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by TheLucidEnigma on August 28th, 2007

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The “CIA World Fact Book” says that 79% of people in the U.S. practice Christianity; however, it seems as though most people on Answerbag are non-religious. Does Answerbag simply attracted more non-religious people or are the statistics flawed?

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  • by .avallach on August 28th, 2007

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    I think that comes from the fact that if you walk up to random Americans and ask them things like "Do you believe in God?" They'll say yes, because they don't want to look like a bad person, or think that just saying it gets them closer to heaven. People who say they're Christian aren't necessarily Christian.

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  • by TheLucidEnigma on August 28th, 2007

    TheLucidEnigma

    I agree with avallach. I think many people pretend to be Christians because they think it make them look like a better person. Online, we’re anonymous so people feel more comfortable expressing their true beliefs.

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  • by bassie on May 19th, 2010

    bassie

    and nobody thought about the fact that people from other countries can also subscribe to answerbag?
    Nationalist pricks..

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  • by Magenta on August 28th, 2007

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    You also have to consider demographic variations.

    People with lower incomes are more likely to be religious- they are also less likely to have a computer or internet access, or to use the internet as a pastime.

    People with lower educations are more likely to be religious- again, less likely to have a computer.

    Older people are more likely to be religious then younger, and the young embrace technology more than older people do.

    I recall studies in the early days of the net that showed internet users were more likely to be conservative then liberal- then, internet users were almost entirely white males.

    Now, internet users are more likely to be liberal- again, higher education, more money, more free time, and younger.

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  • by Egico is now Egioz on August 28th, 2007

    Egico is now Egioz

    Funny, I have wondered the same thing. There seem to be a lot of atheists and agnostics on this site. Maybe it's the "birds of a feather" thing. Perhaps when non-christians see that a lot of the answers are by atheists they feel more at home on the site!

    I think, to a certain extent the stats are probably wrong too. If you ask people whether they believe in God they will often say yes, but they wouldn't necessarily consider themselves Christian. I guess it depends on how the question was asked to get the CIA data! Although I have to say that going by my immediate circle of friends the figures seem to be about right!

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  • by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on August 28th, 2007

    Nelson - Jetpacking from bed

    Years ago, the WFB was a classified document and the content was much more acurate. Now that it is a public document, it (from what I've seen) become more of a political tool. I also have an encyclopaeda from 1936 that talks about how Hitler is a great statesman, and is turning Germany around.

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  • by JustCurious on August 28th, 2007

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    They are all on YA!

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  • by JefusPlonker on January 30th, 2011

    JefusPlonker

    Yes, attending church now and again and owning a copy of some version of the bible makes one a Christian, no doubt about it, like owning a gun makes one a killer.
    I remember a survey of some years back that found 87% of all incarcerated criminals in America were Christian. I think that tells us all we need to know about how deep the true Christian ethic runs in Joe Christian.
    The usefulness of the statistics obtained in any survey is dependent on the questions asked (and not asked) and the veracity of the subjects caught up in the survey, also how the result is interpreted.
    My guess is that AB reflects society from within that section of society with a propensity for participation in forums like this one.

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  • by Swami_Rick on January 30th, 2011

    Swami_Rick

    The ignorant, intolerant athiests run people of faith off the site, with the willing help of the AB staff.

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  • by A shout without knowledge is a protest on August 31st, 2011

    A shout without knowledge is a protest

    There are an overwhelming number of Liberals and other politically ignorant people on this site. Corner them for facts and justifications of their beliefs and they will flounder. It happens every, single time.

    And since Liberals generally aren't religious, it seems that there are a huge number of non-religious, Liberal users here.

    I don't think that people being non-religious here is the key. I think it's a symptom of the fact that there is an overwhelming number of Liberals here. So the question I ask is why are there so many Liberals with so much free time during work hours playing on the internet?

    I bet if we cut welfare and made unemployment more restrictive, they'd suddenly start disappearing.

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