2007-02-18 05:34:05 · 12 answers · asked by ricardoo7224 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It depends on how you count. If you ask a person if they are an atheist when they want to do something against God, you will get a high number. But if you ask a person if they are an atheist when they are in danger of their own or someone they loves death you will get a very low number indeed. Funny how that works.
2007-02-18 05:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
If you mean those who don't take religion seriously (except as the threat to freedom and democracy that it is), I would say close to 50%, and thank god for that!
I had a small world atlas a few years back with statistics on religion or the lack thereof. The two categories of 'atheist' and 'non-religious' added up to more than 50%.
2007-02-18 05:45:22 · answer #2 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the CIA world factbook ( a wonderful resource) this is the breakdown in the USA:
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
2007-02-18 05:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably somewhere between 5-10%
but atheists are not a hard and fast category
most atheists don't self-identify as atheists. the only thing that makes them atheists is their lack of belief in God and religion.
there are lots of people might fall into some grey area - atheism, agnosticism, paganism, eastern religions, etc. who might or might not consider themselves atheists
2007-02-18 05:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by worldpeace 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say for sure. Recent studies have put the number of non-religious people in the US (atheist, agnostic, secular, non-religious) at about 12%.
2007-02-18 05:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Somewhere between 7-15%. You can find pretty different answers to that question depending on exactly how the poll questions are worded.
2007-02-18 05:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
As far as I have heard, I believe it is 3-5 percent, but I am not sure of the information.
2007-02-18 05:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by Dido 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a hard stat to pin down because most people are too chicken to declare their Atheistness.
God loves Atheists, they are so low maintenance.
2007-02-18 05:39:01 · answer #8 · answered by Snapper 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Probably around 12%.
2007-02-18 05:39:55 · answer #9 · answered by Stormilutionist Chasealogist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wish i knew...then i would know what percent of the world actualy has a brain!
2007-02-18 05:38:16 · answer #10 · answered by SwimloverA 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