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> Roy Schestowitz stated in post 1974998.mWaWnqpD5j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/5/11
> 9:52 PM:
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>>>>>> What I do recall is being taught that principles like altruism and
>>>>>> compassion
>>>>>> are their own reward, because they build trust and friendship.
>>>>>
>>>>> What about the whole heaven and hell thing?
>>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Not many people play these cards, at least not in Europe (which is rather
>>>> secular).
>>>
>>> In the US it is very common. Walk across any large University campus and
>>> you can see folks calling out about such... and it is not uncommon in other
>>> public areas.
>>
>> Here, these people are sometimes treated as k00ks in the streets.
>
> Well, many folks see those folks as kooks... no doubt.
Not so many in the US. IIRC, about 90% in the US are theists or closet atheists
(praying to air for the social experience) and in the UK it's now around 50%. In Sweden
I heard it's like 10%.
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