25 Countries With The Highest Rate of Atheism.
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In today's video, we look at the countries with the highest rate of residents that don’t believe In God or some other higher power.
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Several years ago, I visited the Czech Republic; and you are right Prague is a
wonderful city. I asked our guide what the main religion was. He told me that the main religion was beer.
*For rational spiritual knowledge Read* *1.* *Bhagvat Gita spoken by God.*
*2.* *Bhagvat Mahapuran Scripture par excellence.*
That is plain insulting, profane, to say the least.
@@shaneschambach932 Dude - beer is real. I don't even drink, but I know it's real, whereas the "gods" are invented smoke and mirrors
@@zvipatent the gods were invented. The smoke and mirrors weren't. Not by people anyway.
@@shaneschambach932 At least you can see, touch and taste beer, so we know that is real.
I don't care what people believe, as long as they leave me alone. 🤣😆
Exactly 👍
@@jasonjason7823makes three of us.
Problem is, many religious people feel it's their duty to "Lord" it over you.
The problem is that Christianity is built on proselytizing. They won’t be satisfied until everyone is a Christian.
Believe what you will but leave me alone ☺️
I should also add that in Europe many people may follow some religious element due to cultural significance, not belief in the devine. I know of atheists for example that got married in a church because it was a beautiul setting or baptised their children due to it being an important family gathering. Most people aren't anti-religion but just completely indifferent to religion outside of the cultural and historical context.
Very much the situation in Canada.
Yes, that's it exactly. In Sweden we go to church for christenings, weddings and funerals and that's it. Usually the only one beliving in a higher being in these gatherings are the priest...
@@erikaeriksson9840 Here in Canada over the past few years and as a accelerating trend there are hundreds of churches being closed. Some of the clergy officiate at services in more than one church, and the attendees are reportedly few in number and trending to the elderly. Heja Sverige!
@@coldlakealta4043 same in the UK. I was brought up catholic but am now atheist. The priest at my old church oversees a few churches, not just one and I think attendance is very low
@@erikaeriksson9840 I will not be so positive about priests. They need to make a living too, you know.
I am a true believer. In science and reason.
Correct
Sciemce is Magic Superstition and Old Mistakes
You must be muslim then
@Kiwigeo
Like Christianity to the Christian illiterate?
@@eddieboggs8306 or islam to the islam illiterate?
@@eddieboggs8306 like judaism to the jewish illiterate
I remember when I was in the Czech Republic the tour guide telling us that the country was mostly atheist and that all the churches are now used as music venues. If I remember correctly she said it has something to do with religious wars that after time just made people suspicious of religion and maybe it just wasn't a good thing if it caused so much anger.
Religion has been responsible for more hate and wars than any other single cause.
simplistic but true....
Actually while there atheistic thoughts appeared couple centuries earlier, the biggest blow was Soviet union. They forcibly raised two generations of atheists and those now continue to raise their children as atheists.
Well, the main reason was probably communism. Religion was frowned upon. We were taught it is all lies. But generally, a lot of Czechs nowaday believe that religion=church and that this is a bunch of bad people trying to rule others. People do not generally want to be part of that group. On the other hand, you have here quite a rising number of pagans, buddhists...
They had the same fun during communism (music venues) checks are lazy f..s and have no culture
A lot of the super religious people historically left Sweden and went to America, since it used to be illegal to preach if you weren't a priest in the national church.
Yep… the Untied States Founders invented modern day religious freedom and democracy. As long as the idiots, and failing-policy Liberals with the ObOzO’s 🤡 Communist clan doesn’t lie, cheat, and defraud the Constitution and Declaration of Independence into oblivion.
No wonder the US has so many nut jobs 😄
American evangelicals are utterly insane. They just preach hatred for anyone different and think something that hasn’t even been born is human. Once they’re born they couldn’t care less either. The American right are utterly bananas
Moved to the land of self proclaimed experts, selling their bullshit. We have a lot of those in Canada too.
The flags in certain European countries appear to have Crosses. Like Sweden, Denmark
All the modern atheist nations are so peaceful and developed!
Coincidence?
That their race is playing a role
@Mielke123 prove it
@@EternalEmperorofZakuulWhat did you mean by that?
@@V01D_ANGEL because some races are smart and peaceful, capable of advancing..
@@EternalEmperorofZakuul Do you feel like the phrase “white supremacist” applies to you?
I was born a Muslim but luckily l was strong enough to push this religion away!
What was the reason u pushed Islam away
Are you an atheist ?
Good for u!
@Hagrim It's definitely good. It means the person has humanity. A good person wouldn't believe in a bar-baric c-ult
@@glowing.star786 thank you for asking, i really never felt “home” It never felt “right” to me. Too many things i disagree with, too many words in the Quran and Hadis i can never accept… for now i start to get to know the Christianity and it feels Better, but still a lot of questions in my head to say i am Christian
Like he mentioned, most people here in Denmark are members of the national church, but almost none of them are actually religious. It's mainly for the tradition. Personally I don't know a single person, who's openly religious.
That is not a recent thing, since existentialist Soren Kierkegaard complained to that even in XIX century. He was against "cultural Christianity"
I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people in Denmark do think there is a God in some form, however. Don't conflate atheism with "I think there's a God but I don't particularly believe in any religion".
That’s the case here in Norway too. I was baptised in the Lutheran church as a baby and confirmed as a teenager because of family tradition reasons instead of religious reasons and that’s the norm here. We go to confirmations, weddings and funerals in the church and we celebrate Christmas etc. but we don’t go to the church regularly or follow any religious rules or practices. I was never raised in the church. My mom has never been very religious and has the mindset that she’s open to the possibility, but she doesn’t fully believe unless there’s proof. My dad used to be less religious than my mom but since he married my stepmom he’s gotten more religious, my stepmom is probably the most religious person I know and even she only attends church occasionally so that says a lot about how religion works over here. I am probably the least religious of my family as my siblings have gotten a bit more religious as they’ve grown older while I’ve gone the opposite direction and gotten more atheist as I’ve grown older. I will probably be the one family member to not keep the family tradition of baptizing my future children as babies because I believe my kids deserve the right and freedom to choose wether or not they want to partake in religion when they’re old enough to make that decision for themselves.
@@silh3345
"We go to confirmations, weddings and funerals in the church and we celebrate Christmas etc. but we don’t go to the church regularly or follow any religious rules or practices."
THAT'S EVERYBODY IN THE WESTERN WORLD DUDE.
It doesn't make someone an atheist.
MANY of us who think there is a God out there are not "religious", don't go to Church, don't pray, etc!!!
"Not religious" is not automatically "atheist". That is a MAJOR leap from A to B!!
"atheist" is like 10% of the human race.
"non-religious but still thinks there is a God in one form or another" is probably at least 50-90 percent.
They are NOT the same.
You guys need to stop looking at reports that say "80% not affiliated" and say "ooh 80% of that country is atheist", that's STUPID!
@@neutrino78x I never once claimed that were all atheist. Everything you’ve just replied to me I already know. The majority of people I know personally are atheist or agnostic, I am atheist, but I didn’t say anything about everyone being atheist.
The country on this list that surprised me was Azerbaijan, as they are a predominantly Muslim country and I never heard of them being particularly atheistic. Two countries that I’m surprised were not on the list were Netherlands and New Zealand.
I agree
Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union where for 70 years religion was banned,.
@@scottsimon1 - And Azerbaijan has _not_ been part of the Soviet Union for the past 30 years. Anyway, and in spite of Briggs’ video, I _don’t_ believe that 65% of Azeris are atheist, as 97% of them are Muslim, mainly Shias. My educated guess is that two thirds of Azeris regard religion as of only slight to moderate importance but they are still Muslims and therefore believe in Allah/God.
@@outbackigloo6489 I agree with you on that.💯
@@outbackigloo6489 Another possibility is that publicly they have to confess Islam or else there'll be trouble with the family. - or worse But in a private survey they're free to speak their minds?
There are some places that people are afraid to say they are atheist because of the backlash that they receive from their relatives and coworkers and friends. Especially in very religious places.
I happen to be an Episcopalian. You would not believe the number of times I have been "witnessed to" and told I'm "not the RIGHT KIND of Christian" by fundagelical Christians.
@@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net I am ashamed by that……I am so sorry and apologize for the bad christians
@@patmartens4751 I do appreciate that, and I accept the gesture in the spirit in which it was given -- but I'll bet you're not one of the people who would say that kind of thing (probably to anyone).
It IS kind of funny, though: upon entering our house, the first thing one is going to see on the dining room wall are icons of St. Matthew, St. Luke, St. Francis of Assisi and St. David of Wales, a fairly large icon of the Virgin of Guadalupe (culturally, the Virgin of Guadalupe is REAL important if you live in the southern half of Texas!), a large Celtic cross at the top, and an array of candles below the icons.
I dare say most atheists wouldn't do something like that... ;-)
The USA is definitely one of those places, especially in rural areas and southern states.
In Finland, it is just the opposite. That is, it is harder to say that you are in the faith or even just interested because it started big backlash, for example, people say "fairy tales should be forgotten," "spirituality is a sign of mental illness," and "religions are the worst misinformation." That is why there is an unwritten rule in Finland that religions are a topic that should never be talked about because that topic actually makes people very angry.
Atheism is the default setting of every human. Something *ALL* religions have in common is that they *MUST* be taught.
No human is ever born knowing a religion. So people aren't "becoming" atheist, they're just resetting to default settings.
I agree that it's default setting of every human, but I partially disagree that it must be taught. Back when humans were very simple and knew nothing, they were atheists, however, as they discovered world, they didn't have answers to all question they had, so they were simplifying them explaining them with divine powers. In modern world, however, people tend to explain things with science, but religion is still mainstream because it is taught by parents to children.
@@UberSpah It is as you say, that it has always been in human nature to be curious for answers. So in a time when knowledge was low, the most logical outcome for things we could not understand was to chalk it up to something divine. It's just that in modern times, if parents did not pass on their religion to their children, religions would go the way of the Dodo bird. Is what I think.
There's a difference between Atheism (hating or disbelieving in God) and being non-religious (that is, believing in a higher power)
@@rebeltvr6046 Atheism is not the hate of religion. It's your second guess, the disbelief. Atheists just don't care for, or about, religion.
