America’s Most Distrusted Minority

Levonian · 03-27-2006, 05:27 PM

Atheists identified as America’s most distrusted minority, according to new U of M study

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From a telephone sampling of more than 2,000 households, university researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in “sharing their vision of American society.” Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry.

I wonder how they feel about Pastafarians…

Tousi · 03-27-2006, 05:46 PM

Hmmmm, let's see now....Pasta or Rasta......?

Levonian · 03-27-2006, 06:07 PM

Here’s a list of some great American atheists. I’m wondering how many of the poll respondents would object if their daughter just happened to marry the nineteenth guy down on the list (the one marked ever so subtly with the arrow and the waving smilie).

Steve Allen
Susan B. Anthony
Lance Armstrong
Isaac Asimov
Irving Berlin
Ray Bradbury
Marlon Brando
Warren Buffett
Richard Burton
George Carlin
Dick Cavett
Richard Dawkins
Phyllis Diller
Walt Disney
Dr. Dean Edell
Thomas Edison
Larry Ellison
Henry Ford
Bill Gates <------ this guy right here

Stephen Hawking
Robert Heinlein
Ernest Hemingway
Katharine Hepburn
Molly Ivins
Larry King
Tom Leykis
Barry Manilow
Henry Miller
Jack Nicholson
Florence Nightingale
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Penn & Teller
Ayn Rand
Ron Reagan Jr.
Christopher Reeve
Gene Roddenberry
Carl Sagan
Charles Schultz
Neil Simon
Howard Stern
Linus Torvalds
Ted Turner
Mark Twain
Jesse Ventura
Bruce Willis
Steve Wozniak
Frank Lloyd Wright

Tousi · 03-27-2006, 06:14 PM

Maybe I missed it on the list but I didn't see, "Levonian" there.

Levonian · 03-27-2006, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Tousi

Hmmmm, let's see now....Pasta or Rasta......?

Pasta, of course. Your question can’t possibly be serious. How can you possibly suggest that a religion that worships Haile Selassie can be taken seriously when all available evidence clearly demonstrates that the One True God is a bundle of levitating noodles? You need to repent now, for your own good.

**Beowulf** · 03-27-2006, 06:27 PM

Hmmmm, interesting list. It is ironic how "atheists" are far more spiritual than a lot of the loud-mouthed neo-christians getting so much attention.

Levonian · 03-27-2006, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Beowulf

It is ironic how "atheists" are far more spiritual than a lot of the loud-mouthed neo-christians getting so much attention.

Not to mention a hell of a lot more intelligent and better educated too.

Levonian · 03-27-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tousi

Maybe I missed it on the list but I didn't see, "Levonian" there.

Why on Earth would I be on a list of atheists?

I worship the One True God, His Most Tasty Holiness, the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Our religion is of course the only true religion, and all other religions are false teachings. All hail His noodly appendages.

.

MorriganTait · 03-27-2006, 08:22 PM

I think being raised as an atheist taught me a great deal about being a good person of faith. Though I have always had an indwelling sense of God, and am now a Christian, I value my atheist roots.

Marual · 03-27-2006, 09:23 PM

Suppose one were agnostic as me?
Ah well, my studies in anthropology definitely pushes me towards being athiest. I'm a big fan of many of the people on the list above.

Teresh · 03-27-2006, 10:23 PM

Ironic. I'll say that I would trust an Atheist before I'd trust someone who identified as an Evangelical Christian or Orthodox Jew.

**Beowulf** · 03-27-2006, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Teresh

Ironic. I'll say that I would trust an Atheist before I'd trust someone who identified as an Evangelical Christian or Orthodox Jew.

You're not alone.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/religion/14121950.htm
"A study done by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York found that the percentage of people who described themselves as 'nonreligious' more than doubled from 1990 to 2001, from 14.3 million to 29.4 million people. The only other group to show growth was Muslims..."

03-27-2006, 11:57 PM

Charles Schultz ---->

!

The famed Peanuts cartoonist, who inspired "A Charles Brown Christmas" cartoon with Linus quoting well-known verses from the Bible? If I remember correctly, he also included some scriptural verses in the comic strips as well, too?

Anyway, I googled up to see if he was really an atheist, and I found this rather interesting little article concerning the cartoonist. Thought I'd post it here....

Exactly What Kind of Christian Was Charles Schultz? => (Link )

neecy · 03-28-2006, 12:14 AM

As a proud pastafarian myself....What, me untrustworthy? LOL

I think that having the views that I do, helps me - because I look at the world from a more analytical viewpoint, not colored by some precocieved notions or because a book told me I have to do this or believe that.

Endymion · 03-28-2006, 12:27 AM

Who is the Pastafarian equivalent of Jerry Falwell? I want to meet the fellow.

Levonian · 03-28-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Endymion

Who is the Pastafarian equivalent of Jerry Falwell? I want to meet the fellow.

I nominate myself for the job. “Levonian the Pastafarian Televangelist”—kinda catchy and has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Just open your wallets and give 'til it hurts, folks. Levonian needs a private Lear Jet.

