The number of religious people increased, but the number of atheists did not; As social scientists, we wanted to know why.
The number of individuals in the United States who do not identify as part of any religion has increased significantly in recent years, and the “nones” are now larger than any single religious group. According to the General Social Survey, in the 1970s people without religious affiliation represented only 5% of the U.S. population. This… Read More »