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A 2023 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 4% of Americans in the United States self-identified as atheists. [4] This is an increase from 3.1% of Americans in 2014. [ 3 ] However, in 2014, 9% of Americans agreed with the statement "Do not believe in God" while 2% agreed with the statement "Do not know if they believe in God". [ 3 ]
In the United States, between 6% and 11% of the population demonstrated nonreligious attitudes and naturalistic worldviews, namely atheists or agnostics. [2]: 1 [1]: 18 [3] [4] 24% of people who do not believe in God or a universal spirit call themselves atheists. [5]
British (Scottish born) American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency of the United States. "Although christened by a Baptist minister in the Gorbals (25 August 1819), he had a churchless upbringing and was a lifelong atheist." [94] Brad Pitt: 1963– Actor
[63] [64] His findings relating specifically to atheism in the US were that compared to religious people in the US, "atheists and secular people" are less nationalistic, prejudiced, antisemitic, racist, dogmatic, ethnocentric, closed-minded, and authoritarian, and in US states with the highest percentages of atheists, the murder rate is lower ...
Atheism is a position compatible with other forms of identity including religions. [28] Anthropologist Jack David Eller states that "atheism is quite a common position, even within religion" and that "surprisingly, atheism is not the opposite or lack, let alone the enemy, of religion but is the most common form of religion."
Thomas Gore (1870–1949): United States Senator (D-OK), from 1907 until 1921 and from 1931 until 1937. [269] Vincent Hallinan (1896–1992): lawyer who ran for president of the United States in 1952 under the Progressive Party, the third highest polling candidate in the election. [270] Jared Huffman (1964–): United States Congressman (D
United States portal Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... Pages in category "Atheism in the United States" The ...
American Atheists is a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to defending the civil liberties of atheists and advocating complete separation of church and state. [1] It provides speakers for colleges, universities, clubs, and the news media.