Why are there more male atheists than female atheists?
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1st off people who argue over wether men or women are smarter are stupid. there are many forms of intelligence and men and women(biologically) tend to think differently. therefore both genders bring differnt aspects of intelligence to the table.\n\n i am a male atheist and people who suggest that most people who are athiest are victims of "God couldnt have let this happened to me, therfore there is not a God." are very incorrect. I was raised christian and i became atheist because i simply consider religion too lacking in the facts department and therefore does not satasify my need to have proof before i belive in something. some people like to think that we have souls and that there is more to life then actually life. but i belive that this is our only life and we possess no soul. i came through the conclusions through solid logic and reasoning and am still trying to find the whole truth of the situation.\n\nas for why there are more men then women athiest(no one can really say since they are only one person and not the whole athiest community...) but i think it is because men are raised to be strong and independent(which leads to independent thinking) while females are raised to be friendly, kind, giving, and somewhat reliant on others(either emotionally or in some cases finacially). therefore, i think women tend to accept religion better then men because our society suggests that relying on someone or something such as religion for emotional support is more acceptable for women than it is for men, and to me emotional support seems to be the main reason for following a religion (even if it is just to lower the anxiety of death)
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In my experience it is far more likely that a religious organisation will try to persuade an atheist that they should believe in God than vice versa.\n\nAs an atheist myself I have no problem with you believing in your God. I cannot prove that your God does not exist so I have no right to deny you your right to believe.
494813
I don't think all atheists share any beliefs.\n\nHowever, there are atheists who like to hang out on religion forums on the internet and "preach" for atheism with a fervor worthy of any Christian Fundie.
936914
Because polygamy has been fought against in favor of monogamy.\n\nAlso there are more women because men die earlier and get killed in conflict at a much higher rate than women
1145860
i more than agree. the separation of teaching religions from public school caused to have an atheist generation. they don't believe in any thing but their insect desires. they become gradually like animals. I blame governments and parents for this decline. God is exist. he gives lots of things like health, family and love. and he gives illness and poverty because of our faults and mistakes, or to test our faith. I hope he be merciful with us at the day of judgement.
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Who or what gave you that idea.\nMany Christians believe in equallity among the sexes.\nAnd you have to remember that there are many different forms of christianity.\n(i.e. Catholic, Mormon, Methodist, Baptist, 7th day Adventist etc.)
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I don't think there's an increase in the number of people practicing these religions, per se.  I think it's just more widely talked about these days than in the past.  It's kind of like saying there are more gay people now than in the past.  That's not true, either, it's just that more people aren't afraid to admit their gay as they were in the past.
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Highly educated people have a higher rate of atheism.
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1) because number of women is more than men ... \n\n2) i dont know to what extent your knowledge in Islam .. but there is a big sin in Islam (al g'heba) and it means when a muslim talks badly about another muslim behind his/her back(without knowing) ... and this what most women actually do when they sit together in a group .. they do it more than men ...
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I do look there too, but it seems that most of the discussion is here.  The lack of religious belief obviously does fit in the religion category, but I agree that atheism is more philosophical than religious.  \n\nI also look to question why people have religious beliefs since they seem so absurd to me and that is more of a religious discussion than philosophical one.
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According to one survey done there were 2400+ men compared to 400+ women, so a 4:1 ratio of men to women. Interestingly, the bulk of male players tend to be younger, while the opposite is true for women.\nhttp://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/000194.php\n\nHere is another demographic breakdown - http://blogs.parc.com/playon/archives/2005/12/gender_race_and.html\n\nOf course, this always brings up the question of character gender-bending (http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001369.php)
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God is both male and female and IS the source.
131276
So weird but its true...asked an imam about it. Also also asked him if females who go to heaven deserve 72 virgins too and he answered no. So at least that answers about gender equality
191228
I thought there were more females in the world too, but surprisingly enough, that's actually not true.  As of 2005, there are an estimated 6,446,131,400 people on earth, with a sex ratio of 1.01 male(s) per female, so there are about 63 million more males than females in the world.  (did I do that math right, or should it be 6.3 million more?)
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thank goodness this attitude is changing slowly but surely. remember in Ancient Times the Ladies were thought to be second class citizens and were the ones who brought sin into the world since Eve was the one who first ate the Forbidden Fruit and talked Adam into eating it. ( if one looks at the same scenario a little differently Eve -- representing the ladies was the one who brought wisdom and knowledge into the world ). before I moved I went to a Church where we had three Lady Ministers who did as good a job and sometimes actually better than men. should be the ability that counts not the gender.
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That is not a valid question. However, on an average, and in general, Males tend to have better "reflexes".\n\nBut there are many women out there who are better then most males!
525037
God appears to be quite a sexist bit of work. Could be jealousy.... as a 'masculine' deity, he can't give birth.Maybe he could do with a bit of balance. (shrugs)