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Hemant Mehta wrote about the growth of the nones in the United States and its effect on politics: "The next step, however, is converting those numbers into political power. I mentioned earlier that the "Christian" catch-all term didn't mean all that much and I could say the same here. People with "no religion" are not monolithic in their views, at least compared to atheists who are overwhelmingly on the side of [[progressivism|progressive]] politics. It doesn't matter how large our numbers grow if we vote below our weight compared to conservative Christians."<ref>[https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/14/survey-says-a-record-number-of-americans-have-no-religious-affiliation/ Survey Says: A Record Number of Americans Have No Religious Affiliation] by Hemant Mehta, 2021</ref>

Hemant Mehta wrote about the growth of the nones in the United States and its effect on politics: "The next step, however, is converting those numbers into political power. I mentioned earlier that the "Christian" catch-all term didn't mean all that much and I could say the same here. People with "no religion" are not monolithic in their views, at least compared to atheists who are overwhelmingly on the side of [[progressivism|progressive]] politics. It doesn't matter how large our numbers grow if we vote below our weight compared to conservative Christians."<ref>[https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/12/14/survey-says-a-record-number-of-americans-have-no-religious-affiliation/ Survey Says: A Record Number of Americans Have No Religious Affiliation] by Hemant Mehta, 2021</ref>

As far as cooperation among atheists, according to an international study done by William Bainbridge, [[atheism]] is frequent among people whose interpersonal social obligations are weak and is also linked to lower fertility rates in advanced industrial nations (See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref> Bainbridge, William (2005). "[http://www.religjournal.com/pdf/ijrr01002.pdf Atheism]" (PDF). Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 1 (Article 2): 1–26.</ref> See also:  

As far as cooperation among atheists, according to an international study done by William Bainbridge, [[atheism]] is frequent among people whose interpersonal social obligations are weak and is also linked to lower fertility rates in advanced industrial nations (See also: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref> Bainbridge, William (2005). "[http://www.religjournal.com/pdf/ijrr01002.pdf Atheism]" (PDF). Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 1 (Article 2): 1–26.</ref> See also: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]] and [[Atheism and loneliness]]