Statistics of Atheism 2008 torrent

Statistics of Atheism 2008

-Atheism is growing (3 times as many people losing their faith than gaining a faith)

-Safest countries in the world have a positive correlation with atheism

-Education and intelligence have a positive correlation with atheism

-Atheists less likely to be criminals and less likely to divorce

Sources:

Statistics in regards to Europe came from religious organization called Tearfund.

http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf

Statistics in regards to America came from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/743/united-states-religion

Atheism growing came from..

http://www.adherents.com/

Societal Health statistics come from numerous sources, such as The journal of

Religion and Society

http://moses.creighton.edu/jrs/2005/2005-11.html

but the specific quotation comes from "The Cambridge Companion to Atheism" by

Zuckerman.

More information can be found in this video



National Academy of Sciences statistics come from a study in the Journal Nature, by Larson & Whitham in 1998.

http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/atheism1.htm

Intelligence and Education statistics come from the Tearfund organization as

linked previously as well as DOZENS of studies that can be summed up by Paul Bell

in an article in Mensa magazine.


Bell, Paul. "Would you believe it?" Mensa Magazine, Feb. 2002, pp. 12--13

Prison Statistics can be found here..

http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm

Divorce Statistics can be found here..

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm



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