazy religious people look.

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Permalink Reply by matthew greenberg on April 24, 2012 at 8:29am

great question.  since i've been more vocal about my Atheism, it seems that the majority of my friends are either Atheist or Agnostic.  i have 3 that i can think of that are Believers, and i question the extent of their belief.  the one Christian, for example, has a ton of money but thinks nothing of "stealing" a round of golf or cheating on his wife.  i mean, if you really believed that Hell was waiting for being a bad person (which he is) would you keep doing those things?

also, i just joined a free dating site that specifies religion, and it's amazing how many women list themselves as non-religious.  i'd say that they outnumber the Religious.  this is good to see. 

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Heston on July 7, 2012 at 9:16pm

Well I've joined a couple of dating sites (and no, it wasn't e-Harmony. I don't go to sites founded by a cronie of Dobson), and unfortunately my experience is different. On my profile, I'm listed as "non-religious", and the replies I get are from those uber-religious. I reply to them with "Sorry, but I will not keep God first. If God is omnipotent, then God doesn't need us to keep him first and can take care of himself really well". Of course, I get the "I'll pray for you", "Heathen!", and other non-flattering stuff. So in my "What my match should be", I've stated that she should be non-religious (Atheist, Agnostic, Deist), or at least a Unitarian.

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