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Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
There's nothing in the study to suggest that they don't. Even the wealthy get sick.
'Not more likely' hardly means shun and ignore, and nor does it mean (as far as the data used for this study is concerned) that they are intentionally less likely to, either.
Your definition of an atheist is rather odd. The text you've quoted refers to those who 'have no religion'. Lots of people have no religion, yet still believe in god. The study bands people of differing beliefs (or lack of) together, and no amount of bitter sarcasm is going to change the fact.
I did indeed read the whole study, rather than just the abstract (or 'cover sheet' as you call it). Otherwise, I wouldn't have been aware that the findings had been distorted to fit a bogus assumption.
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Strange that every news report commenting on it so far takes from it the same that I did, and uses the same terminology
Although there are some far right american christian fundamentalists who are taking strong objection - which isn't particularly suprising....... perhaps you should try looking towards them for a assumptions that you can agree with, and which all independent commentators regard as bogus as well as biased
My definition of atheism is pretty exact
Atheism is the "belief" in the non-existance of god[s]
You appear to not know the difference between atheism and agnosticism