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Started by Tank, February 03, 2014, 08:45:37 AM

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Tank

I'm not sure I have seen a gender difference to atheism. What makes you think this?
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Asmodean

Yeah, beyond localised cultural trends (or sometimes, what is culturally trendy), I don't see it either.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on July 25, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
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Luxembourg trembles.

Icarus

Gender based religious preferences not my opinion. The remark was made in response to an elaborate article I read about the subject. Sadly I failed to post the link to the article because of my frequent incompetence with the damned computer.  My Bad!

Tank

It would be interesting to read if you find it again.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Icarus

This is from an article at Religion Dispatches.org  I found it in the RD archives. While searching I uncovered an  article from a different source that claimed quite the opposite. I believe that the latter was referring to European society, while the RD article was referring to American society.

https://religiondispatches.org/the-overwhelming-whiteness-and-increasing-maleness-of-u-s-churches-isnt-an-accident-its-a-selling-point/

Recusant

"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken


Asmodean

Mmh... Yeah, but I would like to raise a issue;

QuoteScholars have long noted that atheism skews male. Meanwhile, critics have pointed toward the apparent dominance of male authors in the "new atheism" movement as evidence of a "boys club." Indeed, a quick scan of the best-selling books on atheism on Amazon indicates that almost all of them are written by male authors.

How does being an author relate to being male, relate to being Atheist, relate to having published, relate to your book being on Amazon?

This would need some serious substantiation and/or mental contortion... Or a "all other things being equal" disclaimer.
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on July 25, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
In Asmo's grey lump,
wrath and dark clouds gather force.
Luxembourg trembles.