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Atheists & Agnostics

PassingFair

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9. It always blows my mind when Europeans speak so plainly about their atheism.

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 09:56 AM

Jul 2015

I remember having "the talk" with my Scots/English cousin, driving
through the countryside, when I sheepishly admitted that I was an
atheist.

He baldly told me that he had ALWAYS been an atheist, and that almost
everyone in the family had been unchurched for as long as he knew!
What an EYE-OPENER! My father was an atheist, but I had thought he
was an outlier!

I since discovered that up to 60% of Scots consider themselves "no religion".

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American Bible-thumper Travels to Scandinavia, Freaks out After Discovering how Secular They Are [View all] AlbertCat Jul 2015 OP

THAT explained that strange grey fluid running out of his ears. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2015 #1

I believe we discussed this one in the Religion group a while ago. mr blur Jul 2015 #2

I believe we discussed this one in the Religion group a while ago. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #3

You asked the same question that I always ask.... Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #7

I thought everybody in Italy would be super Catholic olddots Jul 2015 #4

I think everyone one I've met from Italy AlbertCat Jul 2015 #5

Well edhopper Jul 2015 #6

And, it seems that the Christians he does meet, mr blur Jul 2015 #8

It always blows my mind when Europeans speak so plainly about their atheism. PassingFair Jul 2015 #9

“There’s no proof of evolution, you weren’t there!” Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #10

you weren’t there! AlbertCat Jul 2015 #11