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More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god
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Quote: from Link01 at 9:58 am on June 16, 2008

Quote: from PewPew at 5:57 pm on June 16, 2008

Quote: from Link01 at 9:54 am on June 16, 2008

23% is less than 1/4 the 6% don't have an opinion and could go any way  

 


 

 Its essentially 1/4th, the 6 percent would probably be agnostic or apathetic.  

 But the topic could just be reserved to say that 3/4ths of Canadians still believe in God so suck it.


i'm just saying to say 1/4 is persentage wise acording to the poll is unacurate so stuff it


Since third of the 6 percent that did not respond could be assumed as non-theists (I don't see why a theist wouldn't respond) the description is accurate in practical terms.

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Maybe I should move to Canada...

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Quote: from PewPew at 6:01 pm on June 16, 2008

Quote: from Link01 at 9:58 am on June 16, 2008

Quote: from PewPew at 5:57 pm on June 16, 2008

Quote: from Link01 at 9:54 am on June 16, 2008

23% is less than 1/4 the 6% don't have an opinion and could go any way    

   


 

  Its essentially 1/4th, the 6 percent would probably be agnostic or apathetic.  

  But the topic could just be reserved to say that 3/4ths of Canadians still believe in God so suck it.


 

 i'm just saying to say 1/4 is persentage wise acording to the poll is unacurate so stuff it


Since third of the 6 percent that did not respond could be assumed as non-theists (I don't see why a theist wouldn't respond) the description is accurate in practical terms.


the 6% could mean anything most likly agnostic yes but it can be a thiest/athiest refusing to say just as much. Don't throw that out of the window yet

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Quote: from PewPew at 11:57 am on June 16, 2008

Quote: from Link01 at 9:54 am on June 16, 2008

23% is less than 1/4 the 6% don't have an opinion and could go any way  

 


Its essentially 1/4th, the 6 percent would probably be agnostic or apathetic.

But the topic could just be reserved to say that 3/4ths of Canadians still believe in God so suck it.


Moridin's title says "more" than 1/4... For a person with a 'scientific' frame of reference, he does seem to have a problem with accuracy.  

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Quote: from Moridin at 2:51 am on June 17, 2008

Fewer than three-quarters...

seems like they may have been out to prove something

i'm calling shenanigans, yo

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We should care because...?

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title is missleading it sould have read one in four  

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Yes, and isn't it odd how an enormous representation of pregnant Roman Catholics refused to use contraceptives prior to engaging in sexual activity?  Oh wait, no, not at all.

WHO CARES WHAT CANADA BELIEVES IN, MORIDIN?

How does their religious preference have any bearing over the validity of my personal faith or choice of practice?

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Quote: from Soren Kierkegaard at 6:35 pm on June 17, 2008

Yes, and isn't it odd how an enormous representation of pregnant Roman Catholics refused to use contraceptives prior to engaging in sexual activity?  Oh wait, no, not at all.

WHO CARES WHAT CANADA BELIEVES IN, MORIDIN?

How does their religious preference have any bearing over the validity of my personal faith or choice of practice?


Why are you shouting? Where did I claim that it had any bearing over your personal faith? You are acting irrational, more than ever.

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Quote: from Moridin at 9:51 am on June 16, 2008

More than 1/4 of Canadians Don't Believe in a god


Fewer than three-quarters of Canadians believe in a god, suggests a new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey.

"Religion in Canada today is not a particularly divisive subject and tolerance levels for different beliefs are high," said Harris-Decima president Bruce Anderson. "This is evident in the fact that one in four people feel comfortable saying they do not believe in a god."

The poll found 72 per cent of respondents said they believed in a god, while 23 per cent said they did not believe in any god. Six per cent did not offer an opinion.

Polls have told a different story in the United States.

"Canada's secularism stands in clearer distinction, when compared to the cultural and political influences of religion in the United States," said Anderson. "In one Harris Interactive study in the United States, conducted in 2007, the number who said they were non-believers was only eight per cent."


This is great news!



Places like washington State, Oregon, Vermont, and New Hampshire have populations of agnostics and atheists ranging from 22-27%.

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Quote: from Moridin at 1:33 pm on June 17, 2008

Why are you shouting? Where did I claim that it had any bearing over your personal faith? You are acting irrational, more than ever.

Out of curiosity, Moridin, you never explained why anyone should care about this. Would you mind telling me?

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