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Nov 23, 2021 · Catholics are twice as likely as Protestants to say that people who do not believe in God can still go to heaven (68% vs. 34%). Evangelical Protestants are especially likely to view access to heaven as exclusive in this regard, with 71% saying that only those who believe in God can go to heaven, compared with 21% who say nonbelievers can gain ...
Jan 24, 2024 · 28% of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and...
- Jason Derose
Jan 4, 2021 · Further, since it’s unlikely that atheists and agnostics (agnostics suspend judgment on whether God exists) go to heaven and theists go to hell, Pascal’s wager implies it’s irrational to be an atheist or agnostic.
Aug 17, 2018 · Many of those who oppose efforts to prove God’s existence today are either atheists, who claim there is no God, or agnostics, who are neutral as to whether there is a God or not. Both atheists...
- Dalia Fahmy
- Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than most other religious groups, while people who identify as “nothing in particular” are among the least knowledgeable.
- Like other Americans, “nones” are fairly knowledgeable about some of the basics of Christianity. Majorities of atheists, agnostics and people who say their religion is “nothing in particular” know that Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus (and not the Crucifixion, Ascension to heaven or Last Supper).
- Atheists (and to a lesser extent, agnostics) are on a par with Catholics and Protestants in correctly answering questions about Catholicism and Protestantism.
- Atheists and agnostics are also among the most knowledgeable on questions that are not about Christianity. Out of 13 questions in the survey about non-Christian world religions including Islam, Judaism and Hinduism, atheists correctly answer an average of 6.1 and agnostics get 5.8 right, compared with an average of about 4.3 among Americans overall.
Mar 25, 2016 · How do we know God exists? Is God real? Is there evidence of God? Paul Copan shares his experience of working with a student and how to define key terms surrounding this important discussion: atheism, theism, agnosticism, and more.
Sources of guidance on right and wrong among agnostics who believe in Heaven % of agnostics who believe in Heaven who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong. Share Save Image