**Beowulf** · 03-28-2006, 01:33 PM

I dunno if anyone can remain an atheist with you as the pilot, though.

Levonian · 03-28-2006, 01:43 PM

Hmmm...point taken.

**Reba** · 03-28-2006, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Beowulf

You're not alone.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/religion/14121950.htm
"A study done by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York found that the percentage of people who described themselves as 'nonreligious' more than doubled from 1990 to 2001, from 14.3 million to 29.4 million people. The only other group to show growth was Muslims..."

I'm curious about something in that link:

"Green says atheists/agnostics as a group tend to be well educated and politically liberal (although, he says, there are atheist Republicans). They tend to cluster in big cities on the East and West coasts. They tend to be younger, not older. They tend to be male more than female."

Does that mean that young atheists quit being atheists when then get older? Or do they die young?

**Beowulf** · 03-28-2006, 05:38 PM

Only if they get treated as Muslims.

Endymion · 03-29-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Reba

I'm curious about something in that link:

"Green says atheists/agnostics as a group tend to be well educated and politically liberal (although, he says, there are atheist Republicans). They tend to cluster in big cities on the East and West coasts. They tend to be younger, not older. They tend to be male more than female."

Does that mean that young atheists quit being atheists when then get older? Or do they die young?

Maybe it's a newer trend or a generational difference?

**Reba** · 03-29-2006, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Endymion

Maybe it's a newer trend or a generational difference?

I can understand more younger people becoming atheists but don't the young atheists eventually become old atheists? If not, what happens to them? Twenty years from now, will the demographics stay the same?

Just wondering.

Endymion · 03-29-2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Reba

I can understand more younger people becoming atheists but don't the young atheists eventually become old atheists? If not, what happens to them? Twenty years from now, will the demographics stay the same?

Just wondering.

I see what you're saying. It actually makes me think of the old phrase, "If you aren't a liberal at twenty, you don't have a heart. If you aren't a conservative at thirty, you don't have a head."

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03-27-2006, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,733	Hmmmm, let's see now....Pasta or Rasta......?

03-27-2006, 06:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Levonian Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Research facility. Posts: 3,913	Here’s a list of some great American atheists. I’m wondering how many of the poll respondents would object if their daughter just happened to marry the nineteenth guy down on the list (the one marked ever so subtly with the arrow and the waving smilie). Steve Allen Susan B. Anthony Lance Armstrong Isaac Asimov Irving Berlin Ray Bradbury Marlon Brando Warren Buffett Richard Burton George Carlin Dick Cavett Richard Dawkins Phyllis Diller Walt Disney Dr. Dean Edell Thomas Edison Larry Ellison Henry Ford Bill Gates <------ this guy right here Stephen Hawking Robert Heinlein Ernest Hemingway Katharine Hepburn Molly Ivins Larry King Tom Leykis Barry Manilow Henry Miller Jack Nicholson Florence Nightingale Madalyn Murray O'Hair Penn & Teller Ayn Rand Ron Reagan Jr. Christopher Reeve Gene Roddenberry Carl Sagan Charles Schultz Neil Simon Howard Stern Linus Torvalds Ted Turner Mark Twain Jesse Ventura Bruce Willis Steve Wozniak Frank Lloyd Wright

03-27-2006, 06:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tousi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,733	Maybe I missed it on the list but I didn't see, "Levonian" there.

03-27-2006, 06:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Beowulf Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,515	Hmmmm, interesting list. It is ironic how "atheists" are far more spiritual than a lot of the loud-mouthed neo-christians getting so much attention.

03-27-2006, 08:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
MorriganTait Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 705	I think being raised as an atheist taught me a great deal about being a good person of faith. Though I have always had an indwelling sense of God, and am now a Christian, I value my atheist roots.

03-27-2006, 09:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marual Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 31	Suppose one were agnostic as me? Ah well, my studies in anthropology definitely pushes me towards being athiest. I'm a big fan of many of the people on the list above.

03-27-2006, 10:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Teresh Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,078	Ironic. I'll say that I would trust an Atheist before I'd trust someone who identified as an Evangelical Christian or Orthodox Jew.

03-27-2006, 11:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Autumn Tree Guest Posts: n/a	Charles Schultz ----> ! The famed Peanuts cartoonist, who inspired "A Charles Brown Christmas" cartoon with Linus quoting well-known verses from the Bible? If I remember correctly, he also included some scriptural verses in the comic strips as well, too? Anyway, I googled up to see if he was really an atheist, and I found this rather interesting little article concerning the cartoonist. Thought I'd post it here.... Exactly What Kind of Christian Was Charles Schultz? => (Link )

03-28-2006, 12:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
Endymion Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere within the geographical proximity of sanity. Posts: 1,383	Who is the Pastafarian equivalent of Jerry Falwell? I want to meet the fellow.

03-28-2006, 01:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
Beowulf Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,515	I dunno if anyone can remain an atheist with you as the pilot, though.

03-28-2006, 01:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
Levonian Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Research facility. Posts: 3,913	Hmmm...point taken.

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Beowulf Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 10,515	Only if they get treated as Muslims.