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I'll bite. The dominant non-commercial social organ for most people in their local community is their church. Atheists are by definition cut off from this. T

I'll bite. The dominant non-commercial social organ for most people in their local community is their church. Atheists are by definition cut off from this. There are exceptions of course, Unitarian churches etc, but I would posit that most atheists don't find a comparable social grouping.

jackmaney 11y ago
So...how is this evidence for a social movement towards atheism? Honest question.
- pm90 11y ago
  I don't think that is the question being answered by the parent. The question is (imo): why is atheism making people worse off?
  - jackmaney 10y ago
    > why is atheism making people worse off? Care to put forth any evidence that this might possibly be the case?
vinceguidry 11y ago
The dominant non-commercial social organ for religious people is their church. There are plenty of Christians that don't go to church.
CaptSpify 11y ago
Growing up in a mid-sized town, there was a rule about starting your own small business: Join a church. Once you joined a church (it didn't really matter which one), you gained a lot of social connections that turned into business connections. I don't know if there was any statistical truth to that, but it was definitely accepted in my family's social circle as a rule.