Believing in a possibility of a higher power, but *not* religion, that is called "agnosticism". You're right in that they are different, but what of it?
You mean agnosticism. Atheism is a faith as well.
As an Australian, I was surprised to see that my neighbouring country, New Zealand, wasn’t on the list. I might be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that said that more than half of New Zealand’s population is atheist.
They do have a city named Christchurch.
@@scottsimon1 Yes, a small portion of the population is Christian.
@@scottsimon1 Christchurch was named more than a hundred years ago.
@@jmseipp its just a name. By the way Christianity is a new religion
Odin has made great strides in New Zealand.
I was surprised that my country (Norway) only have 70% atheists. I know very few people who believe in God, and not a single one of them attends service apart from special occations, and certainly not weekly.
Kan ikke si meg enig i det, og jeg syns tallet er for høyt. I følge tidligere undersøkelser er mellom 40-50% av befolkningen kristne. Jeg går selv ofte i kirken, på bedehuset og var med i kristne klubber. Bedehusene og misjonshusene her jeg bor er fulle av folk, og de kristne ungdomsklubbene og barne-aktivitetene er de mest populære.
@@ludviklaurendzjensen7879 Pisspreik og bullshit. Jeg lurer på hvor i huleste du bor, fordi omtrent INGEN steder i Norge har lengre BÅDE kristne (ungdoms-)klubber OG bedehus lengre. Til og med EN av delene er sjeldne i disse dager. Og "misjonshus"? Hvor i svarte har disse eksistert etter 1800-tallet?
Du må bo på et sted som er fullstendig UNIKT in Norge. Nei, jeg står ved hva jeg sa - det er nesten ingen kristne igjen i Norge, bortsett fra de som "praktiserer" sin religion ved å møte opp i kirken på julaften og lignende. Og sånne er ikke "troende", de gjør det pga tradisjon.
Og fulle hus? Du kan ta en prat med kirkekontorene rundt omkring i landet - det er så godt som ALDRI fulle hus ved gudstjenester og lignende. Pisspreik atter en gang.
Nei, nordmenn har faktisk lært å tenke sjøl. Denne "allmektige makten" dere tullinger tror på - nesten ingen nordmenn kjøper pisspreiket deres lengre. Og bra er det.
@@ludviklaurendzjensen7879 ich komme aus den USA und Ich denke, europäische Christen verstehen nicht, wie unreligiös Christen in Europa sind. Ich bin Atheist und mein Staat. 70 % der Menschen gehen jeden Sonntag in die Kirche und 30 % der Bevölkerung gehen in die Kirche jeden Sonntag und Mittwoch. Denken Sie daran, dass nur 80 % von Alabama christlich sind, also gehen 95 % der Christen jeden Sonntag und 50 % jeden Sonntag und Mittwoch in die Kirche
Very sad. Nordic countries have a beautiful, Roman Catholic history.
@@boopbeepbop154 umm what is beautiful about forced conversion and brutal war that was the only way Christianity spread to the Nordics and the history of Catholic Nordics is bloody and awful
Most of the atheist countries are developed!
Because of race
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Knowledge [throne] extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Quran 2. 255 please study Islam .....
More like most of them are 3rd world Communist shitholes
@littlefab5389 you👉🤡
@@redreaper5083 So ironic how most atheist only know how to make fun of religious people, and they don't know nothing about nothing.
like that is all you do, make fun, such a miserable life living without knowing where you came from or where you are going to, or what you are here for, you just "guess" stuff, with no proof or nothing, so miserable.
As a Korean, I respect people of all religions, but many Koreans, as well as East Asians, are atheists, and religious people are a special case to me. Religion is free and we must respect each other, but in Korea, there are many cults and many people emphasize their own religion, so resistance to religion is growing. And because Koreans have somewhat realistic thinking, they decide that religious stories are nonsense. I think this is the main reason.
I agree .and in north Korea they aren't allowed to be religious they are brainwashed to believe Kim is their God smh it's so wrong what is being allowed there 💔
@@datstudjai4702north Korea is the most atheist country anyway
Commie
Because it is nonsense.
@@Tsardomball Not North, dude
These numbers seem to be very dubious. I've just done some calculation for the UK based on the 2011 Census (the data from the 2021 Census are not available yet). For under-25-year-olds, 47% ticked the "No Religion" box whereas for over-60-year-olds, only 24% ticked "No Religion". I would expect the 2021 numbers to be higher but nowhere near 75%. I think the problem is that many people self-report as Christian but don't actually go to church or believe in any of the tenets. The source of the data in the video is probably based on an inference that somebody who doesn't go to church is not a Christian, but I'm not sure that that is a fair inference or that it has been applied consistently across the different countries. Most people in Japan say they are not religious at all but they still go to the neighbourhood temple at least once a year, bow their heads in reverence to the god(s), make a donation to the monks etc.
WAY back when I was in college, in the mid 1970's, there was a telephone poll regarding people's church attendance. The polling company did a random selection of people who said they attended church every Sunday and called them back on Sunday morning. Half of them were home ....Where I used to live there was a fuss about not putting up a nativity scene on the City Hall property at Christmas, and a neighbor circulated a petition in protest. I noted that their car never left the driveway on Sunday morning .....
Give it time globally. People know in their hearts that they are responsible for others. When things get out of whack, they go back to Truth because they know they have to.
@@gofishglobal7919 I agree that people need to be responsible for and to other people. Shedding superstition and religious baggage will be essential for this realization.
@@nbartlett6538 in other words: religion.
@@gofishglobal7919 What is truth? Which truth?
I'm from Spain and I've been to China to study the language. Though they are not religious thinking of a God it's not that they "don't believe in anything" they strongly believe in principles and moral law, that's what gives rulers and high profile people legitimacy. They are also very superstitious.
And that's why such people are perfect for a communist ruling Party. Unfortunately the Western world is heading the same direction.
Chinese people's morality comes from the ancient books of Confucius and Lao Tzu 。The Confucian culture of China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam contains morality
@@sosoable I believe such cultures are ripe for authoritarian government. That's why if you look at countries where East Asia culture dominates, they are either communist or some sort of mild dictatorship, like Singapore for example. It's a shame that the West now is abandoning individual liberty and subscribe to woke dictatorship. That is far WORSE than the east. In Singapore, you get caned for littering, but you understand why. In the US, you are incarcerated and tortured for protesting an election fraud. Middle school students were charged with sexual harrasmment for not referring to a classmate by his/her/their/whatever "prefered pronouns". Notice it's in plural form because that pronoun can change on the fly. The West is crumbling fast.
@@tomsd8656 Extreme liberalism is not suitable for this era. This is the choice of the times. The West does not represent the world. Welcome to the new world.
Believing in things like "luck" is different then assigning control to a higher power controlling you.
As long as you have rules, to influence your luck yourself, people still feel self-controled.
"Ugh, so many different kinds of atheism." Really? Like what, agnostic atheists? Spiritual atheists? Meanwhile, there are over 40,000 sects of Christianity.
can you name them?
@@Indianchristian19876 you want me to list all the sects of Christianity? Or do you want me to have them memorized so that I could name them if I wanted to? Either request is absurd when THE INTERNET exists.
@@nullpreference yes I want you to mention 40 thousand sects names
As far as I'm concerned, atheism as a single term covers it. It's pretty final.
Agnostic Theists believe in some higher power, just not in any specific or organized religions.
Ireland was a bit surprising.
As for Sweden, we used to be very Christian but we are also a very progressive country (we started with a form of universal healthcare during the 1600s) so I guess that religion took a back seat. However, a lot of us believe in something (fate, universe, nature), we just don't know what it is or means. It still counts as atheism but it's not the classic "I believe in nothing".
thats agnostic atheism
Not all atheists are naturalists
Same here in the UK, alot of people i know, myself included, say we're not a particular religion and don't believe in God in the traditional sense. It's not like we don't believe in anything. We know there's something, just don't know.
Read Quran and u will see what u looking for
@@MrDAVIDGBJONES read Quran
Buddhism is a weird one, certain sects adopted a god or gods but Theravada Buddhism (the original Buddhism) has nothing to do with a god. It's more analogous to Stoicism than a theological religion. I consider myself both Buddhist and atheist.
I totally agree. I have been active in my local buddhist community for about 15 years. Enilightenment comes from following and learning from other people, primarily the Shakyamuni buddah but other humans as well, not a supernatural being. Religion requires the belief of the supernatural .
Buddha also known as Siddhattha Gotama or Siddhārtha Gautama or Shakyamuni is not a GOD. Buddhists do not believe in any kind of deity or god and defefinately not in the traditional creator of the world, big fella upstairs kind of way. Although there are supernatural figures who can help or hinder people on the path towards enlightenment.
Do you read the quran 25) And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
(26) And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
(27) They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
(28) He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
(29) And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
(30) Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
(31) And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
(32) And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
(33) And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
(34) And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
(35) Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
Westerners don't practice buddhism but secular Protestantism, that's just Christian values without a god, and call it buddhism.
Buddhism also has stories about "gods" but they do not consider them to be omnipotent or creative beings like other religions. "Gods" in Buddhism are simply those who have more blessings than ordinary people, and these "gods" lie in samsara, when all their blessings are used up, these "gods" will fall to other species of beings.
I think the case with Europe in general is, that people might claim to be Catholic, Protestant, or perhaps Orthodox for some cultural or traditional reasons, but the total majority in most countries isn’t actually religious. Most people don’t pray, don’t believe in any Biblical stories or mythical lore, and only go to church when its Christmas or Easter or there’s a wedding or a funeral and that sort of stuff. Churches are just usually used as pretty old cultural heritage places that tourists can visit and that can be used for nice concerts or eventually art exhibitions.
If Europeans are atheist and do not believe in Christianity then how do these countries send crores of dollers to countries like India for religious conversion. Crores of money pour in here from European countries for converting our people to Christianity. How is that possible if they are not bothered about religion
The people who are still religous give a lot of money and if all European countries put together it's a high amount of money.
