Statistics show that 14 percent of the world is Atheist.?

I keep getting them, too. Have been for years.

What study are you referring to?

Most of those studies don't look as church records to gather their information. They call a sample group of people, and ask them what their religious affiliation is, or go off census records where you claim your faith.

Even then, it's hard to get an accurate count. Atheism is a position compatible with other forms of identity. Some atheists also consider themselves Agnostic, Buddhist, Jains, Unitarian, Taoist or hold other related philosophical beliefs. With the limited number of choices to put people in, if you claim to be Buddhist for example, AND your atheist, you will be marked down only as Buddhist.

Getting an accurate number for the world is really difficult to do. In addition to the above problem, in many countries, it's still taboo or even dangerous, to admit your a different faith than the majority of the population, much less that your atheist.

So finding a poll and looking at how the information was collected is important when deciding how seriously to consider the results.

Atheism is predominately a Western cultural belief. Most of the Eastern countries are very low in Atheistic beliefs. But that's where the majority of the world's population is. So, no, it's not far from correct. However, the percentage does seem to be growing slightly -- very slightly.

And by definition, approximately half the world is above average IQ. What does that tell you?

Tells me that there aren't too many smart Atheists.

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In recent polls in America about 14% of respondents claimed answered as atheist,agnostic or unaffiliated. I don't know of any worldwide polls.

You need better sources of information and a better grasp of the information.

Whether people were "registered" or not has nothing to do with polling results.

I think the number of atheists, mainly in the western world will continue, and the way trends are going in the UK only 240,000 out of 65 million will attend church by 2025

I agree the statitics lie.

Sure 14% of the world consider themselve athesit but alot act like atheist.

Seriously though people who just go to church on christmas and easter might as well be atheist.

When the world ends there will only be 144,000 Christian people left to take to heaven for the promise he give to Abraham for the rest has gone to heaven But the rest of the people that is left on this world to be destroyed with fire. So woe

14% and we can't even get a goddamn lobbyist going for us? What the deuce? I am registered as nonreligious. There is no agnostic-atheist check box on the voter form in MA.

Where did you get that statistic from, and how did they work it out?

I suspect the figure is overstated.

Still, the world struggles toward enlightenment.

The pathetic threats of Hell are as sad for us as the earlier threats of Niflheim and Hades of older superstitions. And as ungrounded.

I really don't know if the church I was raised in still counts me or not but it wouldn't surprise me. I haven't paid the slightest bit of attention to them in the last 30 years.

I am. I go to church, I tithe (a small sum) and I partake of the eucharist, even though I have not been a believer for 20 years.

The things we do for love...