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Category: Science & Society
Posted on: July 23, 2007 8:06 PM, by Alex Palazzo
Yesterday I saw this graph in the NYTimes:
Click here for a larger version.
On the bright side (no pun intended) the numbers are better then what they used to be (does anyone have the numbers from the 2000 election?)
Then today I read this.
Sheesh!
I'm not going to say anything more ...
Comments
"The measure of anyone is the enemies they make." - Anonymous
The enemies of PZ Myers are blithering idiots. Should PZ be proud or disappointed?
Posted by: CRM-114 | July 23, 2007 8:39 PM
So my being gay is less objectionable than my being an atheist. Got to love the twisted logic.
Posted by: Tony P | July 23, 2007 8:42 PM
Wish I had the source handy, but there was a bit of a to do a few months back about a study that concluded that atheists are the most hated/mistrusted minority in the county.
Posted by: Paul | July 23, 2007 8:56 PM
Paul, do you mean the U&M study
Posted by: Shawn Wilkinson | July 23, 2007 9:44 PM
For all the atheists that apparently exist...
why are none of them ever surveyed?
Posted by: David | July 23, 2007 11:12 PM
You also have to wonder about people who'd support more likely for traits like no college education, antidepressant use, divorce, etc. Do these people even read the question right?
Posted by: Koray | July 24, 2007 1:01 AM
Ugh, whether it's better than things used to be or not, that graph is just painful to look at :(
Posted by: Coin | July 24, 2007 3:50 AM
"The measure of anyone is the enemies they make." - Anonymous; The enemies of PZ Myers are blithering idiots
Kinda seems like a shotgun approach in that case though, isn't it? Make as many enemies as possible, then claim victory because some of them later turn out to be bad people...
Posted by: Coin | July 24, 2007 3:52 AM
A June 23, 1999 Fox News poll asked, "Would you consider voting for a political candidate who did not believe in God?" The responses were: Yes: 26%; No: 69%.
http://volokh.com/posts/1134419636.shtml
Posted by: Acme Scientist | July 24, 2007 8:53 AM
Wow, I made the top two categories, but none of the others. Assuming that the categories are all independent (not too likely, but what the heck), then 0.21% of people would be likely to vote for me. 11.2% wouldn't care. Everyone else would think I was an evil bastard.
Well, if I garnered 10% of the votes, I should consider that a victory then!
Posted by: Brian Thompson | July 24, 2007 9:05 AM