I just took part in the census and it feels great to be a part of it. I think its great that the number of atheists is growing especially in the UK it shows that people no longer need to be controlled by a delusion, rational thought and free thinking is the only path an individual needs.
Stephen
Historically it has been dominated by men because even in the more enlightened cultures we had better access to education, although that is far too simplistic it is part of the reason.
While I agree with you Graham, I also wonder whether some feminists are actually frightening women away, by stating that something is a testosterone based club and will remain that way, you will stop some women from being involved.
Yes, as men we are to blame in many ways but it is not just a case of sexism and I think most of us are disgusted by sexists attitudes. The question is, how to we get this across.
Graham Martin-Royle
Just had a look at the results being generated so far. There are some good things coming out but also a couple of really worrying points. The best thing appears to be that the younger generations are more atheistic than older people, hopefully that means that religion is slowly going to fade away.
The most worrying aspect of this so far is that it does appear to be dominated by well educated men. Okay, so this proves that education is important in getting rid of religion but why is the data so skewed against women coming forward? Most women that I knew are not afraid of voicing their opinions on any subject, they don’t come across as shrinking violets always willing to concede the point to a male voice, far from it in fact. So why is the data showing only 1 in 4 atheists to be a woman?
Much as I hate to say it, it appears that the feminists are correct, this is a movement dominated by men and women are not being heard. We need to do something about that, and soon.
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I just took part in the census and it feels great to be a part of it. I think its great that the number of atheists is growing especially in the UK it shows that people no longer need to be controlled by a delusion, rational thought and free thinking is the only path an individual needs.
Historically it has been dominated by men because even in the more enlightened cultures we had better access to education, although that is far too simplistic it is part of the reason.
While I agree with you Graham, I also wonder whether some feminists are actually frightening women away, by stating that something is a testosterone based club and will remain that way, you will stop some women from being involved.
Yes, as men we are to blame in many ways but it is not just a case of sexism and I think most of us are disgusted by sexists attitudes. The question is, how to we get this across.
Just had a look at the results being generated so far. There are some good things coming out but also a couple of really worrying points. The best thing appears to be that the younger generations are more atheistic than older people, hopefully that means that religion is slowly going to fade away.
The most worrying aspect of this so far is that it does appear to be dominated by well educated men. Okay, so this proves that education is important in getting rid of religion but why is the data so skewed against women coming forward? Most women that I knew are not afraid of voicing their opinions on any subject, they don’t come across as shrinking violets always willing to concede the point to a male voice, far from it in fact. So why is the data showing only 1 in 4 atheists to be a woman?
Much as I hate to say it, it appears that the feminists are correct, this is a movement dominated by men and women are not being heard. We need to do something about that, and soon.