很多信仰有神的衛道份子，總認為atheist=道德淪喪 但是以下數據推翻掉這些批評， 在美國atheist所占的人口數約為0.5%，但監獄內所占的 卻不成比例的0.209%。 另外，美國人認為它們是以基督教立國的，這可是神的國度耶! 應該是個路上都是聖人的地方吧? 不過他們的犯罪率卻是有目共睹， 相信有神就不會想犯罪? 看來不過是個笑話。 Appendix: 1997 Federal Bureau of Prisons from Denise Golumbaski, as formatted in Rice/Swift Note that in this version, the names of a couple of religious groups remain non-standardized, and self-identified "Atheist" remains separate from "Unknown/None." Response Number % ---------------------------- -------- Catholic 29267 39.164% Protestant 26162 35.008% Muslim 5435 7.273% American Indian 2408 3.222% Nation 1734 2.320% Rasta 1485 1.987% Jewish 1325 1.773% Church of Christ 1303 1.744% Pentecostal 1093 1.463% Moorish 1066 1.426% Buddhist 882 1.180% Jehovah Witness 665 0.890% Adventist 621 0.831% Orthodox 375 0.502% Mormon 298 0.399% Scientology 190 0.254% Atheist 156 0.209% Hindu 119 0.159% Santeria 117 0.157% Sikh 14 0.019% Bahai 9 0.012% Krishna 7 0.009% ---------------------------- -------- Total Known Responses 74731 100.001% (rounding to 3 digits does this) Unknown/No Answer 18381 ---------------------------- Total Convicted 93112 80.259% (74731) prisoners' religion is known. Held in Custody 3856 (not surveyed due to temporary custody) ---------------------------- Total In Prisons 96968 資料來源: http://kuso.cc/3P1F http://kuso.cc/3P6& 美國信仰人口分布統計 有興趣的可以依關鍵字:church attendance & murder rate 會查到有趣的資料..... 美國church attendance最高的州是 Louisiana 但murder rate卻也是全美的兩倍。 或許是個有趣的巧合吧~科科。 -- To be sparing in regard to food is a means of health; in regard to society a means of tranquillity . --

※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.114.131.9 ※ 編輯: Ensanguine 來自: 59.114.131.9 (09/02 18:08) 經過gred121提供的靈感，去孤狗了一下。 找到一篇寫的還不錯的報告，http://tinyurl.com/dycnt 他在分類的方式是: 1.I know God really exists and I have no doubt about it = absolutely believe in god 2.2-3 times a month + once a week or more = attend religious services at least several times a month 3.several times a week - several times a day = pray at least several times a week 4.the Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally, word for word = Bible literalists; 5.human beings developed from earlier species of animals = accept human evolution 6.I don’t know whether there is a God and I don’t believe there is a way to find out + I don’t believe in God = agnostics and other atheists 參與調查的國家為: A = Australia C = Canada D = Denmark E = Great Britain F = France G = Germany H = Holland I = Ireland J = Japan L = Switzerland N = Norway P = Portugal R = Austria S = Spain T = Italy U = United States W = Sweden Z = New Zealand 調查的種類分別為:謀殺率、性病感染率、未婚懷孕率、墮胎率、青少年自殺率等等。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 以下是擷取自這篇文章一些有趣的結果... 1.文中引用富蘭克林所說的話: “religion will be a powerful regulator of our actions, give us peace and tranquility within our minds, and render us benevolent, useful and beneficial to others” (Isaacson: 87-88). 雖然美國算是有神論國家中很繁榮的，但其社會卻沒在富蘭克林預測的和平、安寧。 也揭開美國認為自己是上帝被祝福的"shining city on the hill"的假象。 2.日本是宗教信仰程度最低而科學理論接受程度最高的國家。 3.美國是宗教信仰程度最高而科學理論接受程度最低的國家。 4.美國在這些社會障礙及健康功能指標中，幾乎都拔得頭籌... 突然覺得有一句話很貼切， 尼采：「一棵樹要長得更高，接受更多的光明，那麼它的根就必須更深入黑暗。」 ※ 編輯: Ensanguine 來自: 59.114.133.138 (09/04 16:16) ※ 編輯: Ensanguine 來自: 59.114.133.138 (09/04 16:22)