Late summer 2014 SDMB religious beliefs

In this thread, the debate persists about how “overwhelmingly atheist” the SDMB is. We know atheists are certainly more prominent here than in the general global population, but let’s get an update as to how much more.

Poll forthcoming, please be patient.

You omitted my situation, but I don’t think you’re a jerk. :slight_smile:

I’m a strong atheist, but a practicing Jew (not just culturally, but going to synagogue, etc).

And, uh, that should read “or lack thereof” in the poll question. Apologies for bad editing. I blame lunch.

May I encourage you to choose “strong atheist,” then?

I’m not sure which of those categories I fit into, so I didn’t vote. I think there might be a God, but then again, there might not. I don’t know, and this is ok with me.

Do these terms have any commonly accepted definition? I never bothered deciding whether I am a “strong” or “casual” atheist. The prefix a- usually means that there’s nothing there, so any qualifiers are pretty much meaningless.

What if I just like calling people jerks? Can I choose that one, even if another selection applies?

Do what you must.

There are some who don’t believe and don’t think about it much, and there are some people who don’t believe and think about it all the time.

Clear enough?

Sounds like agnostic to me.

I already voted, so I can’t.

C’est la vie.

Which is a pretty good description of an agnostic… :)*

The poll didn’t offer “deist” either, so I crossed my fingers and checked “casual theist” which is sorta close.

*Oops, ninja’d

Clear enough. Strong, then.

Dang it! I knew I forgot something!

Oh, well. Let’s say deists should vote “Casual theist” or “You omitted my special situation, you jerk,” as they see fit.

Intellectually I am agnostic (I just don’t know), but by firm belief am an atheist (if god exists, just prove it), so how should I have voted? (I chose casual atheist.)

I would have chosen agnostic in your case.

I’m pretty much a casual theists. The atheists in my life tend to think about religion a lot more than I do.

“Casual atheist” sounds like I’m only gonna wear jeans and t-shirts. My wardrobe demonstrates otherwise.

I’m basically atheist, with a side of “I dunno, guess I’ll find out when I die. It would be nice to see Nana again, but it would really suck if we just hung around where we lived and scared living people.”

Religions annoy the crap out of me, as do smarmy know-it-all religious people (you know the type). I think it’s fun to point out logical fallacies. So… a lot of people would call me an obnoxious atheist.

Militant Agnostic. (“I don’t know, and you don’t either.”)

I voted “strong atheist” - although I’m actually a theological noncognitivist, it’s close enough for government work.