@@ruth6883 That and Europeans are really effing rich compared to the rest of the world
@@rkrishnan3660 Those are mostly some communities, church form communities and clubs and support other communities and churches around the world. Mostly to repair sfuff, get medical things etc. But these communities make up like 0,0001% population. Its just the conversion in india-eu is big. 1 euro in Europe will not even buy you a small meal, but in india it might get you a big lunch, dinner and snack. So if 100 people each gives 10 euros (which is one lunch meal here), they send 1k euros to India and that is worth there muuuch more than here
@@rkrishnan3660 It's just a business. A numbers game. Christians are supposed to tithe. The more you convert, the better chance you'll get paid. That's why the no birth control law in Catholicism - must bring forth those potential payers.
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means 'my ignorance is equal to your knowledge' " -Isaac Asimov
😆😆😆😆😆😆👍🏽
Ignorance and the topic of the video are mutually exclusive. One can be incredibly knowledgeable as an atheist (excluding the knowledge of God, which makes that person less knowledgeable than an otherwise equally knowledgeable person of faith) as well as as a religious person.
Well schools get more money by keeping students in the classroom; students are not taught to think for themselves, they are just spoon-fed from books that don't tell all of the truth in history. If a person is intelligent they find books that tell the whole truth! My family can exist without knowing things or questioning things. High schools don't teach Henry David Thoreau's essay on Being A Conscientious Objector because America needs people to sign up for the military and the authorities don't want anyone asking questions . . .of course I could go on but it would take forever to describe the level of stupidity students leave school in America. And not to mention the breakdown in America due to the opioid epidemic that was lovingly initiated by the Obama administration so insurance companies would pay for the Sackler pharma to collect huge sums of money from prescription opioids. Our country was handing that stuff out like candy at Christmas! Stupid stupid stupid!
@@gofishglobal7919 knowledge is no faith that is what Americans never will understand. Knowledge is based on facts and science , and faith is based on believing in fairy tales when it comes to christianity or other religions.
"USA is the intellectual cesspool of the western world"
I am agnostic and I like Teachings of Lord Buddha but follow in a secular way. What attracted me to Buddhism is that Buddha rejected 'beliefs' and focused on practice.
Same here❤
same here
That's pretty cool. I've considered getting into Buddism as well. I like how it seems more about finding inner peace than adhering to dogma.
Definitely
No external saviour in Buddhism. No God. No prayers. Buddhism is a ' Do it yourself ' religion.
I'm not sure how accurate this is, but in Norway, we where told in school that the majority of the early settlers of Iceland was driven there because they didn't want to become christians when King Olav, later St. Olav used brute force to replace norse religion with christianity in mainland Norway. The became "fredløse" in Norway, and had to go somewhere else to be a member of society. Sweden was already dealing with similar issues, so going to Iceland was a viable option. So... I guess it's not very weird that they have a high amount of non-christians for a nordic country.
These people are digging their own grave, very fast other religion people entered will rule them , original natives may become slaves under their rule in Europe countries
I DON'T CARE ABOUT RELIGION IF YOU ARE A DECENT PERSON I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT MATTER'S... FROM SCOTLAND 🏴.
What is decent tho? How do you get to that and how did that idea evolve from what or why?
@@BlessedgreenlightBOLT JOG ON.
Did you have to yell?
@@JohnSmith-rk6jy
Scotland is part of UK not indipendent
People often confuse religiousness with spirituality, they are not the same.
Point👍👍
Exactly, spirituality is more profound then this piece of entertainment. There should have been three multiple choice questions to his survey: Are you religious, atheist or spiritual.
Spot on! I believe in God but am also pretty anti religious.
Spiritual means pagan. A force, an energy, nature, light all are Creations.
It's all the same silliness
You mean, 25 countries I should consider moving to? I'm in the middle of a religious hellscape...pun intended😭
What country?
@@a-sane-person Almost anything on the list lol
@@pamelagileno5483 No, I mean the country you are in.
@@a-sane-person the US, sadly
@@pamelagileno5483 Same. I feel you bro.
I live in Brazil and I'm an atheist for as long as I remember because, though I was raised as catholic, the whole religion thing never really got a hold on me. Funny thing is, for a time, in my twenties (I'm 54 now), I really tried to believe in something and I decided to study the subject. Paradoxically, that's what made me a full-fledged atheist so to speak because I discovered so many absurds and inconsistencies that the whole thing started to make even less sense. As a massively Christian country, religion is huge here and though my opinion is mainly respected, I get a few weird looks from time to time and people questioning me in some absurd ways like "how can you have morals without a religion?". In any case, I tend not to discuss religion.
Absurd is an understatement, cheers.
I'm a Chilean fellow atheist. When I visited Brazil, nobody gave me weird looks for that (save a couple of friendly discussions). But when I told them I don't follow any soccer team... man, suddenly I was the weirdest creature in the world.
Yeah, i used to tolarete the catholics here in Brazil but now with the whole mixing religion and politics i started to hate them a bit...
I used to be an atheist cuz a lot of people and priests cannot explain anything properly about Christianity. But after someone made sense of the Bible, it really, and i do mean REALLY shifted my whole worldview of God, how He operates, how He moves tiny things in my life to make me happy or sad depending on how much of a rebel i wanna be. Needless to say, a lot of people used to lie about Bible, you need an actual dude who can make actual sense of what even God is, or isn't. Check this book by Watchman Nee, it's 10 pages, called Sit, Walk, Stand. That guy can explain and make more sense than 100 people did my entire life.
Only those called can come to God.
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day". John 6:44 NIV
Im surprised you thought most of Europe was still religious until finding out the facts. Religion hasn’t really been a big part of many lives since 1960s
If you've been to the UK and Europe you are aware that here is no correlation between the number of churches in a given place and the number of people inside them.
yeah but that doesn't make them atheist.
If you simply asked the question "do you think there is a spiritual higher power in one form or another" probably 80% would say yes.
Hungarians are still very religious to this day. So much that they are stuck in the 15th century...
@@fransthefox9682 "religious" and "thinks there is a God in one form or another" are very different.
You could have zero percent who is part of an organized religion but "think there is a God" would still be 80+ percent.
You will find that in many developed nations, religion does not really play a big role anymore.
“I am a citizen of the world and my religion is to do good.” Thomas Paine, one of America’s most important Founding Father’s.
What Good.🍓
There will be an Epochal eclipse a CROSS the US on April 8th 2024, when more shall be revealed to those with "eyes and ears." The rest will see only an eclipse. Matthew 16: 4 Jonah 3: 4-5, 8 Jonah 4: 11.
Final judgement for the devil and dragon is 10/12/26. Daniel 7: 9-14. Don't expect to "SEE" anything. Men and women never "SEE" anything, except for an elect few. It has always been this way.
Over 93% of men and women are nearly deaf and blind spiritually. That's NORMAL. It has always been this way.
Great Re-Set on 09/23/26. All the people will CRY OUT, "No more war. Forgive our debts. Save us from OMEGA (the killer variant). We will do Anything!"
That's when we unveil our NEON GAUD. In GAUD we Trust -- men and women are liars, cheats, thieves, and murderers. How can we be trusted to govern ourselves.
And so ends our 250-year experiment in SELF government. EPIC FAIL.
Are secret societies on your radar? All is being revealed right now.
Might as well Atheist.
If you do good, you are actually doing God's work which actually means you are associated with The Godly nature.
that's why they had slaves.
Very interesting
Surprised by some
good job !
I think at least in the case of East Asian countries, there's some confusion over what's "religious." For example, can Shintoism be regarded as a religion? Some people categorize it as a "belief system" because it contains more than one God.
As a Chinese, I can tell that most people are not "strictly religious" but definitely not 100% atheist. For instance, most elders go to buddhist and taoist temples praying for good fortune for the family. Young people can also visit temple praying for their study/work/etc. Can those practices be counted as religious? So, I think if focusing on the major religions, Japan and China can top the list, but if we take those local practices (some may regard them as religious while others not), the results may be more complicated.
Not agree with you, most people go to these temples just because they have rich history and are famous and people just want to see something like that, and I seldom see someone who has true belief in any kind of supernatural things.
Thats mahayana buddhism ,in theravadhi praying to buddha is useless buddha himself said that dont worship me worship my sayings.and as all buddhists know buddha already had enlightenment so his soul is no longer in the universe. Only his philosophy DARMA ,still lives
I really thought that you're not allowed to practice religion under comunist party. I know ppl had to hide celebrating christmas or easter when we were under comunism. And they were closing churches. I dont remeber it cause it was like 30 yrs ago but still... now nobody cares anymore about that stuff. Isnt it funny how people always want whats forbiden?
@@pizzapadinton8868 agreed theravada Buddhism is like that.
Buddhists are theologically supposed to be atheists, I e. no belief in a supreme deity or deities. But Buddhism as it evolved started to incorporate all kinds of deities. Buddha himself got deified by many branches of Buddhism, even though everyone is technically able to become a Buddha. So it depends on how you define atheism. Is a Buddha a deity? Or is he just an "Enlightened being" who has escaped the cycle of rebirths?
In India religion is major factor used for elections by political parties
@Mido 2 got that right👍
Hinduism allows atheism
@@mr.awesome9192 In Czechia the more atheistic/non caring about religion the party is, the more chance to be elected it has :D
we even broke the country in the basis of religion
That's why india still 100 yrs behind developed countries...
Ireland does seem suprising, but when you think about how they've been fighting for hundreds of years over which religion is the "true religion" (catholic or protestant) it kinda makes sense that as generations have gone by, more and more people are simply walking away from both of them.
Those were my same thoughts about Ireland too.
It's just logical to move away from both, when both religions are fighting toe to toe on who God favors.
@@howellwong11 no argument from me, I walked away from catholicism decades ago.
"the fool says in his heart there is no God" Psalm 14
@@56pjr no, I say it with my mouth, or in this case my fingers, there is no god
Top 25 safest countries in the world:
True the countries abandoning the violent Abrahmic cult beliefs are the safest 💞
K if you say so?
I know! Because they don't have a race problem!
Czechia has a massive meth problem due to the lack of religiosity and liberal laws. Probably one of most boring countries as the only thing good about is the ancient architecture.
roshnipatel4393
Gulf countries are religious and they are hella safe
Happy and thankful for this video. This made me feel i am not alone.
