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Valentin said:
Norway is a bad example. 70% of atheists? No. France is leading in Europe. This is due to its history. And Norway is far behind. It has an official religion, a king, and lots of taboos. Even playing cards is considered bad.
Is France leading? According to the 2005 paper, the top 5 agnostic/athiest/non-believer countries are:
Sweden – 46 – 85%
Vietnam – 81%
Denmark – 43 – 80%
Norway – 31 – 72%
Japan – 64 – 65%
France is number 8. Also, proportionally Norway STILL wins with 14.9%. Even though it has an official church, only 20% of Norwegians feel that religion takes an important place in their lives. In fact – only Estonia, Sweden, and Denmark are more secular.
Point being that national belief does not equal individual belief.
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.htm...
Source: Zuckerman, Phil. "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns", chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, ed. by Michael Martin, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK (2005).
Norway is a bad example. 70% of atheists? No. France is leading in Europe. This is due to its history. And Norway is far behind. It has an official religion, a king, and lots of taboos. Even playing cards is considered bad.
Is France leading? According to the 2005 paper, the top 5 agnostic/athiest/non-believer countries are:
Sweden – 46 – 85%
Vietnam – 81%
Denmark – 43 – 80%
Norway – 31 – 72%
Japan – 64 – 65%
France is number 8. Also, proportionally Norway STILL wins with 14.9%. Even though it has an official church, only 20% of Norwegians feel that religion takes an important place in their lives. In fact – only Estonia, Sweden, and Denmark are more secular.
Point being that national belief does not equal individual belief.
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.htm...
Source: Zuckerman, Phil. "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns", chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, ed. by Michael Martin, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK (2005).