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=== Godless Britain and low social mobility ===
=== Godless Britain and low social mobility ===
A Eurobarometer poll in 2010 reported that 37% of UK citizens "believed there is a God", 33% believe there is "some sort of spirit or life force" and 25% answered "I don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force".<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_341_en.pdf Special Eurobarometer, biotechnology, p. 204"]. Fieldwork: Jan-Feb 2010.</ref>
In recent years, various members of Britain's atheists/agnostics, most notably [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Christopher Hitchens]], have engaged in aggressive atheism evangelism efforts. See: [[New Atheism]] and [[British atheism]]
In recent years, various members of Britain's atheists/agnostics, most notably [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Christopher Hitchens]], have engaged in aggressive atheism evangelism efforts. See: [[New Atheism]] and [[British atheism]]
''The Guardian'' reported in 2012, "Britain has some of the lowest social mobility in the developed world - the OECD figures show our earnings in the UK are more likely to reflect our fathers' than any other country."<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/may/22/social-mobility-data-charts Social mobility: the charts that shame Britain]</ref>
''The Guardian'' reported in 2012, "Britain has some of the lowest social mobility in the developed world - the OECD figures show our earnings in the UK are more likely to reflect our fathers' than any other country."<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/may/22/social-mobility-data-charts Social mobility: the charts that shame Britain]</ref>
See also: [[Social Darwinism|Britain and social Darwinism]]
== Atheism and lack of empathy ==
== Atheism and lack of empathy ==