The reason China isn’t that religious is because (idk if it’s true) but I think communism bans or limits religion in some sort of way
They are more concerned about eating than praying.
You make an excellent point. I'd be willing to bet these numbers are skewed by the fact that religion is frowned upon.
communists crush anything they perceive as a threat - government is god - you are property of the state - protest and you'll disappear
@@kreed445 just like capitalists
@@phillrockman Not just religion, all scams are frowned upon, including religion.
3:11 An Israeli friend of mine once explained it to me this way: "Jewish is my tribe, not my religion".
Do you read the quran 25) And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
(26) And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
(27) They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
(28) He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
(29) And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
(30) Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
(31) And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
(32) And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
(33) And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
(34) And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
(35) Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
Yup. That’s me too
@@mohamedanan7726 Shoved your pathetic allah up your ass. Nobody wants to hear that useless shit
I mean isn't it known?
@@mohamedanan7726 Stop spamming like an idiot. You are converting no one with your stupid comic book.
A little correction for the numbers in Israel- The number of atheists in Israel is 25% (including agnostics). I think the confusion comes from the cultural difference and language barrier since the 60% that was referred to in that video are secular people, not atheists. In Israel a person who considers themselves secular can still believe in god, practice their religion etc, but not be too strict about it. For example, I believe in god, keep kosher, celebrate the holidays, and fast on fasting days but I would still be considered secular. It's a bit of a weird concept for non Israelis but Israel is a pretty religious country as a whole.
Correct. This guy needs to start using Wikipedia! Thank you!
yeah i am a bit confused on where he got his numbers from, since I'm from the UK and it was quite big news here only this year that Christians have "become a minority" in that we've only just become less than 50% of the population, so i can't imagine we're anywhere near 70%+ atheist and definitely not a year ago when this video was released
I agree with you. I think that the author of this video is incorrectly classifying all secular people as atheists.
Question, why do you consider yourself secular? Sure, you can believe in a Creator and still live your life on laws and subjective opinions of your own or somebody elses, but if something is from the Creator and it has empirical data backing it, why ignore it, that would be an objective source? In some religions that would be looked upon as hypocritical. Just curious, to me secular and religion doesn't go together, the definition of secular is basically not having a strong religious belief, so even if someone still believes that there is a God or something there whilst being secular, is that really a true believer and follower of a specific religion? Should that then count in these lists? I would call these "secular believers" more like cultural believers, you go to the holy buildings because of your culture and upbringing, you remember holidays and stories through culture and family, but because the religion isn't the main part of your life and something that you establish your world view on, I don't think that that person is religious.
@Ben-re5fx Israelis are secular. Because they don't have any problem if we believe in some other religion.
They are not bothered about what we believe, as long as we don't bother them. That's true secularism.
I am a Hindu. I have many Jewish friends. They care their foot about what I believe. That's fair. They don't interfere in my belief system.
Interesting subject.
I wasn’t at all surprised about the atheism in Japan, China and the Scandinavian countries. I WAS surprised that both Isreal and Ireland were on this list!
Yeah, a lot of Jewish people are atheist. A long time ago I heard a Jew make a joke about how you know if a Jew is atheist. i forgot the punchline but it was something silly and simple like "He says he's Jewish".
I was surprised that Israel was on the list, WOW 😲
@Joscha Wexler who cares
THIS VIDEO IS FAKE
@Joscha Wexler That deserves a meme flashed up over your shoulder and a lot of talking with the hands. 🌄🤷♂️
I love how you list them like a story, I don’t know how to describe but it feels more like you’re telling a story instead of just reading a list and I love it
I hope Xian apologists see this and get the message: atheism does _not_ inevitably lead to societal strife. The most religious countries are the most violent & unstable. But the best attitude toward religion should be: "You do you."
I'm a devout Christian and live firmly by "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Islam has always been the most unstable, breaking out in civil war as soon as the founder popped his clogs, leaving a 14 century rift with no solution. There are more Jihad groups committing atrocities against civilians than all groups worldwide; even if counting all other religions combined in total.
@@HeLpLOstGOdAny1 While China literally has their Muslim population in camps. Yet, the same fake woke companies refuse to call them out.
Completely agree! The countries that are least religious seem to also be the least judgemental, most accepting of others and least dangerous 🤷♀️
@@GenXfrom75 Meh. Better is _don't_ do to others what you wouldn't like. If it's "do unto others..." then I'm sending Jeff Bezos 10% of my money. 😄
I am a Bangladeshi atheist. Religion has a lot of influence in South Asia including our country. Here people love religion more than life. It is very worrying that religion has unlimited influence in a state like medieval times.

In Bangladesh, they also have a super religion, they believe in great floods. After all, your country is the defacto delta of the Ganges.
yeah i have a friend there who hides his atheism
I am also atheist. How many atheists and agnostics in Bangladesh are any information out there.
You are great Person. It is dangerous country for Atheists.
I am a Pakistani Atheist
I'm surprised New Zealand wasn't included in the list. I would have expected very similar numbers to Australia. We travel to and from both countries freely and while we might argue about some things, on the world stage we are best mates.
From the 2018 census: "Almost half (48.6 percent) of New Zealanders stated they had no religion and 6.7 percent made no declaration. However, Christianity remains the most common religion; 37.3 percent of the population at the 2018 census identified as Christian, with Anglicanism being the largest denomination."
I'm likewise surprised the amount stating they had no religion wasn't higher too.
My theory is that it's about the Maori population and the original influence of missionaries. For example, Hawaii is a religious state due to missionaries. We have no lottery and have been slow to legalize weed ... even tho infamous for Maui Wowie and weed grown in Hawaii it netted vastly more than the sugarcane. The Hawaiian and Polynesian people tend to be very Christian ... even when those looney missionaries banned their language and dance. Anyway, the Maori people suffered the same fate culturally at the hands of the missionaries but compliance with Christianity remains strong. The Maori people comprise 17% of the NZ population. Aboriginal people are only 3.3% of Australia. The Hawaiians are 10% of Hawaii, but it is also diverse with Shinto, Buddhism and then any woo woo wack-a-mo Guru who comes to town.
Netherlands too.
New Zealand was responsible for mild world revival m8!
I think we are more than best mates, we're family!
People in East Asia regions still adhere to certain traditional practices like ancestral worship and also visit temples or spiritual masters for consultation when necessary. Adherents of Chinese folk religion do not necessary classified themselves as Taoists or Buddhists, it is similar among Japanese and Korean communities.
No wonder these countries are have many backward thinking people, and always in unrest with one another.
Tan, you are correct. This video has many lies in it.
Strictly speaking, even Buddhists are atheists. Not all religions are theistic.
@@sunway1374 Sunway, Some flavors of Buddhism, like in Japan, definitely are not Atheistic.
In Japan most people will visit shrines and temples and even leave donations and say short prayers. If you ask why they do it the usual answer is "tradition" and "culture", but you won't hear the words "belief" and "religion". In other words, what they do and what they believe are two separate things, and the people otherwise live completely secular lives. However, the number of atheists in Japan is exaggerated. I've seen polls stating 70% to 85% atheism in Japan, but even though the majority don't believe in a god or gods, a substantial portion of the population do believe in spirits and other supernatural phenomena, and therefore do not qualify as fully atheistic.
I think that in Western Europe -- in the West as a whole -- there was a massive break from religion from the 1960s on. So, I wasn't surprised to hear that many Western countries aren't religious. In fact, they often ridicule the US for its purported religiosity. In Ireland, that change came a bit later, but was also massive. In the former Soviet bloc, I believe that decades of enforced atheism took their toll. I think that the only religious country left is Poland.
In Putin's Russia the Orthodox Christian Church is promoted because nationalism.
What happened in 60s though?
That is why Poland is best European country. When the West lost religion, it lost its soul and became a husk that worships meaningless sin. The West is in decline because of this lack of faith, but soon religious societies in Latin America, Africa, and Asia (excluding China, Korea, and Japan their birth rates are horrendous) will become the next leaders of world civilization and a new religious age will begin.
@@JackDSquat exactly.
Australia mirrors western Europe, since the 60s many have turned their backs on religion. Funny you should mention Poland. In the early 1990s I met a family who had just immigrated here from Poland. At first they were very religious going to church every week. But as time passed they became more Australian and church wasn't number 1 in their lives. IMO it's was more a cultural experience, back home everyone attended catholic Church. In fact I was asked by them if other Christians (protestant etc) had a different bible!
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@@Gabriel-rx9jw eae mano, também sou brasileiro ateu. Que raro encontrar um. Está tudo bem com você?
@@leandroblockmango2673 eae mano, tudo bem comigo e vc. Só na internet mesmo pra encontrar outros ateus, nunca conheci outro na vida real. Provavelmente pq ninguém quer revelar-se no cotidiano, eu mesmo dificilmente conto pra alguém.
Smart countries do not ALLOW religion to get in the way of their lives. Separation of church and state is imperative
Why is separation of church and state imperative? Some of these irreligious countries don't have separation of church and state. USA has separation of church and state but is quite religious. Separation of church and state has nothing to do with it.
@@chesterdonnelly1212 these countries separated church from state but amalgamated church or religion with politics. They use hate against Muslims to gain political edge, like Trump.
@@chesterdonnelly1212 The USA has separation of church and state in theory, but in practice it has allowed its leaders to do the exact opposite.
On how many US government buildings is ‘In god we trust’ displayed. It’s even printed on the money!!
@@Skiddins which church?
@@chesterdonnelly1212 Take your pick
After becoming an athiest since 4 years now I feel a stressless and good life.
Religion only divides people. And modern day ancient religion concepts aren't required I think.
@Tiki Taka Looking forward to it. If that even exists lol
@Tiki Taka There is no realistic evidence for judgement day. Only it mentioned in holy Quran and holy Bible. So nobody have practical idea after death life where will we go or whatever.
@Tiki Taka Which Test..? Is there any proven historical evidence of Adam - Eve story accept mentioning in holy quran and holy bible..? No.. So this Test is just imigination and used to use for the society in incient time.
