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think they know better than everyone else. Both of these themes rest on a view of atheists
think they know better than everyone else. Both of these themes rest on a view of atheists
as self-interested individualists who are not concerned with the common good.<ref>''Atheism and Secularity'' edited by Phil Zuckerman, page 84</ref><ref>Atheists As “Other”: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society, Penny Edgell, Joseph Gerteis, Douglas Hartmann, University of Minnesota, 2006</ref>}}
as self-interested individualists who are not concerned with the common good.<ref>''Atheism and Secularity'' edited by Phil Zuckerman, page 84</ref><ref>Atheists As “Other”: Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership in American Society, Penny Edgell, Joseph Gerteis, Douglas Hartmann, University of Minnesota, 2006</ref>}}
The [[Barna Group]] found that [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; '''excessive drinking;''' sexual relationships outside of marriage; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; gambling; pornography and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/bisexuality.<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>
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