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Old 06-24-2014, 04:40 PM   #2
Hack&Lube
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I scored 15/15 but guessed on the First Great Awakening (even though I am familiar with revivalist movements).

I think that Atheists that come from a religious background may generally have a greater knowledge of other faiths because they had an upbringing in religion and it's theology/lore/tenets/practices and would have logically sought out understanding of other religions in order to frame their own while developing their own scepticism.

In my experience, it's the more militant atheists with no religious background that actually are more ignorant of religion and simply expound that it is the universal casus bellum, source of hate, suffering etc. without knowledge/comprehension of the theology and history of various religions.

I wish that this survey had involved a slightly deeper exploration of what atheism is in that context as I wouldn't be surprised if many are actually apostates, especially those who professed agnosticism.

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