Is there anything mentioned in the religious holy books regarding modern technology, internal, motor vehicle or nuclear wepons..? You won't.. bcoz religion preachers never thought world would become like today... even they never imagine. You can find..horse, elephant or Camel in the religion book but won't find motor vehicle, air aplane etc... you can find sowrd... but won't find arms or AK47 or neuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb. Bcoz they had no idea of those future invention..
@Tiki Taka Present day way of life how you can avoid the technology, sports etc... so funny..!
What mentioned in the holy books those involving on that eras... not of today.
In cyclones, floods, pendamic, earthquake so many innocent peoples, children die... why creator never safe them..! why need to pray to god to save survival people..!!?
Its too funny..
@Tiki Taka Even for the Adam -Eve story no solid and no reliable evidence revealed by any neutral person or history research organnization.
I'm from Mexico and, although the majority is still Catholic, a substantial part of that majority is just so nominally, atheism has been on the rise here in the past decades too.
Also, you'd be surprised to find out that Veracruz and Tabasco are the most (proportionally speaking) atheist states in Mexico
its like this all over the world except for america and the middle east (the two places working overtime to bring our existence on this planet back to the bronze age)
@@ShortFuseFighting you'd be surprised to find out that it's also the case in the middle east even when it doesn't seem like it. I've met many ppl from several Islamic countries and most of them are apostates.
so the mexican owls arent witches anymore suddenly?
@@benitocamelo1488 yeah, that simply isnt true (or anecdotal at best). i work with saudis, jordanians (some iraqis, sudanese arabs and few others) and they are all either complete zealots or practicing muslims. youve met "many" ive met and cultivated personal relationships with 1000s (due to the nature of my job). what youre saying simply isnt true, im sorry . now, it depends how, where and why you met them. perhaps it was a situation which "attracts" the few progressive people they have there but that is in no way a truthful representation of the average middle-eastern adherence to religious dogma
@@ShortFuseFighting looks like it also depends, I'm from Mexico and most ex-muslim guys I've met are possibly persecuted in their own countries as apostasy is punished with death in most of them. I choose to believe you.
Making progress!
We're going in the right direction.
Come on 100%.
Come on 100%!
You mean converting to islam for imaginery 72 virgins in heaven !😅
It all depends on how to make a quiz, in other studies I've read that more than 70% of the Chinese population believes in folk religion (Ancestors, Fengshui, etc).
Atheism doesn’t correlate with religion
@@yugalsuhang5319 you didnt have to cuuuut me off
A person can be atheist while not being irreligious. There a re a ton of religions out there that don't imply gods.
feng shui is religion? i don't think it is, it is more a believe sense of luck how nature precieve.
@@AKDHFR
If it's based on some set of beliefs that's well documented and subscribed to them Yes.
In the times of Noah only eight people believed in God
*For rational spiritual knowledge Read* *1.* *Bhagvat Gita spoken by God.*
*2.* *Bhagvat Mahapuran Scripture par excellence.*
And we think of those unbelievers every time we fill our cars up with gas
@@kimkennedy6456 Joe Biden has us down to 1 oil producing unbeliever
@@kimkennedy6456 fossil fuels weren’t formed from dead humans.
Then they incested the population.
the problem in these rankings is how the percentages of believers and non-believers are calculated, affiliation to a religion is often a choice of parents for children that does not correspond to their actual number, because many of those children have become atheists over time but they continue to be calculated among believers.
For example in my country, Italy, society is highly secularized and many people define themselves as Christians more for a cultural question than for a real religious faith, Italians behave in this as they usually do, there are rules but they accept only the part of the rule that is useful to them, they do not care about everything else and go on their way, the importance of religion in Italy is one of the greatest mystifications of this country.
That's not a problem, that is a good thing! Because religions divide and collide people. God is NOT in religions! God is in your hearts! So believe NOT in religions, but in your hearts!
Do you read the quran 25) And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
(26) And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
(27) They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
(28) He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
(29) And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
(30) Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
(31) And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
(32) And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
(33) And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
(34) And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
(35) Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
@@Uroki_ANGLIYSKOGO_s_Nulya_ hmm
This list was based on self identification, not membership in a life stance organization.
In Norway for instance the state church *used* to automatically add anyone born in the country that wasn't opted out in some way to their membership lists at birth.
So atheist would have to actively leave the church even if their parents where atheists too and never actively joined the church.
No notification or anything.
It was actually a scandal when I grew up and our population was made aware of the practice.
@@Luredreier Same here in Sweden until 2000. I was born in 1971, so I had to actually apply for leaving, although it was pretty easy.
I happen to be a vegan atheist. I usually don't go in too deep about my world views when they come up but I'm always ready to have rational discussions. That's how we grow and change.
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Knowledge [throne] extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Quran 2. 255 please study Islam .....
@@littlefab5389Okay stop saying the same thing ,it doesnt work it seems annoying
I agree with Japan's. Less and less people are taking part in religious things even if its just having a ceremony for those who passed away. However, although it's not really a religion, more people have been becoming interested in Shintoism.
As for me I'm not religious, however we do have a family altar to serve food and goodies to the ancestors.
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Fewer?
😀😀
:D
I am not religious or superstitious living here in Japan. I don't have a Shinto alter but I would worship Ruby Rose 78.
@@philipoconnor4263 wtf tharki
What is strange is my atheist friends are some of the best people that I have ever met. They have very high morals and values. Many very religious people I know have little to no values or morals. Hell look at the catholic priest.
Hell look at Putin!
'What is strange is my atheist friends are some of the best people that I have ever me' Not that strange. You don't need religion at all to be a moral person.
@@MrCanis4 That is the point. Take care
I can't say the same thing. My atheist friends have been very cruel to me, but I don't think all atheists are cruel. People can be good or Bad, irregardless of Beliefs.
@@efaznoorchowdhury1980 Also my thought.
You’re wrong about Australia- the largest religion in Australia is Australian Rules Football - average crowds 40-60,000 - but three top clubs get 80,000
Unfortunately so true. As an Australian it makes me sick to my stomach.
It certainly is a moronic obsession. So many people without mature hobbies and interests.
@@NoTaboos Not everyone can be a Nerd.
@@felatiome331 I rest my case.
Douglas, don't forget cricket; as a Brit, it's a passion I share.
A big hug to all my atheist sisters and brothers.
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🔘 The Roman and American governments were not and are not successful at controlling
their people through military power. Instead, they were and are able to control their people by another power that is stronger than any physical power on Earth: BELIEF.🌿
🔘 The most successful book in the world is the Bible. It was created by the few to control the rest. It is a fantasy that has been presented by the few as "fact" in order to provoke certain behaviors from the majority. It actually details a list that God checks twice in order to find out who's naughty or nice. If God checks His list and finds out you're nice, you're going to be saved and go to heaven. If you're naughty, you're going to hell lat least according to the stories of the Bible).🌿
🔘 When your mortal life ends, no matter how it ends, you will immediately be aware that you continue to exist. You will recognize that your True Self is an advanced human of incredible intelligence and individual power (free will).
You will then know that YOU are the only god that has ever existed in your experience.
You will realize that all the times upon
Earth when you felt the presence of "God" or your "conscience," you were actually feeling the connection that your mortal avatar had with your True Self. You will know these Real Truths about your own Self, but also about every other human with whom you shared your earthly experience. You will know that each person who lives on Earth is actually connected to their True Self. You will know that there is no other god outside of YOU, outside of EACH of US.
At that time, you will recognize exactly what has corrupted the mortal experience and destroved humanity. You will understand that, unless confronted and eliminated, this culprit (this CAUSE of the problem), will destroy our Fortnite-end our lives upon Earth.
This culprit is religion. Religion lies to us and tells us that we are not our own god, but are subjected to (or enslaved by) the god that religion has invented to control our actions.
Religion teaches us to not depend on ourselves for our own salvation. Religion teaches us that we must depend upon "God," even if this god allows us to experience such a miserable mortal life.
We are taught about this God by religious leaders who personally benefit from the lie. If we were convinced that there is no god other than US, outside of the "god within," then we could unite and do what we must do in order to save Earth and all of humanity. Thus convinced, religion would no longer exist, and those who promoted religion for their own gain might cry out, "Oh mountains and rocks, fall on us, and hide us from this Real Truth!"🌿
And here is one in return
You dont believe in god but yet you still believe there are ghosts exist. How funny yall
@@arkadata470 who ever said they believe in ghosts and don’t judge other based on purely beliefs it makes you look all the more foolish
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:6-7):
"Indeed, those who disbelieve, it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment."
سورۃ البقرہ (2:6-7):
"بیشک، جو لوگ کافر ہیں، ان کے لیے برابر ہے کہ آپ انہیں ڈرائیں یا نہ ڈرائیں؛ وہ ایمان نہیں لائیں گے۔ اللہ نے ان کے دلوں اور ان کے کانوں پر مہر لگا دی ہے، اور ان کی آنکھوں پر پردہ ہے۔ اور ان کے لیے بڑا عذاب ہے۔
Seeing Ireland on the list is actually shocking to me based on my family growing up. Granted, we live in the US so I’ve never actually been there or looked up their cultural changes over the past few generations, but I feel most people with Irish heritage would never guess that.
well most people who say they’re irish hardly have any heritage or connection to the actual country. as someone with relatives in ireland, i can tell you they believe in god just as much as they believe in leprechauns
As a young person from Ireland.. I dont know a single person my age who is religious... Obviously there is still religious people but they are becoming rarer..
Totally agree with you!
I agree. But, I live where a lot of them migrated to in Boston and it seems like they are more religious here.
I am thinking a lot of Irish people got turned off of religion during the 70's with all the catholic / protestant fighting.
Definitely would love one on the US states if that hasn't been done yet.
Most of New England will be on the list with Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Connecticut in the top 5 spots.
@@devincampbell5007 California is rather atheist as well...
I don’t know much about America but I’d say the states furthest from the Bible Belt…..? 🤷♀️
@@kimsaunders3990 Eh, idk.. I grew up down south and I think folks mark that on the census and say they’re Christian but they’re never at church or praying. Maybe east of New Orleans but TX and LA religious means wearing a cross tbh 😂
@@Zenas521 I wish the south were a little more atheist and stop knocking on my door at 9am on Saturday mornings asking me if I have a church.
