• outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    102·
    10 months ago

    This is misleading. They made each of the different denominations of Christianity a separate group, but atheists, agnostics, and people who believe in a higher power but don’t belong to any specific religion are all lumped together.

    • Shanedino@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      It’s not none but it’s not something you go and tell everyone, it’s not good politically.

    • frezik@midwest.social
      2·
      10 months ago

      To get to these numbers, people who identify as “nothing in particular” are lumped in with atheists and agnostics. Without that, this group is pretty small. However, they may believe in some kind of god. There’s accusations of hypocrisy that atheists are happy to include this group to pump the numbers, but are less welcoming when they learn their actual beliefs.

      Still, this atheist does think this represents an important step in removing religion from its dominant position in society.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      11·
      10 months ago

      I’m atheist and the article says we’re more likely to care about politics. Checks out. I strongly encourage voting, even though Dems are a letdown. But ranked choice voting would be a step in the right direction.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
    04·
    10 months ago

    Soon we’re going to have to add techbros as their own religion. I swear they’re going to start praying to the machine spirits soon.

    • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I love comments like this that have essentially nothing to do with the OP, but reveal to us the exact unrelated thing the commenter was mad about in that moment.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
        17·
        10 months ago

        Have you not listened to how they talk about the singularity, transhumanism, effective altruism, AI, “”“rationalism”“”, and all that shit?

        They are religious, even if they don’t self identify that way. You can tell because they reinvented Hell as a spooky AI torment nexus.

        • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          I’m not saying your opinion isn’t valid, I’m just noting your compulsion to share your opinion even when it has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation everyone else is having.

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
            16·
            10 months ago

            The conversation is about religious ‘nones’ which absolutely includes tech bros. I wanted to make the point that ‘none’ is an incomplete category. It’s directly related to the article. I don’t know why you’re trying to portray my comment as off topic 🙄

            … also I wanted to make a WH40k joke

    • Poggervania@kbin.social
      01·
      10 months ago

      From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine.

      Your kind cling to your flesh, as though it will not decay and fail you. One day, the crude biomass you call the temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you.

      But I am already saved, for the Machine is immortal. Even in death, I serve the Omnissiah.