Atheism, from Life in the USA: The Complete Guide for Immigrants and Americans

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Atheism

Atheism
Atheism has never made much headway in as religious a country as the United States. Even people who are not religious at all are more likely to call themselves “agnostics,” people who don't know whether or not there is a God, rather than “atheists,” people who have a strong conviction that no God exists. Atheists have their own organizations, publishing houses and magazines, but have never made much of a dent on American public opinion. Even though atheists are rare, a solid third of the American population has either nothing or very little to do with religion. The vast majority of these people, however, when asked, will evince a belief in a “higher being” and so can be called neither atheists nor agnostics.



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