Love this channel, always learn something new. Thanks for all the research you do to get these out.
If you want to learn something it should be accurate
“Hello how are you doing hope you’re fine”
I Proud To Be An Atheist, ⚛⚛⚛🇺🇲🌏🇯🇵🇨🇳🇸🇪✊😡🚫 And Do Not Believe In aAny Types Of Religions, Nor Do I Believe In Non-existent Supernatural Beings Such As The Devil, Hell, Karma, Sins, Etc. That's A Bunch Of Baloney. I Also Believe In Compassion, Kindness, Love, Logic, Science, Scientific, Knowledge, Equally, Empathy, Myself, Integrity, honesty, and more. Yes, it's true that All Humans Make Mistakes. We Are Not Perfect Human Beings. We All Make Mistakes, Struggle, And Even Regret Things From The Past. But You're Not At Fault, And You're Not The One Struggling. And You Are Here Now With The Power To Shape Your Day And Your Future. I Really Agree With Brian Griffin.
Oh so you dont exist ok cool
U.s.a and Sweden is not athiest kid
U.S.A = 68% Christian
Sweden = 59% Christian
Note how China and America are Communist shitholes tho
May Allah Gave You Hidayat.
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2):
"This is the Book(Quran) about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah."
Surah Al-Isra (17:9):
"Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most suitable."
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمُ
وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
English Translation:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Say, "O disbelievers,
I do not worship what you worship,
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
And I will not be a worshipper of what you worship,
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
Saying these countries are "losing" their religion implies loss. "Dispensing with" is a much better term to use.
You can't value somthing you never had
@@neilbush9873 They didn't ever need it. Neither do you.
@@featherknife4786 said Satan 😉 ... let's be honest. If Satan exists, he absolutely wants you to think he's a fiction story.... easy road to hell... no need to question anything. No need to question evil or where it comes from... it's just a figment of your imagination.
@@featherknife4786 at one point they definitely needed it, Europe as we know it today is a result of religious cohesion/war
@@featherknife4786 says the guy with no objective moral compass
Actually really do look forward to all of your videos. Very helpful and entertaining.
This video has restored my faith in humanity.
And I'll be moving to Japan. Ty.
Go go Godzilla!!
This video has fake info you stupid .
People like you made me lost my belief in humanity
lol more like lose my faith in humanity
@@macias7125 nah
@@theagnosticdeist3373 yah
There is direct correlation between the level of education and religiousness. This obviously not being the only factor contributing to ones religiousness. But the ability to think critically clearly limits ones eagerness towards magical thinking and believing in things not based on evidence.
Atheism is resignation from life, family and morality, and embracement of today's pleasure as the only purpose...
Being northerneuropean it surprises me how Americans find our lack of religion strange, we find your fixation on religion strange , as for the number of Muslims in our countries you must remember that quiet a few people of a Muslim background are also no believers so they would be already counted in your atheist category.
In USA, I found many Christians who actually do not believe in religion and God!
That’s really not true for the Muslim part and if they were counted in the atheist category, it doesn’t amount to anything significant. Europe is just not interested in religion is all.
@@transformers5419 We have outgrown Christianity ,time for Muslims to do the same.
Really is weird how religious America is. Might have to do with how many people left Europe for America in order to get religious freedom. Whatever it is, it’s crap for politics rn
Before 1982 ,atheist was more than Muslims but now Muslims more than atheist and be double of atheist
I too agree Japan’s. As a Japanese, often I don’t really understand how religion can be a cause of conflicts and restrictions.
I see that people see more Gods in nature (mountains, Sun, sea, lakes, certain animals, etc) than in human religeons here.
you dont believe in God but you believe in devil and ghosts how can you explain that ? hahah
@@jettyharrison4377 these conflicts are nothing compared to the ww1 ww2 ww3 that are led by atheist so it is smoke and mirror that relgion is responsible for conflicts
T, these places you mentioned are God’s creation, that’s what you are missing, please do your research.
Theism” and “Atheism” and all other forms of THEISM is a western/Abrahamic construct.
There are no words for “theism” in Sanskrit because Hinduism is not about “belief” it is about practice known as DHARMA, hence the proper name for Hinduism is Sanātana Dharma - the Perennial Philosophy of Life. Bearing in mind the term Hinduism is also a foreign coinage and is nowhere mentioned in any Hindoo text.
Dharma is defined as follows.
yatobhyudaya-niḥśreyasa-siddhiḥ sa dharmaḥ
Dharma is that strategy by which the material flourishing and the Supreme Good or Mokṣa (cessation of dukha or suffering) is achieved.
To practice Dharma, belief in a God or Gods is not required, it is an accessory and can be helpful in orientating some people to practice. There are devotional sects within Hinduism that believe that the Ultimate Good or Liberation (mokṣa) comes through Divine Grace and other sects believe it is through self-striving and Self-realization (jñāna) without the intervention of a God. The Gita teaches that both are possible but the path of Devotion (Bhakti) is much easier.
Often a belief in a God can lead to the opposite of human flourishing and the Highest Good. History bears testimony to this.
Rami Sivan
@@blitz8702 by having a brain. Japanese people dont believe in "devil", its your Christian crap. Ghosts are literally Just what remains when someone dies for those that believe in it. None of those things have anything to do with the gods
Great video!!! As an athiest I found this very interesting and well done!
Greetings there, I come in peace!
What's the meaning of life in the universe? The Atheist says "life just is", which then makes life purposeless. The questions then follows; what would be the reason for survival as our Ukraine friends are facing, why even try to escape dying? What would be the reason for finding true love? How can the atheist even know the concept & foundation from which love stems? As many suffer from violence, grief, pain and troubles. According to atheism worldview, all of it is for nothing. One day we all just die and that's it, we eventually cease to exist?? In terms of the Atheist POV on "Life Has No Meaning". Could that be supported by irrefutable evidence or simply your worldview? We should not allow our experiences to trump irrefutable evidence. How can people be so angry with God, even deny his existence if they don't really believe he exist? Unless of course, their conscious somehow agrees with basic logic; but for whatever reason, excuses this basic logic. The Atheist says, "I don't believe in God". Yet in the same breath; in every day normal conversation frequently says, "Whew Thank God or "Oh My God" to express emotion🤔The purpose of life is to find peace, happiness and love. This is why we meditate, go on luxurious vacations, do charitable deeds, and marry. Because humanity without even realizing, is constantly longing to finally rest in that place of eternal bliss forever. The understanding of true life is liberty from all suffering violence grief pain & troubles. Yes, our thoughts desires feelings fears & joys can be explained. But where do we get these emotions & desires from? One man may have a desire to sexually assault a minor, while another man desires to protect the minor. Which desire is plain wrong? You would say the man who violates, I hope. In this situation and others alike, how are we even to judge what's right & wrong good & evil? We seek Absolute Truth, for it is the basis of morality, and how we conduct ourselves in society. After this life, if we all just cease to exist, how can these heinous acts by the wicked go unpunished? How can the righteous not be rewarded? Science can never bury God. He is the ultimate righteous judge who will judge between the wicked and righteous. Not only do all the results point towards his existence, proven by archeological and historical facts. But the scientific enterprise itself is validated by his existence. Nonsense is nonsense even when spoken by world famous scientists!
@@PullThemOutTheFire sigh i cant be bother but if i didnt, it would eat at me ig so might as well, hi ima semi recent atheist or whatever and i think ur comment is really stupid lol, so ig ill try to explain the best i can, but im stupid so my apologizes ig, unfortunately there is no big purpose to life existing, life itself has no meaning but to continue to exist ig, but on a individual scale is different, my purpose in life is to experience as much joyous occasions as i can before i die, another atheist friend of mine's says his purpose is to better himself and learn till he's satisfied a more agnostic friend of mine says hers is to watch more anime as possible, idk where this idea that we re just ppl lazing abt hating life comes from, as for the ukraine thing its just general empathy ig, like i hat to see ppl suffer, and i hope that, thats how others live too, i dont go, oh my god, my god would want this to stop and then speak my thoughts, i just do ig as for ppl saying omg and thank god for expressions thats all it is lol expressions, doesn't mean we believe lol, its just how language is used especially if thats how ur realized, i still use sayings like that bcz i feel no need to change lol, also the whole not doing bad stuff can still be answered through just general empathy, sometimes i wonder if there was no religion if some ppl would just go around killing and doing bad stuff, also this truth u speak of lol every time its used it gets counter claimed so hard, truth is smth that u cant really deny without evidence, idk ur specific religion at all so i wont try to say anything much abt ur historical evidence and such and such, as for our final resting place of happiness, idk abt u but i do all that stuff bcz i wanna experience new things not just get a momentarily happiness, if i wanted that id just be drinking and watching anime all day and get the same result, as for the deeds of ppl going unpunished, yea its said, thats just the world we live in, its unfair, u just kinda have to accept that ig, and finally by favorite point u mad in that we are angry with god lol, im not gonna say the usual how can i be angry with smth i dont believe but ill take a different angle ig, im not, before i became atheist i thought i had a really good relationship, despite not praying or going to a place of worship, i talked to him, it felt good too, i alwayss had it in my brain that he was different than all the interpretations and such, only time that changed was when i heard abt some books called the bible and quran then i went into a panic trying to strengthen mu faith only to lose it ig, u see im open to the idea that theres a god, infact i would love if there was one, bcz unfortunately i do fear death, so if there was an afterlife where i could keep myslef and memories i would be happy, but i just dont see that happening, and thats the thing ppl like u are ready to accuse that we believe in god but dont want to admit, for what reason, so we could be damned to hell, for what reason, it always sounded so retared to me, and ppl like (obviously not theist ik some really cool ones) are so judgmental, instead of trying to understand us u just say what u think we think, u never try to ask, nth of the sort, anyway i was doing the dishes so thats it ig, so just frick off
@@PullThemOutTheFire The universe is a vast wondrous thing. Yet religion tries to make it into something simple, as if they have all the answers. And if they don't have the answer they just say it's god's way. Sounds like a cop out to reality. Even an Atheist has hopes and dreams and morals. So many people have died because of a religion that was taught to them by mere mortals who don't really know. An Atheist would try to escape dying because he knows that life is all he has. A person of religion thinks they are going to an afterlife that they have no way of knowing exist.
