When Americans are asked to check a box indicating their religious affiliation, 28% now check ‘none.’

A new study from Pew Research finds that the religiously unaffiliated – a group comprised of atheists, agnostic and those who say their religion is “nothing in particular” – is now the largest cohort in the U.S. They’re more prevalent among American adults than Catholics (23%) or evangelical Protestants (24%).

  • PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Great. Now, my younger atheist self can see that it’s not only religious that leads to unnecessary suffering at the population scale. The economics of profit maximization can do it, too. No god required.