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Shock Research: Most UK Atheists Believe in the Supernatural!

Post author:Atheism UK President - Chris Street
Post published:June 3, 2019
Post category:Agnostic Atheism Humanism Rationalism Religion Secularism Skepticism

Belief in the supernatural is still alive and kicking, even among UK atheists who don’t believe in a god. A Research report (ref. 1) has revealed that only a third of UK atheists claim to completely reject supernatural beliefs such as life after death, astrology, and the existence of a universal life-force.

Understanding Unbelief is a £2.3 million funded project by UK university sociologists, anthropologists and psychologists.

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LAAG announce Ministry of Reason!

Post author:Chris Street
Post published:October 27, 2014
Post category:Atheism Rationalism

London Atheist Activist Group (LAAG) announce Ministry of Reason (MoR). LAAG say “Why do we need MoR? The UK has a ‘Ministry for Faith & Communities’. We wondered why these necessarily go together! And what about REASON? i.e. evidence-based thinking. Let’s use MoR as a fun and flexible name, to highlight the disparity and inequality.” (source: Meetup)

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