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This is an alphabetical list of Dutch people who have been identified as atheists. The people on this list have either declared themselves as or confirmed themselves to be atheist ; and/or have been identified as atheists by a reliable source; and/or whose most recently recorded attitude toward the existence of God or gods is of disbelief.
There is stronger stress on the positive sides of belief, with Hell and the concept of damnation being pushed into the background. 53% of the Dutch population believe in a form of life after death, of which a third believe in some kind of heaven (with or without a god), but with only 4% believing in Hell. Of the entire population, 10% believe ...
Atheists (25% of Dutch people) see the most harm in religion. Of this group, 88% agreed that religion does more harm than good. The study showed that the more faithful someone is, the less likely that person is to believe religion does more harm than good. Of the faithful, 21% believe that religion has a more damaging than beneficial effect.
With 32.2% of the Dutch identifying as adhering to a religion, among which 25% adhere to Christianity and 5% to Islam, the Netherlands is one of the least religious countries of Europe. During the late 20th century, in keeping with changes in their society, the Dutch liberalized their policies on abortion , drug use , euthanasia , homosexuality ...
Dutch atheism activists (5 P) Pages in category "Dutch atheists" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The predominant religion among the Dutch is Christianity, encompassing both Catholicism and Protestantism. However, in contemporary times, the majority no longer adhere to a particular Christian denomination. Significant percentages of the Dutch are adherents of humanism, agnosticism, atheism or individual spirituality. [35] [36] [37]
Vrijdenkersvereniging De Vrije Gedachte (DVG) (English: Freethinkers association The Free Thought), [3] is a Dutch atheist–humanist association of freethinkers. [1] It was founded in 1856 and known by the name De Dageraad ("The Dawn") [4] before assuming its present name in 1957. [4]
Engraving of Spinoza, captioned in Latin, "A Jew and an atheist"; he vehemently denied being an atheist. Spinoza's notion of blessedness figures centrally in his ethical philosophy. Spinoza writes that blessedness (or salvation or freedom), "consists, namely, in a constant and eternal love of God, or in God's love for men. [ 157 ]