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What's a "religiosity scale"?

• gruseom 19y ago
  Good question. The graphic is taken from http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/secularism http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/secularism. The article itself is rather platitudinous, so I didn't post it. Here's the passage that answers your question (and more or less summarizes the whole piece): the idea of inevitable secularization has fallen out of favor with many scholars and journalists. Still, its most basic tenet—that material progress will slowly erode religious fervor—appears unassailable. Last October, the Pew Global Attitudes Project plotted 44 countries according to per capita gross domestic product and intensity of religious belief, gauged by the responses to several questions about faith [...]. The pattern, as seen in the Pew study and a number of other sources, is hard to miss: when God and Mammon collide, Mammon usually wins.
• jcromartie 19y ago
  From http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2275614130/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2275614130/ "Definition: Religiosity is measured using a three-item index ranging from 0-3, with 3 representing the maximum religious position. Respondents were given a +1 if they believe faith in God is necessary for morality; and +1 if they say religion is very important in their lives; and +1 if they pray at least once a day."
  • curi 19y ago
    most atheists seem to think morality is a religious idea. like dawkins.
    • curi 19y ago
      No? Show me serious writing by an atheist, explaining how morality exists and isn't religious?
      • KayJayKay 19y ago
        So If we don't choose to immediately respond you automatically declare a default victory? Because even if we can't disprove your assertion, we are expected to go along with your idea without question?
        • curi 19y ago
          The "No?" was to the downmodders, who were basically saying I'm wrong without giving a counter example. They declared a position. If you're unsure and have no position, that's fine. I don't care if you "go along with my idea". I do care that many people say something exists, but no one has ever been able to give me a single half-way-decent example.
    • bruenig 19y ago
      I would agree that morality outside of religion is nonsensical, but I would also say that religion is nonsensical . I can't say "most atheists" think morality is a religious idea, but Dawkins certainly does not think that it is. At least in The God Delusion and in his lectures, he maintains that it isn't. So...