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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (10 children)

No. Not in this study.

A new study from Pew Research finds that the religiously unaffiliated – a group comprised of atheists, agnostic and those who say their religion is "nothing in particular" – is now the largest cohort in the U.S. They're more prevalent among American adults than Catholics (23%) or evangelical Protestants (24%).

Atheism is much more specific than what they consider to be, 'none'.

Pew asked respondents what – if anything – they believe. The research organization found that Nones are not a uniform group.

Most Nones believe in God or another higher power, but very few attend any kind of religious service.

They aren't all anti-religious. Most Nones say religion does some harm, but many also think it does some good. Most have more positive views of science than those who are religiously affiliated; however, they reject the idea that science can explain everything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

TL;DR: The study is talking about agnostics, and grouping atheists with them.

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