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You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

Scientific Atheist
100%
Militant Atheist
67%
Angry Atheist
50%
Spiritual Atheist
50%
Apathetic Atheist
42%
Agnostic
42%
Theist
17%

What kind of atheist are you?
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(via Wilkins, who is more agnostic and less militant than I am)

Comments

  1. says

    Scientific Atheist – 100%
    Apathetic Atheist – 50%
    Militant Atheist – 42%
    Agnostic – 42%
    Angry Atheist – 42%
    Spiritual Atheist – 17%
    Theist – 0%

  2. Janine says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    83%

    Angry Atheist

    50%

    Militant Atheist

    42%

    Apathetic Atheist

    42%

    Spiritual Atheist

    42%

    Agnostic

    25%

    Theist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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    Huuummmm… Not sure what it means but I am even less theistic that PZ.

  3. jba says

    I wont post all my results, but I am a scientific athiest 83%, apathetic 53% and 17% theistic. I dont know how I got *any* thiestic… Oh well, I am perfectly happy with 83% scientific.

  4. Gil Antunes says

    Scientific Atheist – 100%
    Militant Atheist – 58%
    Angry Atheist – 42%
    Apathetic Atheist – 33%
    Spiritual Atheist – 33%
    Theist – 0%
    Agnostic – 0%

    Works for me.

  5. gec says

    92% scientific, 67% angry, 50% agnostic, 42% militant and apathetic, and 33% spiritual. But I don’t understand where the 25% theistic came from.

  6. mothworm says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist

    Scientific Atheist

    92%

    Angry Atheist

    67%

    Militant Atheist

    67%

    Agnostic

    33%

    Apathetic Atheist

    25%

    Spiritual Atheist

    25%

    Theist

    8%

    Not sure where the spiritual and theist bits are coming from. Just because I enjoy the beauty of nature?

  7. Paul A says

    My, what a fun game. Glad I came out more scientific than angry and militant. Spiritual too? Huh.

    Scientific Atheist – 92%
    Spiritual Atheist – 75%
    Angry Atheist – 50%
    Militant Atheist – 42%
    Apathetic Atheist – 42%
    Agnostic – 25%
    Theist – 0%

  8. says

    I guess my high Apathetic score combined with the 0 Theist means, “I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t really matter anyway.”

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Apathetic Atheist 83%
    Spiritual Atheist 67%
    Angry Atheist 58%
    Agnostic 50%
    Militant Atheist 33%
    Theist 0%

  9. says

    “If I experienced proof of a god, I would begin to believe.”

    Proof. Well, I’d believe if I had proof. But what the hell is proof?

    My first thought would probably be about Arthur C. Clarke and his aphorism about advanced technology and magic.

    Gosh. Maybe I wouldn’t believe after all.

  10. says

    Scientific Atheist: 92%
    Militant Atheist: 58%
    Angry Atheist: 58%
    Apathetic Atheist: 50%
    Spiritual Atheist: 42%
    Theist: 25%
    Agnostic: 25%

    Very happy with that.

  11. Michael Kremer says

    Well, even I was rated a Scientific Atheist, and those who’ve encountered me here before know that’s not right.

    I got 75% scientific atheist and only 50% theist. It seems saying you’re a member of an organized religion doesn’t outweigh seeing Kent Hovind and Jason Gastrich as idiots.

  12. Wilson Fowlie says

    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Agnostic 50%
    Angry Atheist 50%
    Apathetic Atheist 42%
    Spiritual Atheist 42%
    Militant Atheist 25%
    Theist 25%

    How can I be 100% Atheist, 50% Agnostic and 25% Theist?!

  13. Carlie says

    I’m a scientific atheist, followed by militant, then angry. After all those, how is it that I came up more theist than agnostic?

  14. DCP says

    Scientific Atheist – 92%
    Militant Atheist – 83%
    Apathetic Atheist – 75%
    Angry Atheist – 58%
    Spiritual Atheist – 42%
    Agnostic – 42%
    Theist – 25%

    I’m pretty militant! (Even more than you PZ, yay!)
    But less scientific =(

  15. says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    92%

    Apathetic Atheist

    67%

    Spiritual Atheist

    50%

    Agnostic

    50%

    Angry Atheist

    42%

    Militant Atheist

    33%

    Theist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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  16. Robert says

    Scatheist… I like it. Spiritual atheists can be Spatheists, apathetic atheists can be apatheists… and so on.

  17. Davis says

    I scored 92% apathetic, but that’s changing. It would have been 100% a few years ago. 82% scientific, though.

