What is the average atheist like?

Question

My stereotype would be a well-educated witty humerous person who is usually under the age of 40 (most atheists tend to be young, from what I've heard). I would assume an atheist has gone to college or is planning on attending, and is probably very fluent in the scientific/mathematics department.

Did I hit the nail on the head?

I'll add that most atheists are probably very skeptical, not only of religion, but many other things, that don't provide credible evidence. What's your stereotype?

TONY: I wonder why you got -11 thumbs down? Hmmm....Its one to stereotype, its another thing to be arrogant and judge.

JavaGirl: Ah, yes! I did forget that most atheists are liberal too. Thanks for pointing that out.

Answer 1

If there is one group out here that can't be stereotyped it would be atheists.

Answer 2

No such thing.

Really, I have belonged to several atheist groups. They are the most diverse group of people that you will ever meet. There tends to be a lot of science, but it isn't universal. I actually know a lot of older people.

I'm 42, BS in Chemistry (but I do Network Admin). I am usually pretty quiet, but I spent a year singing heavy metal for a living in the 80s. My wife is 35, BS Biology, MS Molecular Genetics, MBA and works as a process improvement consultant. She NEVER talks about her atheism, even with me and doesn't get my need to.

Answer 3

I'm also very sarcastic and support things most people would find odd- I don't go to college, (Not old enough yet) but I would like to study Biology further- My math skills are at the what, third grade level? But that's fine, I was just not interested in algebra- I never found a time in my life where it arose so I never remembered it. I'm 17, so under 40. I am fairly fluent in science (For my age, I guess. ) specifically in the theory of evolution- And I know far more about cells than I'd ever, EVER like to know. I hated learning that junk, needed it though. I'm not a great student, hell I sleep in class...Allthough my teachers have always been idiots...

Answer 4

Well here they are immature people with Avatars of Bevis and Bart and Frogs and Wizards who don't seem to be anymore intellegent than the religious, like to

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Give the same, repeated stupid silly questions and answers.

In short here you can't tell one from another.

Most Atheists here was totally unaware a Catholic Priest postulated the Big Bang theory. So there goes you education and intellect down the tubes.

Most are unaware the Father of Modern Genetics was a CAtholic Abbott

Many deny Einstein gave God any lip service, where there are letters and published quotes. Certainly he was not a Christian, but he did hold a belief in God of some type.

Most are unaware that there is a Baptist Preacher who is a noted Palientologist (dino specialist) who postulated some Dinos were warm blooded.

Of course, to be frank, I tend to dobut there are any Atheists here at all, for my description leads on to fathom the people here pretending to be atheists are 16 year old punker trolls.

Answer 5

Well, I don't know who wouldn't want to be considered well-educated (except a fundie), witty, and humorous. I am well-educated, I *feel* witty and I'm silly-but nope, not incredibly fluent in science/mathematics. Of course compared to your every day person I have taken higher level science and math courses because I wanted to go to a good college.
The sexy, incredibly good looking part is a vital one you missed.
As well as an amazing lover...
great with children....
kind to the elderly...
donates TIME and money to charity...
non-judgmental...
hard workers...
and last but not least,
knows how to have a good time.

Answer 6

My only stereotype is that atheists tend to be male...the only other atheists I've met like me (skeptical of all things supernatural, not just gods) have all been guys. The other non-Christian females I know still tend to cling to some spiritual belief in a "higher power" or are into paganism or something like that.

Answer 7

Many Atheists are actually quite spiritual.

Most are thinkers, some are just unconvinced about any religious belief. ie they lack religion.


However if you like truthiness, we eat dead babies, pickpocket bodies at funerals we don't belong at, and form societies of hackers on steroids that blow up yellow vans.

Earl D, while religious people have done great things, many more have done absolutely nothing, and the FACT that religion has been the source of much conflict serves as reason why it should be abolished.

Being religious didn't make these people great, it didn't give them their smarts, they would've been intelligent regardless of their beliefs.

Besides that one of the hottest people on earth is an Atheist, Angelina Jolie.

Answer 8

Well, I'm only fourteen, but I do plan to go to college. And I go to a magnate school specializing in math and science. I think your description is probably very accurate. You forgot to mention that atheists are usually liberals though.

Answer 9

As a lifelong atheist, from the age of 9, I am of a mind that there is no 'average' atheist. We come in all sizes, shapes, races, both genders, ages, level of education and intelligence, net worth, sexual orientation, politics, etc., etc. That is to say, pretty much like the make-up in all other societies in North America and Europe.

Answer 10

Stereotype? OK. Defensive, doubting, rude, selfish, self-proclaiming genius, book smart, 'city rat'(no offense), stubborn, unwilling to change opinion/paradigm. Did I say defensive?
But that's a stereotype. I used to be friends with a guy that was atheistic; he was actually a very funny, smart, easy person to be around.

Of course not all atheist are that way, that is a general stereotype.