2006-10-26 15:37:45 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I hope so.
2006-10-26 15:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by tammidee10 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
According to Barna's research: no. If an atheist is simply defined as someone who doesn't believe God exists, then there is no significant change. However, the telling statistics have to do with the more specific beliefs typically held by Christians throughout the history of the church. Those numbers are on a downward trend.
2006-10-26 15:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe we can PRAY and find out the answer??
NOT..........things don't work that way. Fuzzy logic doesn't work.
We Atheist would like to think that our population is growing, but more work needs to be done on the whole advertisement.
We need to create a 2000 year old LIE about the truth of the universe.
2006-10-26 15:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the number of atheists in the U.S. is going up a little, but even more importantly atheists are starting to speak up a little more. I wonder how much of an effect the efforts of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett have had. Their books sold surprisingly well, although you don't hear much mention of it in the mainstream media. If only we could get one of these guys on Oprah. lol
2006-10-26 15:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It only means we are finally growing up and slowly leaving behind the pagan rituals developed in the beginning of mankind to explain things that are easily explained today . I know more atheists than I do " believers "
2006-10-26 15:43:41 · answer #5 · answered by Az rastaman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm doing my best to help us grow as a percentage of the tonnage in the USA.
BTW, Barna's research (see note above) is many year's old.
2006-10-26 15:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It seems so. Perhaps not people who actually aren't afraid of saying they are atheists, because of the bad connotation the Christians have foisted on it. However, the sector who claims "no religion" is growing faster than any other sector, according to the ARIS study.
2006-10-26 15:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by nondescript 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Definitely.
2006-10-26 15:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by SB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think so, especially with the increase of longetivity and population growth. But proponents of theism by far outgrow skeptical communities.
2006-10-26 15:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really think it's greater than by population growth due to
more education better communication and a general advance
in the ideological stance of acceptability
2006-10-26 15:41:23 · answer #10 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
yes, but at a much slower rate than the rest of the western world. In fact America ranks second last of all countries in accepting evolutionary facts. (last is Turkey)
2006-10-26 15:40:34 · answer #11 · answered by Aussieblonde -bundy'd 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