  18. Pareto says

    Scientific Atheist 100%

    Angry Atheist 67%

    Militant Atheist 58%

    Theist 25%

    Spiritual Atheist 25%

    Agnostic 25%

    Apathetic Atheist 17%

  19. Pareto says

    Scientific Atheist 100%

    Angry Atheist 67%

    Militant Atheist 58%

    Theist 25%

    Spiritual Atheist 25%

    Agnostic 25%

    Apathetic Atheist 17%

  20. says

    Talk about middle of the road, here’s me:

    Scientific Atheist -67%

    Angry Atheist -58%

    Apathetic Atheist -50%

    Spiritual Atheist -50%

    Militant Atheist -33%

    Agnostic -17%

    Theist -0%

  21. says

    Talk about middle of the road, here’s me:

    Scientific Atheist -67%

    Angry Atheist -58%

    Apathetic Atheist -50%

    Spiritual Atheist -50%

    Militant Atheist -33%

    Agnostic -17%

    Theist -0%

  22. says

    Woot!
    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Apathetic Atheist 83%
    Spiritual Atheist 67%
    Angry Atheist 67%
    Militant Atheist 50%
    Agnostic 33%
    Theist 0%

  23. says

    Woot!
    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Apathetic Atheist 83%
    Spiritual Atheist 67%
    Angry Atheist 67% (How about just make that “grouchy”?)
    Militant Atheist 50% (What the hell is a half militant atheists?)
    Agnostic 33%
    Theist 0%

  24. says

    Hmmm…

    83% scientific atheist

    What I don’t understand is how PZ ends up with 17% theist, when I get 0% theist. Is there something you aren’t telling us?

  25. RamblinDude says

    Scientific Atheist–83%
    Spiritual Atheist–67%
    Agnostic–58%
    Apathetic Atheist–50%
    Militant Atheist–33%
    Angry Atheist–17%
    Theist – 17%

    The problem is that the word ‘God’ has so many different connotations–from an all-powerful ‘magic man’ who’ll kick your butt if you don’t worship him, to whatever-it-is that is responsible for the existence of the universe.

  26. says

    Scientific Atheist
    100%
    Militant Atheist
    83%
    Apathetic Atheist
    83%
    Spiritual Atheist
    58%
    Agnostic
    58%
    Angry Atheist
    58%
    Theist
    8%

    Muhahaha!

  27. RamblinDude says

    Scientific Atheist–83%
    Spiritual Atheist–67%
    Agnostic–58%
    Apathetic Atheist–50%
    Militant Atheist–33%
    Angry Atheist–17%
    Theist — 17%

    The problem is that the word God has so many different connotations–from an all-powerful ‘magic man’ who’ll kick your butt if you don’t worship him, to whatever-it-is that is responsible for the existence of the universe.

  28. says

    Scientific Atheist – 92%

    Militant Atheist – 75%

    Apathetic Atheist – 58%

    Spiritual Atheist – 50%

    Agnostic – 50%

    Angry Atheist – 50%

    Theist – 8%

  29. says

    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Militant Atheist 83%
    Apathetic Atheist 83%
    Spiritual Atheist 58%
    Agnostic 58%
    Angry Atheist 58%
    Theist 8%

    Angry atheist should be more.

  30. says

    Scientific Atheist – 92%

    Militant Atheist – 75%

    Apathetic Atheist – 58%

    Spiritual Atheist – 50%

    Agnostic – 50%

    Angry Atheist – 50%

    Theist – 8%

  31. says

    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Militant Atheist 83%
    Apathetic Atheist 83%
    Spiritual Atheist 58%
    Agnostic 58%
    Angry Atheist 58%
    Theist 8%

    Angry atheist should be more.

  32. says

    Scientific Atheist – 92%

    Militant Atheist – 75%

    Apathetic Atheist – 58%

    Spiritual Atheist – 50%

    Agnostic – 50%

    Angry Atheist – 50%

    Theist – 8%

  33. says

    Scientific Atheist – 100%
    Spiritual Atheist – 58%
    Agnostic – 42%
    Apathetic Atheist – 42%
    Angry Atheist – 33%
    Militant Atheist – 25%
    Theist – 17%

  34. DMLou says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    92%

    Apathetic Atheist

    67%

    Spiritual Atheist

    58%

    Agnostic

    50%

    Militant Atheist

    42%

    Theist

    42%

    Angry Atheist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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    I scored as Scientific Atheist too, although I guess my admission that I’m still a member of the Catholic Church (I like the tradition/ceremony for certain things, even if I don’t necessary agree with everything it preaches) jacked up my Theist score.

