How come this group is one of the fastest growing on Starship Earth.?
Wouldn't you be lead to think that all these books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Pascal Boyer, Michael Shermer, Victor J. Stenger and al would help them stay put in their respective corners of the bed, passionately and feverishly devouring page after page.?
#1 Christianity: 2.1 billion
#2 Islam: 1.5 billion
#3 Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
#4 Hinduism: 900 million
#5 Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
#6 Buddhism: 376 million
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
2007-08-27 14:09:25 · 9 answers · asked by par1138 • FCD 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
@Lemurly:
I love fruits too - and sarcasm :)
@Sick Puppy
I stand corrected (on my side of the bed, with a...but you all already know)
2007-08-27 14:27:17 · update #1
@TruthSeeker
In my arms! Hey, give me back this book!
@AuroraDawn
Hear hear!
2007-08-27 14:32:38 · update #2
Don't forget that a group like Christianity has a lot of persons that don't really believe but just want to be accepted by the rest of that group, or are trying to make themselves believe out of fear, or are children who have been spoonfed with no other options. Of course, the fastest growing group that you mention doesn't grow by brainwashing children, but rather by picking up converts, or enlightened people, from the other religions.
The interesting thing is that that group doesn't actively seek converts in most cases, but it gets them anyway. Education and common sense do the job.
2007-08-27 14:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I actual have an aunt that i think is a closet atheist, i.e., she would not pretend to be religious or something yet she would not come good out and say she's atheist, the two. only clues i've got picked up on... i'd choose to mindset her approximately it yet am uncertain the thank you to realize this. I actual have an uncle this is agnostic/atheist, and that i became greatly surprised to be sure approximately that, yet on the time i became nonetheless christian, so ya understand, i became continuously greatly surprised to be sure somebody wasn't a theist.
2016-12-12 13:21:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a responsible reproductive adult. I had one child. The earth is over populated. It's not my duty to produce more atheists. Unlike Catholics who got the order from the Pope and Christians who read it in the Bible. This is not a contest. This is reality.
atheist
2007-08-27 14:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can find rogue web sites to back any claim. But in the end, it doesn't matter if there are only 8 righteous people left on the planet. God still moves on mens hearts. More than 8 will be saved. God is not validated by numbers. He is validated by those who love him. That's all he is looking for.
2007-08-27 14:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by JohnFromNC 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
People find their own paths to non-belief in religion - we don't have the intention of breeding as a way to gain people with the same mind-set.
2007-08-27 14:14:59 · answer #5 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't lump me in with agnostics; I am not so easily swayed.
2007-08-27 14:13:05 · answer #6 · answered by The Instigator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Starship Earth"? Nay-nay, Mudball Earth.
"and al"? Did you mean to say et al?
To answer your question in my opinion: I don't know.
2007-08-27 14:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love fruit.
2007-08-27 14:13:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no god and people are catching on?
2007-08-27 14:12:50 · answer #9 · answered by punch 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