Global religiosity index released

[Adar]

I think the problem with the list is that people in less religious countries tend to count themselves as non-religious rather than atheist. I didn't for example even know about the concept of Atheism until introduced to the internet. I just don't have any supra-natural beliefs.

[Treize]

are we looking at the same graph?

Mixed up red and blue.

[Armatus]

actually you mixed up a bit more than that, but I digress

[atheniandp]

According to this survey Third World "backwater" states with low development are more religious,while the more developed and economically better off states are less religious and lean towards atheism/agnosticism. Is any here really surprised?

With wealth comes decadence. You'll find that in these countries more and more people are detached from reality.

[Treize]

actually you mixed up a bit more than that, but I digress

No I didn't. Blue are catholics and red are protestants, now it is accurate.

So far the Belgian myth that we are an evil protestant country.

[Armatus]

Okay... you edited your post for one and two I quoted what you originally wrote go check it out.

can we digress?

[Gatsby]

With wealth comes decadence. You'll find that in these countries more and more people are detached from reality.

Or maybe education and access to information makes barbaric superstition less appealing.

[basics]

Lord Mov,

Would it come as a surprise to you to know that the ancient Chinese had more or less the very same Gospel story and belief as does Christianity today? Like all the nations who had believers this Gospel was diluted just as the disciples warned against. Now China is seeing a revival albeit slow, but then time is a wonderful thing.

[Holger Danske]

Hardly Global when you leave out a bunch of countries, some even among the most developed there is...

Anyway it's good to see that religion is in decline in countries that matters!