  35. Hank Fox says

    I got:

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Militant Atheist 75%
    Angry Atheist 67%
    Apathetic Atheist 50%
    Spiritual Atheist 50%
    Theist 25%
    Agnostic 17%

    Can’t figure that “Apathetic Atheist” bit, or “Spiritual Atheist.” Or even “Theist.” I’m NOT any of those.

  36. DMLou says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    92%

    Apathetic Atheist

    67%

    Spiritual Atheist

    58%

    Agnostic

    50%

    Militant Atheist

    42%

    Theist

    42%

    Angry Atheist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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    I scored as Scientific Atheist too, although I guess my admission that I’m still a member of the Catholic Church (I like the tradition/ceremony for certain things, even if I don’t necessary agree with everything it preaches) jacked up my Theist score.

  37. tacitus says

    Top Score: 83% Scientific Atheist
    Bottom Score: 0% Militant Atheist

    What am I doing posting on this weblog I ask myself… :-)

  38. Davis says

    I scored 92% apathetic, but that’s changing. It would have been 100% a few years ago. 82% scientific, though.

  39. Sonja says

    I’ll take it:

    Scientific Atheist – 100%
    Militant Atheist – 58%
    Spiritual Atheist – 50%
    Agnostic – 33%
    Apathetic Atheist – 17%
    Angry Atheist – 8%
    Theist – 8%

  40. CalGeorge says

    Angry! Woo-hoo!

    Angry Atheist 92%
    Scientific Atheist 83%
    Militant Atheist 50%
    Spiritual Atheist 33%
    Theist 33%
    Apathetic Atheist 25%
    Agnostic 0%

    Whoah! Down boy! It’s time to let go of the belligerence and let someone else talk for a while. Even if the religious don’t make must sense, you should probably observe the unspoken rules for human interaction and not yell directly into their faces.

  41. xebecs says

    I guess it makes sense that most of us would be Scientific Atheists, but it is interesting how Militant and Angry dominate the second tier.

    Hey PZ — you aren’t angry enough! What’s the matter with you?

  42. Amos says

    Scientific Atheist: 100%
    Apathetic Atheist: 75%
    Militant Atheist: 33%
    Spiritual Atheist: 33%
    Agnostic: 33%
    Angry Atheist: 33%
    Theist: 25%

    Looks close enough…

  43. Richard, FCD says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    92%

    Militant Atheist

    67%

    Angry Atheist

    67%

    Apathetic Atheist

    67%

    Spiritual Atheist

    58%

    Agnostic

    50%

    Theist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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  44. fred says

    Scientific 92%, Apathetic 87% — a surprise: I was sure I’d score higher on Apathetic because I found this so funny.

  45. Ribozyme says

    Scientific atheist, 92% only?!!!! And I’m a scientist. Then, Spiritual atheist, 58%… What the heck (heck is far more likely to exist than Hell) is a Spiritual atheist?!!!

  46. Anony-mouse says

    Scientific Atheist

    100%

    Militant Atheist

    58%

    Angry Atheist

    42%

    Agnostic

    33%

    Apathetic Atheist

    33%

    Spiritual Atheist

    17%

    Theist

    8%

  47. llewelly says

    How can I be 100% Atheist, 50% Agnostic and 25% Theist?!

    Your brain is partitioned. Atheist is just the default boot option. Hold shift at the right time for a menu.

  48. commissarjs says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    83%

    Apathetic Atheist

    75%

    Spiritual Atheist

    58%

    Militant Atheist

    50%

    Angry Atheist

    42%

    Agnostic

    8%

    Theist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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    Ahhh apathy, my one weakness. Like I care though.

  49. says

    Does that qualify me as an honorary Tollan, from “Stargate SG-1”?

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    100%
    Angry Atheist

    83%
    Apathetic Atheist

    75%
    Militant Atheist

    50%
    Agnostic

    33%
    Spiritual Atheist

    25%
    Theist

    25%

  50. says

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Militant Atheist 58%
    Angry Atheist 33%
    Spiritual Atheist 33%
    Theist 17%
    Apathetic Atheist 17%
    Agnostic 17%

  51. llewelly says

    Kristine:

    Militant Atheist 50% (What the hell is a half militant atheists?)

    It means you prefer thwacking creationists with a 1×4, as a 2×4 is too harsh.

  52. dorid says

    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Apathetic Atheist 67%
    Militant Atheist 58%
    Spiritual Atheist 50%
    Agnostic 42%
    Angry Atheist 42%
    Theist 8%

    APATHETIC ATHEIST 67% what the heck is a “apathetic athiest”?

    Don’t answer, I really don’t care…

  53. mojojojo says

    What the heck (heck is far more likely to exist than Hell) is a Spiritual atheist?!!!

