Atheist and Chicks

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-07-30 09:24pm

Dealing with various atheist in on-line communities I've noticed that the vast majority of them are guys. Normally this would not be such a revelation as men tend to be more interested than women in the internet and computers in general. But after recently meeting an atheist group in the flesh, it seems that this demographic exist in the real world and not just in cyberspace. This makes me wonder, is my observation real or just a hasty generalization? And if indeed the atheist scales are tilted towards the Y chromosome; then why is this?

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2003-07-30 09:32pm

We're smarter.

* runs *

Shadow WarChief · Post by **Shadow WarChief** » 2003-07-30 09:53pm

Well I can't give you any info on atheist groups in my city, but I can give you them for my school. My high school is really small (~240 kids total) so everyone's religious inclination's are fairly well known. All the atheists that I know there seem to be split fairly equally between XX/XY

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-07-30 10:04pm

Perhaps men are more aggressive with their opinions. This would mean that if a man is an atheist, he's more likely to let you know about it.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-07-31 12:12am

Darth Wong wrote:Perhaps men are more aggressive with their opinions. This would mean that if a man is an atheist, he's more likely to let you know about it.

Do I sense some selfanalysis?

And they say you have to get a degree to be a psychiatrist.

Well you're probably right, most of the atheists I know are girls.

NapoleonGH · Post by **NapoleonGH** » 2003-07-31 12:54am

i know as many atheist men as women,

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-07-31 01:03am

I know quite a few atheist females, but most just aren't as vocal...

And they seem to have less of an opinion of the subject. Most I know are just "Eh, I don't believe in God. Whatever floats your boat." as opposed to the most hostile reactions by most males...

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-07-31 01:22am

Watching The Atheist Viewppoint I saw a statistic that women are more likely to have any sort of religious belief while men are more likely to be atheists... no clue why...

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-07-31 02:08am

I dont ever recall meeting a strict athiest that was a girl. Some are almost there, but cant shake their religous upbringing completey. I really dont know why this is, maybe women are more prone to hide being an athiest.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-07-31 02:30am

I've never noticed that before.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-07-31 03:16am

*hand up*
yep, I'm a statistic.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-07-31 05:25am

For a moment I misread the topic title as 'Atheists and Chick'.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-07-31 07:46am

Wicked Pilot wrote:Dealing with various atheist in on-line communities I've noticed that the vast majority of them are guys. Normally this would not be such a revelation as men tend to be more interested than women in the internet and computers in general. But after recently meeting an atheist group in the flesh, it seems that this demographic exist in the real world and not just in cyberspace. This makes me wonder, is my observation real or just a hasty generalization? And if indeed the atheist scales are tilted towards the Y chromosome; then why is this?

Well, I identify myself as a "philosophical deist" (which I can explain in some depth and defend), but don't particularly hold harsh feelings to the church--occasionally I'll even say I'm a lapsed catholic. Despite this, I definitely had conservative catholic parents who could have used a reduction in their religious fervitude.

One thing I think I've noticed is that a fair number of women become associated with neo-pagan movements--perhaps there is a skew there, with fewer men in the neo-pagan movements?

Could this be because of a cultural identification of the neo-pagan movements with the "goddess" ideal, while atheism is linked towards a sort of industrialism, rationalism, progress, etc, things which have been traditionally defined as "masculine"?

I don't necessarily approve of that, and think it is still defining ourselves in opposition to Christian ideas of masculinity and feminity, instead of creating concepts suitable for a world with reduced influence of religion; but it could well be how things are playing out for the time being, since religious concepts are still very much in transition.

This may also suggest that in countries like the U.S. there are more people who are in the general spectrum of atheism than polls indicate, but don't directly identify with atheism because they hold a non-traditional/philosophical belief instead.

Majin Gojira · Post by **Majin Gojira** » 2003-07-31 09:00am

My Sister was an Athiest before I was.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-07-31 10:37am

The Duchess of Zeon wrote: One thing I think I've noticed is that a fair number of women become associated with neo-pagan movements--perhaps there is a skew there, with fewer men in the neo-pagan movements?

Could this be because of a cultural identification of the neo-pagan movements with the "goddess" ideal, while atheism is linked towards a sort of industrialism, rationalism, progress, etc, things which have been traditionally defined as "masculine"?

Not unlikely.

I've heard before all that new-age paganism is becoming popular especially among women because it does not necessarily require the worship of masculine deities - and there might be something about such claims.

PrinceofLowLight · Post by **PrinceofLowLight** » 2003-08-01 09:39pm

I´ve noticed this too. Almost every non-Christian girl I´ve met is a pagan of some sort and pretty much every non-Christian guy I´ve met is an atheist. Always wondered about that.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-08-01 10:00pm

Ive met a lot of pagan chicks, but very few atheist chicks.

interesting.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-01 10:47pm

Maybe because goth chicks are hotter?

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-08-01 10:53pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Maybe because goth chicks are hotter?

That's messed up.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-08-02 02:55am

Wicked Pilot wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:Maybe because goth chicks are hotter?
That's messed up.

That's not "messed up", it's A FACT!

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-08-02 03:05am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Maybe because goth chicks are hotter?

Um, no they're not.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-02 03:16am

Howedar wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:Maybe because goth chicks are hotter?
Um, no they're not.

I was making a joke. WHY DO PEOPLE NEVER SEE THE SMILIES!

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-08-02 03:25am

can be used to indicate something besides sarcasm.

Tom_Aurum · Post by **Tom_Aurum** » 2003-08-02 01:18pm

Anyways... I think this all goes back to our unfortunate societal problem with gender and identity. In short, our society is suffering from a shortage of strong women. Still. And most women are too lazy to step outside of their little box of a gender role. <grumbles>. Which makes it awfully hard for guys like me to find a date, but... that's a personal problem.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-02 02:02pm

Howedar wrote: can be used to indicate something besides sarcasm.

I have animated tongue smilies for that.

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