This is actually a huge factor in American politics. Americans generally overestimate minority groups and underestimate majority groups by huge margins: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population
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Good thing we only base policy around giant numbers.
This is also relevant to their religious beliefs.
by definition that would mean 23% of the 3% are not atheist. very easy to quibble over definitions though, which i avoid typically lol.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/07/8-facts-about-atheists/
And that is fundamental to "believing" in something, whether religious, spiritual, or otherwise: if you truly BELIEVE it, then you will accept it as true over facts & evidence.
For instance, when the news came that predicted when Caucasians would no longer be majority, people forget that whites would still be the largest ethnic group.
There are less coal miners in the USA than people employed by Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles county alone.
Most folks imagine in a bear attack they have no choice but to fight bc they’re in the wild with no help etc etc.
The goose sitch is more like walking with your toddler when the psycho park geese come at you- you’re not fucking with them, just sprinting for the gazebo
In my experience, there's a real struggle to cast off religious imprinting of how atheists are all terrible, hedonistic, amoral psychopaths.
lots of spiritual agnostics or non-denominational folks though.
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/01/24/religious-nones-in-america-who-they-are-and-what-they-believe/
The GOP voter ID law seems like the biggest disenfranchisement scheme ever.
Especially since 83% have driver's licenses
favorite example …
5.3 million people in Ireland.
8 million in the state of Washington
14.2 million living in Tokyo
The Irish are way over perceived in western culture 🤪