May Allah Gave You Hidayat.
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2):
"This is the Book(Quran) about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah."
Surah Al-Isra (17:9):
"Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most suitable."
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمُ
وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
English Translation:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Say, "O disbelievers,
I do not worship what you worship,
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
And I will not be a worshipper of what you worship,
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
This raised my hope in humanity
There's a strong correlation between high educational standards/attainment levels and atheism. Draw your own conclusions ...
Schools have been teaching children that there is no God or higher power.
It's decades of indoctrination of children from k through 12 and especially colleges.
The conclution must be that education makes you stupid when it coms to the most important question in life.
@@biaberg3448 or is an impediment to faith
Don't forget the happiness rate of some of the countries too!
@@ejokurirulezz Are you sure?
The most important thing is to be a good person with good values. You don’t necessarily need religion to be a good person. Religion cannot automatically change you into a good person if you are originally bad.
Religion informs you to what is good. You aren’t born knowing that.
@@talisikid1618 You don’t need religion to inform you what is good or bad. That is just plain common sense. Like if someone was falling off a cliff, if you are a good person you would save them. You don’t need any religion to teach you that. If you do, something is wrong with you.
Noone is originally bad...
certain religion HELPS you to become a good person, but you don't necessarily need it to be a good person. Christians can be bad, Atheists can be Good. Religion is what brings you Peace, Ethics is what determines if you are a Good or Bad person.
@@talisikid1618 exactly 💯💯
I can explain Israel a bit more:
Being Jewish is also an ethnic and cultural identity, for example I do not practice religion but I celebrate Jewish holidays like many atheists celebrate christmas, and would say i’m ethnically jewish, but i don’t believe in god or the religion
If you don't believe in God, then why call yourself Jewish.
@@jackwilliam2965 Jewish can be a race, you know
@@SiPakRubah On the principal they are the chosen ones by God. A religion that claims Jerusalem.
@@jackwilliam2965 No, an ethnicity, though sometimes a race because the definition of race is unclear. But for example I dont follow the religion and dont believe we are chosen by god or have the god given right to Jerusalem.
I call myself Jewish because it is also an ethnic identity with a culture. If your an American atheist, you most likely celebrate Christmas. That is default. I'm culturally Jewish because I celebrate Chanukkah and other cultural examples.
@@levihoffman5897 that was misconception, the jewish itself are religion, if you talk about race then they must be Israely / son of israel in their blood
Atheism is more powerful is future
Weird, that the countries that are the least religious have the best education. I wonder if there's a connection? 🤔
We're working on it 43% is not that far from 50.
Having degrees and being educated are not the same.
Greece (11 million people) publishes far more books per year than 22 Arab countries (320 million people)
Also highest quality of life
You probably meant the least amount of poverty. Religion is typically synonymous with education but not typically the kind that gets you out of poverty
What you said about Denmark goes for Finland too: a lot of those belonging to a congregation or other religious group do so out of habit, not so much due to belief
It applies in some degree to England too, when Henry the 8th abolished Catholicism he founded the Church of England, and to this day quite a few people will claim to be members but never attend services barring weddings and funerals.
Odin and Thor deserve some prayers......
@@ateoforever7434 Bless 'em.. They always get left out don't they? It's just not fair..
@@fluentpiffle Yes, but my favorite is the goddess Khali, who can massage me with those 8 arms at once....
As I say witchcraft is on the rise, hospitals are busy because of it.
🆘️👉 No protection as I have seen Holy Angels protect me.✔
I have seen demons who hurt people because witches have sent them to harm a person they hate. But wait to you die, you will wish you new HOLY GOD. Fact!
Here in the great white north we have freedom of religion but we also have freedom from religion which is very important
Loved your coment
Well, being an atheist, I LOVE that sentiment. I also love Ron Reagan's ad that has him state, "Lifelong atheist -- not afraid to burn in Hell."
Tell it to your politicians
@@linmiller8147 A glib remark which I hope he renounces before he's confronted by the consequences of his words.
@@linmiller8147 What Ron Reagan is that ?
We are all born atheist. Religion is imposed upon us by the ignorant that need a way to explain things they can't understand or accept as true. Religion is an imposition on free will. The religious do not pray for you.. They prey on you. There are several thousand different religions around the world. They can't all be right, but they can all be wrong. They are all wrong for anyone that is intelligent and open minded.
The source of these stats should be stated. I'm an atheist, but some of these numbers seem high. I'm from Norway, for which this video claims that "70 % [...] claim they're atheists". But I recently heard 51 % on Norwegian news (sorry, can't find the source...). A lot of Norwegians have a vague relationship with belief, so I know from past polls that the number you get depends a lot on how you ask the question and what options you provide for answering. Did they include the option "I think there may be a higher power somehow, but not necessarily God"?
Exact same thing for france ( ranked last here ) but in the other way !
The 55% of atheists are "real" hard core atheists, it's a kind of tradition to be anti-religious and to raise our skill in "cartesiannism" and materialist philosophy.
We know belief are scams and religions are frauds and it's explained to us since the revolution in a more or less public way.
But for the 25% of "christians" : most of them are agnosticists. And should be ranked atheist here. They are probably more agnosticists than many "atheists" claimed from other countries.
Sadly many people think they are atheist when they are simply not religious. But they are in fact opened to be one day converted, cause they have no real reflexion on.the subject.
I was an atheist for longtime, 2 years ago i accepted islam and i found out it's truth and real, i put all my findings inside my channel with evidence
Radhuset Oslo:
No cross inside, but Yggdrasil!
...and the old gods at the walls outside.
😀
11:03 i doubt that its a good idea for a religious muslim like me to visit czechia
Yep these stats are completely unreliable. No way is Norway 70% atheist. Also "no religion" does NOT mean athiest.
Not to confuse faith with religion. As my mother usually says, she’s a believer but not religious
whats the difference?
@@nizam-alem6761 One can believe in God but not necessarily practice a particular religion, or attending church, or have a religious life ;)
That is most Americans and explains the rise of mega non denominational churches in the US
@@nizam-alem6761 as in she will not kill in the name of alah
@@antoniocardentey9564 Isnt that agnosticism? Its not Atheism as far as i know, and there's a far greater percentage of agnostics than atheists.
The rate at which people are losing their religion would seem to be closely tied to scandals associated with religions. Both Spain and Eire (The correct name for the Republic of Ireland) are increasingly aware of the abuses of the R.C. church, especially Eire. In Spain, it seems to be more about the appallingly out-of-touch Catholic hierarchy and their association with some really, really nasty sects like Opus Deii.The other thing about Spain is the correlation between religiosity and extreme right wing politics, which plays well in some parts of Spain, but not well in the more populous areas.
The surprise shouldn't be that so many countries are turning away from religion, it should be that the USA is so absurdly religious.
Your presentation skills are amazing.... keep it up 👏
"Haaretz" is pronounce Ha-Aretz. Each A is pronounced individually. Also, Australians are too busy trying not to get killed by nature to attend religious services. I love your videos, don't get me wrong, but non-religious or unaffiliated doesn't necessarily mean atheism. There are those who have their own spiritual beliefs, and even among non-believers, you have different labels.
Could you do a top ten worst military bases in the US list? I know you were Army, but you can ask Marines, Sailors, and Airmen for their opinions. For instance, and Marine I talked to says they hated 29 Palms and any Airman I talked to hated Minot.
Thanks
"Australians being to busy trying not to be killed by nature' is a pure myth. In fact the creature that kills the most people on this planet is the mosquito which kills millions in Africa
Indeed. That is a myth. The animal that kills the most Australians per year is... wait for it...
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the horse...
Australians are actually too busy socialising and enjoying their weekends to bother with religions. That's the fact.
There is a lot of Satanic Ritual Abuse.
While Buddhism is a tradition focused on spiritual liberation, it is not a theistic religion.
The Buddha himself rejected the idea of a creator god, and Buddhist philosophers have even argued that belief in an eternal god is nothing but a distraction for humans seeking enlightenment.
Yes but it is also believed when a person reached nirvana like the Buddha he is seen and regarded as a God just like the Buddha lol
@@kingspeech2240 Contemporary Buddhism teaches that nirvana is a spiritual and mental state of balanced awareness without rancor. This has nothing to do with a deity, but is a state of personal conscience based on study and contemplation.
Theravada Buddhist here. No higher power needed.
Buddhists have a crapload of gods like Tara (The Buddha had some great interaction with her.) but not a single omnipotent single God in charge. I could and should ask, which Buddha?
@@twistedleft1060 Theravada Buddhists reject the "gods" who were actually bodhisattvas (enlightened beings who have postponed full Buddhahood).
Everyone has the right to believe whatever they want, and everyone has to come to their own conclusion, but Church and State should remain separate and that includes radical activism that's similar to religion too.
America is a Christian nation. You can’t call yourself a patriot without supporting religion.
Tell that in a muslim country and you will be executed.
@@karlstrauss2330 Wrong. The separation between church and state is enshrined in our Constitution and the writings of many of our Founding Fathers, including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, just to name a few. The Founders _could_ have added a clause to the Constitution instituting Christianity as the state religion, but they did the exact _opposite._ They FORBID any particular religion from exercising supremacy over another, in no small part because they just won independence from a country whose monarch claimed to have divine authorization to rule for life. Wow, you don't know _anything_ about U.S. history, do you? Is _this_ what the so-called "1776 Commission" is teaching kids nowadays?
Matthew Walton “Providence has given to our people the choice of their ruler, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.” John Jay First Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Karl - You are so wrong, uniformed and way off base. America was formed to help the original company’s like the The Virginia Company, The Plymouth Company, The Dutch West Indies Company etc. to turn a profit. Nothing about Christians. Christianity has absolutely nothing to do with patriotism.
As an ex-Muslim ex-Christian atheist, this video makes me happy!
Why?? Why does it make you happy??
Yikes
Athaeist don t make happy Just stupid
@@roboparksbecause it brings us joy religion is dying every year
@@blacklyfe5543 Tik Tok and materialism brings you Joy?
