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→Atheism and veganism
See: [[Atheism and veganism]]
See: [[Atheism and veganism]]
=== Veganism and atheism in Asia ===
''See also:'' [[Asian atheism]] and [[China and atheism]]
[[File:China on globe.png|thumbnail|200px|right|In China, consumption of meat is rapidly increasing while a small but growing number of young people in large cities are vegan.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vegetarianism_by_country&oldid=908977651 Vegetarianism by country]</ref> ]]
Razib Khan points out in ''Discover Magazine'', "most secular nations in the world are those of [[East Asia]], in particular what are often termed 'Confucian societies'. It is likely therefore that the majority of the world’s atheists are actually East Asian."<ref>[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/most-atheists-are-not-white/ Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales], Discover magazine</ref>
The current [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] mostly resides in East [[Asia]] (particularly China) and in secular Europe/Australia among whites.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey, ''Washington Post'', May 23, 2013</ref> See: [[Western atheism and race]]
[[China]] has the world's largest [[atheism|atheist]] population.<ref>[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], ''Washington Post'' By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013</ref> See: [[China and atheism]]
[[East Asia]] contains about 25 percent of the world’s population. China’s population represents 20 percent of the people on earth.<ref>[http://www.sbts.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/10/Pages-from-SBJT-V15-N2_Terry.pdf The Growth of Christianity in East Asia]</ref>
==== Veganism, atheism and China ====
[[Wikipedia]], an online encyclopedia founded by an atheist and agnostic, declared in August of 2019: "In China, consumption of meat is rapidly increasing while a small but growing number of young people in large cities are vegan. An estimated 4 to 5 percent of Chinese are vegetarian. However, in a survey conducted by SJTU researchers, only 0.77 percent of respondents labeled themselves vegetarian."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vegetarianism_by_country&oldid=908977651 Vegetarianism by country]</ref>
==== Religious India, vegetarianism and its low rate of convinced atheism ====
In 2007, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the [[United Nations]] statistics indicated that [[India]]ns had the lowest rate of meat consumption in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/91840616/Meat-Consumption-Per-Person|title=Meat Consumption Per Person|website=Scribd.com|accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref> India has more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Food Science, An Ecological Approach|last=Edelstein|first=Sari|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers|year=2013|isbn=978-1-4496-0344-1 |location=|pages=Page 281|quote=...India has more vegetarians than everywhere else in the world combined.}}</ref>
3% of Indians are convinced atheists.<ref name=gallup2012>{{cite web|title=Global Index Of Religion And Atheism |url=http://redcresearch.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/RED-C-press-release-Religion-and-Atheism-25-7-12.pdf |publisher=WIN-Gallup |accessdate=3 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016062403/http://redcresearch.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/RED-C-press-release-Religion-and-Atheism-25-7-12.pdf |archivedate=16 October 2012 |df= }}</ref>
See also: [[India#Religions|Religion in India]]
[[Category:Food and Drink]]
[[Category:Food and Drink]]