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Why does the prison population of the USA only consist of 0.07% Atheists?

isn't religion supposed to instill higher moral and ethical values in life? ;-)

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/07/16/what-percentage-of-prisoners-are-atheists-its-a-lot-smaller-than-we-ever-imagined/

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Ducky

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Many people are suddenly "believers" if they think that it could be to their advantage. Of course, all prisoners are honest and truthful so the "stats" must surely be accurate!

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mycatsmom

Ducky , Statistics don't lie, but statiticians do ;-)

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Ducky

Yep.

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witchway

Very good points Ducky.

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Ducky

TY witchway.

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sunnyB

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Just goes to show that not all atheists are bad people.

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nomdeplume

Or you could say that atheists are more law-abiding than the religious.

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sunnyB

You could say that of some situations nomdeplume, especially as most problems in the world are caused by people's religious differences.

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nomdeplume

Indeed, as the late Chistopher Hitchens said 'Religion poisons everything it touches'.

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mycatsmom

Nom, Most of the worlds woes are caused by drugs, alchohol and guns.That includes war.And who is Christopher Hitchens ?

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nomdeplume

Christopher Hitchens was a writer and journalist who died in 2011. Check out his quotations on-line and see if that alters your views on religion.

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sunnyB

Just want to clarify what I meant in my answer. I'm not an atheist myself, but someone who is has a right to their choices. And I meant wars , when I said the world's problems.

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Colleen

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Because many men do not turn religious until after they go to prison.

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bigben

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Actually, it's because atheist only make up about 10% to 12% of the U.S. population. There are simply fewer of them to commit crimes. It's a matter of statistics, not philosophy.

11 years ago. Rating: 5
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tabber

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maybe they feel that this is all there is, so they better be good and have fun and freedom while they're alive.

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mycatsmom

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cuz there anin't no atheists in the foxholes in prison. It rough out there in the trenches outside in the prison yard. Besides, they are afraid of going to hell for all their misdeeds, so they make friends with God.

Beside, I think atheism is only for the loftier, more intellectual , scientic type. Which most inmates aren't