BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Atheists, agnostics most knowledgeable about religion, survey says - latimes.com

So why would an atheist know more about religion than a Christian?

American atheists and agnostics tend to be people who grew up in a
religious tradition and consciously gave it up, often after a great deal of
reflection and study, said Alan Cooperman, associate director for research at
the Pew Forum.

"These are people who thought a lot about religion," he
said. "They're not indifferent. They care about it."

Atheists and
agnostics also tend to be relatively well educated, and the survey found, not
surprisingly, that the most knowledgeable people were also the best educated.
However, it said that atheists and agnostics also outperformed believers who had
a similar level of education.


Atheists, agnostics most knowledgeable about religion, survey says - latimes.com

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