Ok, I said I was through. I lied. This is the first of many posts on the atheist/theist discussioins which are always initiated by theists (feelers/believers) making broad based statements regarding atheists that we are all baby killing whores. Nothing could be further from the truth, but that is in aligment with the theists being feelers/believers and avoiding using their brains (I know, it hurts when you use a muscle that has never been used before). Their lack of control in avoiding the keyboard is my primary objection with theists.
From a recent article - the data is easily verified.
The godless commit less crime, have longer marriages and are more highly educated than almost any other group in America.
As referenced by ADCMS: According to Federal Bureau of Prisons data, the number of responding people in prison acknowledging they were Catholic was 39 percent; Protestant, 35 percent; Muslim, 7 percent; Jewish, 2 percent; and godless, 0.2 percent (20 percent did not respond). Since the number of godless is estimated to be 10 percent of the general population, all things being equal you would expect their prison population to be 10 percent.
If, as many people assume, the godless do not lead moral lives, you would expect the number to be greater than 10 percent. The fact that the actual number is 50 times less than expected can lead to only one of two conclusions: either the godless commit less crime than the religious or they’re too smart to get caught very often.
According to a Barna Research Group report, fundamentalist Christians have the highest divorce rate, followed by Jews and Baptists. The godless are tied with Catholics and Lutherans for the lowest divorce rate. It seems that some groups that claim to follow the Bible most strictly are not putting their money where their mouths are. The godless who are thought to be without morals seem to take their vows more seriously.
According to a Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Survey, the least-educated Americans are Jehovah’s Witnesses (THAT certainly explains a lot), followed by black Protestants and fundamentalist Christians. The most highly educated are reformed Jews, followed by Unitarian Universalists and the godless.
Some groups seem to like their flocks ignorant so that pastors’ interpretations of God’s edicts are not questioned. Other groups prize scholarship and achieve more in their lives here on Earth.
(I have the data on this and will post it soon) In fact, a review of worldwide studies found that criminality and religion go hand in hand. The countries with the most religious people have the highest crime rates, highest sexually transmitted diseases and the highest teen pregnancy rates.
This is also true in the United States. The more religious a state’s population, the lower the level of education and income, the higher the crime, STD and teen pregnancy rates - and just about any other dysfunction. More data to follow.
