Survay:Atheists, agnostics most knowledgeable about religion

[Will]

If you want to know about God, you might want to talk to an atheist.

Heresy? Perhaps. But a survey that measured Americans' knowledge of religion found that atheists and agnostics knew more, on average, than followers of most major faiths. In fact, the gaps in knowledge among some of the faithful may give new meaning to the term "blind faith."

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I doubt this will surprise many here, but it's nice to gave a bit of data to back up what many have intuitively concluded.

[Ultima22689]

You know, i'm not surprised. Seems to make sense, I don't know a lot about religion but I do know more about Christianity than my average peer does, whenever I end up in an argument it's good to know more than they do about their own religion.

[karadan]

You know, i'm not surprised. Seems to make sense, I don't know a lot about religion but I do know more about Christianity than my average peer does, whenever I end up in an argument it's good to know more than they do about their own religion.

Hell yeah. I bet that feels amazing.

[TheWilliam]

the more you know about it, the more retarded it is.

and then you just have to do something else with your time.

[Martin TK]

It's good to finally see a study that proves what many of us have suspected all along.  Being religious and NOT knowing the bible is like someone going to a gun fight with a toothpick.

[wildfire_emissary]

Catholic and Christian students here probably do not read the Bible. Many times in my class when I cite scriptures that undermine their beliefs but relevant to the topic being discussed kids ask me if it's really writen there I'd say 'Oh your god! No wonder you're stil Catholics and Christians.'

[notself]

My niece told me that her priest actually told the parishioners not to read the bible because parts of it would confuse them.  He also told them that parts of the bible could not be read in Church.  I think he was most likely talking about Leviticus.

[Tank]

Study the bible and become an atheist!

[NearBr0ken]

The greatest resource that contributed to my deconversion is the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.  It's a treasure trove of commentary that your average preacher will be hesitant to deliver.  

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/

It's also invaluable when Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses come knocking.

[Dretlin]

Study the bible and become an atheist!

I said something quite close to this to a friend of mine, who happened to be Christen. They did not quite want to understand what I meant and seemed to take no comfort in me explaining it.

[Asmodean]

The more you know about religion, the less likely you are to follow one unless brainwashed beyond belief. No surprise at all.

[Intercourseman72]

Take the mini survey on pew and found out how you stack against the rest of the US population.
Survey
http://features.pewforum.org/quiz/us-re ... knowledge/
My score.
http://features.pewforum.org/quiz/us-re ... ps-compare

[Sophus]

I got all but one. Did not know that the Catholics actually think the bread and wine really becomes flesh and blood. That's creepy.

[KDbeads]

  100%

[Thumpalumpacus]

The greatest resource that contributed to my deconversion is the Skeptic's Annotated Bible.  It's a treasure trove of commentary that your average preacher will be hesitant to deliver.  

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/

It's also invaluable when Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses come knocking.

SABs rocks.