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Line 996: − − == Atheism statistics and atheist population == − − *[[Atheism statistics]] − − *[[Christianity vs. atheism statistics]] − − *[[Atheist population]] − − === Atheist movement and leadership === − − * [[Atheist movement]] − − * [[Atheism and leadership]] − − === Atheist population as a percentage of various countries' populations === − − :''See main article: [[Atheist Population]]'' − − Specific research on the worldwide [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] conducted in 2006 [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=1131 suggests] that the true proportion of atheists is 4% in the United States, 17% in Great Britain and 32% in France. A survey published in the 2005 ''[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]'' declared that 2.3% of the world's population consists of individuals who profess "atheism, skepticism, disbelief, or irreligion, including the militantly antireligious." Concerning the 2.3% figure just mentioned, the 2005 survey cited by ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' survey did not include [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] in regards to the 2.3% figure and Buddhism can be [[Theism|theistic]] or atheistic.<ref>Anonymous (July 17, 2013). [http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/beliefs/atheism.htm "Is Buddhism atheistic?"] ReligionFacts.</ref> − − [[Ipsos]], a major global market research company, published a report on report on religious belief/skepticism from a worldwide perspective and the report provides [http://www.ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=10670 various statistics gained from survey results].
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See: [[Atheism and intelligence]]
See: [[Atheism and intelligence]]
== Global atheism and trends ==
== Global atheism and trends ==