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A 2004 survey by the CIA in the World Factbook estimates about 12.5% of the world's population are non-religious, and about 2.4% are atheists. [ 56 ] A 2005 poll by AP/Ipsos surveyed ten countries.
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
Lenin considered atheism and anti-religious propaganda to be essential to promoting communism. [155] [156] [157] Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971): Soviet General Secretary, 1953–1964. [158] [159] Joseph Stalin (1878–1953): General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. [160 ...
Wrote and presented the 2004 television series, Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief, exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. [56] [57] Tim Minchin (1975–): Australian comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, pianist, musical director, winner of the 2005 Best Newcomer Perrier Comedy Award. [58]
According to the 2014 General Sociological Survey, the number of atheists and agnostics in the U.S. grew over the previous 23 years. In 1991, only 2% identified as atheist, and 4% identified as agnostic; while in 2014, 3.1% identified as atheists, and 5% identified as agnostics. [8]
Professed to being an atheist in his book Tricks of the Mind and described Bertrand Russell's collection of essays Why I Am Not a Christian "an absolute joy." Luis Buñuel (1900–1983): Spanish film-maker, activist of the surrealist movement. Known for his one-liner, "Thank God I'm an atheist." [36] [37] Richard Burton (1925–1984): Welsh ...
Alain de Botton (1969–): British philosopher and author of Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion, 2012. [47] Daniel Dennett. Daniel Dennett (1942–2024): American philosopher of science and author of Breaking the Spell. [48] [49] Jacques Derrida (1930–2004): Algerian-born French philosopher. [50] [51] [52]
When asked, around a third (24%-34% in different years) answered they were "not religious", and another 8% as atheist. [46] Many of these identify/affiliate themselves with established religious groups and most believe in God. [45] [47] In one survey, 88% considered themselves as at least moderately spiritual. [44]