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4-3-2008 2:02 PM2102 views
syncopath says:
The survey concluded that "high levels of organic atheism are strongly correlated with high levels of societal health, such as low homicide rates, low poverty rates, low infant mortality rates, and low illiteracy rates, as well as high levels of educational attainment, per capita income, and gender equality.

In some societies, particularly Europe, atheism is growing. However, throughout much of the world -- particularly nations with high birth rates -- atheism is barely discernable."
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4-3-2008 3:46 PM
alanocu
very interesting! thanks for the info syncopath!
4-4-2008 6:57 AM
blueridge
I don't see any countries here I envy or want to emigrate to. They have a multitude of problems and conflicts, hardly examples of Utopia, which proves that religion is not the source of all evil, as some presume. In fact, it is currently anti-religionists that preach the most and have a "narrow" mindset now, they lay claim to having the truth.

"What goes around comes around", and when Atheism is the prevailing "orthodoxy", it will then be challenged by unorthodox "rebels", and the easily swayed multitudes will shift again.
4-7-2008 9:30 PM
AcesLucky
I don't see any countries here I envy or want to emigrate to. They have a multitude of problems and conflicts, hardly examples of Utopia,...
There's a big difference between the "organic" -- that is, countries that evolved that way by choice -- and atheistic countries that were forced into it! [from previous clip explaining the difference].

Here's the explanation:

Atheism and Societal Health

Indeed, countries containing high percentages of non-believers are among the most healthy and wealthy nations on earth (Paul, 2004).

Of course, we must always distinguish between those nations where non-belief has been force...
4-9-2008 7:06 AM
queerty
Interesting!
4-9-2008 9:44 AM
yanceducat
According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005,[72] 23% of Swedish citizens responded that "they believe there is a god", whereas 53% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 23% that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force".
From Wikipedia

That's only 23% Atheistic not te 'up to 85%' touted by the religion despising!

One might also want to consider the fact that there are only aprox 9 million people in the whole country.
4-15-2008 3:55 PM
dakotayii
I wonder about Vietnam, South Korea or even Japan.
They are mostly Buddhist and believe me they are religious too.
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