Love your videos! About Israel, I think there may have been a translation-semantics problem (not to mention Ha-a-retz, which can be biased, especially the English edition): those 59% may have claimed to be secular, not atheist, which in Israel is very different, pertaining mostly to daily practices (like keeping kosher, dressing a certain way etc.), not believing in God. Also, it is very significant where and how this survey was taken. If in Tel Aviv, then yes, probably atheism rules, but any other location would yield very different results, in my opinion.
Jewish is their ethnic background unless they are someone who converted. When I lived in NY I met a lot of Jewish people who were not religious at all and that was way back in the 70s and 80s Onr of my best friends is a Jewish Atheist. I think the younger generation in a lot of countries are becoming less religious.
Correct, as someone that was born and raised in Israel, I don't believe these numbers at all! And yes Ha'aretz will not be a good source of info.
As for Hong Kong, I'm happy he was talking about them as a country and not part of China.
It's complicated, a lot of of my Jewish friends say they believe in Judaism but not in God. It sounds like a contradiction, no?!! It's like so many Buddhists who cherish Buddhist teaching but don't really believe in the historical Buddha. It is like adhering to Jewish customs, traditions, wisdom and teachings yet when push comes to shove they regard concept of a Creator God as a myth. None of my Jewish friends believe in the Noah's Ark story nor Moses parting the Red Sea ... they say those are metaphors.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It kinda helps me to get my head around the whole Israel atheist thing because it really doesn't make sense.
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The thing about Japan is, religion typically has a low-key presence because the idea of people arguing "whose religion is correct" seems absurd. In Japan, the native religion remains powerful, Buddhism is a bit gaudy and pretentious, but philosophically open to other ideas, and the only Christian denominations to have gained any traction are the very mainstream ones. So Japanese people go to the shrine every New Year's Day, have a Christian wedding, and a Buddhist funeral, and think there is no contradiction at all.
Thus, when you ask a Japanese person "what religion are you?" (as if they are mutually exclusive), you tend to get the answer: "Atheist". That doesnt mean Japanese people are athiests. It just means that the question you are asking in English makes no sense whatsoever in a country where everyone is Shinto, most people are Buddhists, and some are Christians or Hindus or Muslims or Confucianists as well as the first two.
Exactly. The same thing happens to China also - people don't believe in any religions, but they do believe in gods, both Buddha's and the folk gods.
What about cults like Unification Church? I think cults are popular in Japan
@@ninototo1 they are usually very lowkey about it, almost all cults in Japan are scams or ponzi scheme
@@ninototo1 Cults are just as common in Japan as anywhere . . . that is to say, they tend to attract very "sincere" believers, but the overall percentage of people in these cults is no more than a few percent.
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Ok thanks for the info 👍
Honestly religion divides people and causes all sort of wars so I’m glad more people are choosing to leave but it time also we acknowledge that there are many other factors such as world power and dictatorship like in China. Those in government are very good at making sure we don’t get along….
It's a very difficult topic to discuss since we all have our own point of views and beliefs, on one side I can understand you, yet on the other side I see morality going downwards, could be from lack of religion but also like you mentioned, from governments (or social media, or people not getting married like they did in the past, etc). Very complicated
@@RainRemnant what do you mean by moral going downwards
This video conflates atheism with non-religious. I'd be put in the Atheist box according to his criteria.
I think that the word 'religion' has been used by atheists as a scapegoat for all of mankind's atrocities. The sooner we, as human beings, take responsibility for these atrocities, the better. Religion didn't cause this, people did.
North Korea, United States, Israel, etc
All these countries are non-religious aka Atheist and caused alot of wars in Middle East and other parts of countries
Dont make me laugh, Atheism never follow morality, like respecting elders as those are religious
Even religion never taught us to be greed but look at US in their world of secularism corporatocracy, not democracy
I am a born Hindu. I was slowly becoming an atheist in my life, then something happened, and I started to respect all of the religions equally. The thing is that religion is a personal connection of every individual to the creator. Hence when I started to respect the values of people I started to respect their religion. And yes, I respect all of the atheist too if that is your religious identity.
Beginning and end & creation and destruction only take place in the ignorant mind.
That's complete batshit
Means you are not an atheist any more
Atheist ..... this is not any kind of religion
According to i-slam, non-mu-slims are the "worst of created beings" and will "burn eternally in he-llfire"
Does this ideology deserve respect? Don't think so
Read Quran
The fact that The Netherlands (with 66% atheists according to Win-Gallup 2015) is not in this list is a big mystery to me……
Exactly
It's even higher now
@@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 Well, no country is perfect I guess. Despite this shallowness weakness, there is much to admire in the Netherlands (as long as we don't mention Indonesian history).
@@topologyrob no
@@pandawillishelthostage2985 uh, yeah, sorry mate.
As an atheist, the biggest thing that irks me here is the use of “claim to be..” & “claim they are…” instead of “identify as…” or “are…”
The video says % are Christian, Muslim, etc. it doesn’t say they “claim to be Christians” or “Claim they are Christian”, so why use those caveats to share statistics on atheism?
It’s incredibly rude.
I think they were trying to speed up that part.
Well aren’t you fragile
@@misstoefosho how does adding unnecessary words speed things up? “claim to be atheists” takes longer to say that “are atheist”?
@@katdenning6535 Nah, it was speeding through the OTHER statistics - they are in descending order of relevance anyway - some 1.5% muslim population gets a quick passing mention
Regarding the OP, I'm an atheist myself, in fact an ANTI-theist at that, and I did NOT find it offensive.
I naturally assumed the poll data comes from self-reporting (just ask people to tell you what they are), that's why.
Besides, it's a point of proper speech to vary the phrasing a little bit, especially when listing things, rather than repeat the same word(s) over and over.
I think a distinction is necessary - being an "informed atheist" or just not a part of organized religion. An informed atheist would be someone that chose that position given the lack of evidence for the supernatural. I live in Sweden, and there are certainly many atheists here, but quite a few claim they believe in "something" supernatural but they are not affiliated to any religion or church.
The reality is most “atheists” are actually agnostics.
@@Judaism44 Probably, yes.
I truly believe that Almost everyone Religious or Not are Agnostic! They either have doubts about portions of their Religion or on the other hand have some thought that there might be some "Creator" out there in the Universe ... Making them Agnostic! ... It's the Fanatics that believe 100% in their Dogma that cause all the trouble in the World!
@@jamesalexander5623 no, alot of people are actually of the camp (my self included) that without evidence its not even a thought worth entertaining. Theirs plenty of people who arnt agnostic. We can make all kinds of crazy claims and call someone dogmatic for not entertaining the idea of say "were all actually pickles in magical picle jars experiencing life through 22 year old billy's fantastical imagination when ever he eats us" but i dought you consider every claim to that degree.....have an open m8nd but not so open that ypur brains fall out.
If they believe in anything supernatural, they are not atheists.
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I’m surprised you didn’t mention Shintoism in Japan as I believe that is the one practised most in that country.
Mick, all his data needs to be double checked.
Surprisingly, there are many Japanese people that don't think of Shinto as a religion per se--they simply think of it simply as "culture" or "community traditions." I had a Japanese exchange student as a friend in college and her mind was blown in humanities class when they spoke of Shinto as being a religious tradition. Buddhism though is definitely thought of as a religion by all Japanese. I have had several other Japanese friends since that time. Most tell me they are surprised at seeing how religious American culture is.
@@bluestripetiger The fact that they view Buddhism as a religion doesn’t mean that they practise it.
@@mickmorrison definitely agree with that comment. The Japanese in general live secular lives.
You rarely see a Japanese person who would say I'm a Shintoist and not a Buddhist or vice versa. Typically, people do a wedding ceremony in Shinto or Christian style and funeral in Buddhist style.Their children believe in Santa Claus. The same people celebrate Christmas and visit Shinto shrines on the New Year’s day.
I'm surprised Holland didn't make the list.
However, I'm not surprised the 25 countries are mostly prosperous, happy countries with intelligent populations.
Theists love to point out Stalin and Soviet Russia as a failed atheist experiement. They don't seem to understand that while Stalin was certainly an atheist, he was not a humanist. Most atheists today are also humanists.
Me too, but I think ALL the religious Dutch came to Canada after the war. They are now a thorn in my side being very involved in my politics. 🇨🇦
I would love to live anywhere that had over 60% atheists. I've become nearly fed up with conspicuous religiosity in my state. I hear "praise God" from family and neighbors every time someone says anything positive. "I got 10% off on this hammer." "Glory be, praise God." And more than half of the people I work with wear big silver crosses around their necks, and during meetings and casual conversation they throw in a bible quote in every other sentence as if their thought wouldn't be complete without it. Absolutely everyone in my family prefaces a plan or inclination towards something by saying "God led me to...[whatever]" or "God wants me to...[whatever]." At the end of a day of being smothered with god talk and praise music, I am happy to get home and close the curtains. Sometimes I imagine I'm in a scene from a horror movie and I just fought my way through another zombie hoard to get home. LOL
That is horrible. I get a glimpse of what you experience when I get someone closing an email or a phone call with "have a blessed day". I find it insulting.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 You just said the truth, religious zealots do tend to act like zombies. 🤣🤣🤣
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
Hosea 4:6 NIV
Regardless of your pomposity, you don’t have a right not to be offended. People like you offend me, but I see that as your right. I just avoid you. But, I will pray for your sorry ass.
It wasn't that bad back when I was growing up in the South. Nearly everyone went to church, but religion was never mentioned in school or work. I'm not sure when it changed, but I know for a fact that I couldn't live there now. Hang in there, Deborah.
I'm from Azerbaijan, a non-believer, now live in Poland 😋
Poland still has a lot of belief and cultural value. You should feel lucky to live in such a land. They probably don't feel the same about you.
May Allah Gave You Hidayat.
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2):
"This is the Book(Quran) about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah."
Surah Al-Isra (17:9):
"Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most suitable."
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ
لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمُ
وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
English Translation:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Say, "O disbelievers,
I do not worship what you worship,
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
And I will not be a worshipper of what you worship,
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."