India’s number of atheists a drop in the ocean at barely 0.0027% of the total population

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14 hours ago | Published by: ILT Staff Reporter

Mumbai, July 28: The computing of Census figures in India is a herculean task, but it often throws up interesting tid-bits that prove the rich blend of elements that make up a country such as India. A rather intriguing one is the table collating figures of the individuals that make up a particular sect and religion or the lack of one.

According to the 2011 census, in a country with a population of 121.09 crore, the number of people who did not believe in the presence of a divine power or were atheists stood at 33,000. And nearly half of them were women and more interestingly, seven out of every 10 athiests lived in rural india, according to research on the census data.

Atheism is broadly described as the lack of belief in any Gods or deities. Atheists are of the opinion that human beings can devise their own suitable moral codes to conduct their lives without the aid of scriptures or the dogmas of faith.

The shift to a secular or an atheist view of things can come thanks to a variety of reasons. These may also include the fact that they once had a religion and have now lost faith in it or the logic does not fully convince them.

http://www.indialivetoday.com/indias-number-atheists-drop-ocean-barely-0-0027-total-population/16099.html

[Moostache]

1. Atheism is believing there is insufficient evidence for god

It's not any kind ofor moral code or subset of beliefs.

[trixie]

4. As an atheist

I have a different view. To me atheism = realism. When I was a child I believed in Santa and then I learned the truth. I believe everyone has the right to respect in their own views. I vehemently disregard any discussion of these so called gods intertwined with my belief.

I never discuss atheism in context with religion. For me it's apples and oranges. I did have an extensive religious training on most religions and have read all the most common books related to these religions. I don't dismiss anyone's belief. If you look at it this way - any true believer of their own religion could be considered an atheist of all other religions. I just add one more.

I had heard something like that statement as a teenager and it always stuck with me. Forgive my neglect of source.

[matt819]

2. Moderately interesting

But, really, how do you count any particular group reliably with s population of 1.2 billion.

[trixie]

3. I'm reading Mother India by Mayo

Written in 1927 - a lot of the same problems then still exist in 2016.