tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post8020136090428779219..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: An article on religious belief in AustraliaRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-51020077032059068302011-12-07T20:20:29.546+11:002011-12-07T20:20:29.546+11:00Here's another recent survey which looks at be...Here's another recent survey which looks at belief and non-belief in Australia - conducted this year for a church by McCrindle Research - http://www.olivetreemedia.com.au/resources/Olive%20Tree%20Media/Apologetics%20Series/Reseach%20Summary-web.pdf. <br /><br />McCrindle have been accused of using unreliable methodologies in the past, so you'd want to know more about the survey methods before giving too much credence. The full report costs $20 and may detail the methodology if anyone was interested.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the results aren't that far away from what Hughes found.<br /><br />I liked the fact that 17% of respondents though that Jesus never existed - the Christ Myth Theory is alive and well in Australia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-74918740506203068892011-12-07T19:21:14.184+11:002011-12-07T19:21:14.184+11:00Yeah ... me. too. There was also, as I guess you k...Yeah ... me. too. There was also, as I guess you know, a scare campaign telling people to answer withe some kind of Christian response to avoid having mosques built in their backyards. Hopefully, everyone saw through that.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-30742306360405379452011-12-07T18:57:53.908+11:002011-12-07T18:57:53.908+11:00I am eagerly awaiting the results of the latest ce...I am eagerly awaiting the results of the latest census in which the Atheist Foundation of Australia has a moderately successful campaign encouraging people to answer the question honestly.askegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679224827797204388noreply@blogger.com