    As I appear to be the only one here who came out 92% spiritual atheist, I’ll guess that this category is for people for whom the correct answers to many of these questions were “the world is beautifully structured” and “who gives a shit what others believe may or may not be responsible?”

  54. Jonathan says

    I believe a Spiritual Athiest is also known as a Unitarian Universalist.

  55. Gaurav says

    Lots of “scientific atheists” around here. Bah!
    Willing to take theists to task, the Militant Atheist is someone who knows deep within themselves that there is no god and they want to tell you all about how they know. Even though they’re as annoying in their own way as militant theists, this is often a phase of development and doesn’t tend to last very long. If it does, they’re in danger of becoming an Angry Atheist and making everyone uncomfortable.

    Militant Atheist 100%
    Scientific Atheist 83%
    Agnostic 83%
    Spiritual Atheist 67%
    Apathetic Atheist 58%
    Angry Atheist 50%
    Theist 17%

  56. chuko says

    Yes! I scored higher on militant atheist than PZ! He must have been in a mellow mood.

    – Yet Another Scientific Atheist

  57. Ribozyme (not one of the Power Puff Girls) says

    #62 and #63: My point is, how the heck am I supposed to believe in spirits (which the term implies) after freeing my mind from the God crutch? They should use a more appropiate term, perhaps “Aestheticist atheist” or something (UUism retains the religious foundation, so I don’t like it). Any suggestions?

  58. says

    what the heck is a “apathetic athiest”?

    My guess is that it’s a person who doesn’t believe there’s a god, but even if there were a god it wouldn’t really change things for them. Before I became a full-fledged atheist (thanks in large part to you, PZ) that was more or less my thoughts on the matter: God doesn’t appear to be affecting my life any, so even if it exists, what does it matter?

    Anywho. My results:
    Scientific Atheist – 83%
    Apathetic Atheist – 58%
    Agnostic – 33%
    Angry Atheist – 17%
    Spiritual Atheist – 17%
    Militant Atheist – 8%
    Theist – 8%

  59. John Bode says

    Scientific Atheist: 100%
    Spiritual Atheist: 67%
    Agnostic: 58%
    Apathetic Atheist: 58%
    Angry Atheist: 33%
    Theist: 25%
    Militant Atheist: 17%

    That’s…interesting…

  60. mojojojo says

    #62 and #63: My point is, how the heck am I supposed to believe in spirits (which the term implies) after freeing my mind from the God crutch? They should use a more appropiate term, perhaps “Aestheticist atheist” or something (UUism retains the religious foundation, so I don’t like it). Any suggestions?

    Hee! I was not thinking that in this context “spiritual” meant “belief in spirits” so much as belief that not all phenomena can be defined by science; Noam Chomsky calls such wonderments that elude the grasp of our cognitive abilities “mysteries” (as distinguished from “problems,” which fall within the purview of rational inquiry).

    But yes, you’re right, “spiritual atheist” is a ridiculous term. But then I don’t really care what category my viewpoint might fall under–I just like taking quizzes! :-)

  61. Christian Burnham says

    what the heck is a “apathetic athiest”?

    Someone too lazy to use a dictionary obviously.

    (Ooooh, I’m soooo mean!)

  62. says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    100%

    Militant Atheist

    67%

    Apathetic Atheist

    50%

    Angry Atheist

    33%

    Agnostic

    33%

    Spiritual Atheist

    25%

    Theist

    8%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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  63. David Marjanović says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, […]

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Agnostic 50%
    Apathetic Atheist 50%
    Theist 33%
    Spiritual Atheist 33%
    Angry Atheist 17%
    Militant Atheist 8%

    The strangely high “spiritual” and “theist” parts may depend on the fact that I had to answer in the middle for Jason Gastrich. No idea who that is. Spiritual? I’m not spiritual. “Beauty in nature” is not something spiritual.

    Interestingly, if you add the “Agnostic” and “Apathetic Atheist” scores, you reach 100 %, and indeed, like Salad Is Slaughter (# 11), I’m an Apathetic Agnostic… :o)

    I’m a scientific atheist, followed by militant, then angry. After all those, how is it that I came up more theist than agnostic?

    Perhaps it’s the certainty… :^)

    “If I experienced proof of a god, I would begin to believe.”

    Proof. Well, I’d believe if I had proof. But what the hell is proof?

    My first thought would probably be about Arthur C. Clarke and his aphorism about advanced technology and magic.

    Gosh. Maybe I wouldn’t believe after all.

    Saith the Book of Mormon:

    Alma 32:17-18 Yea, there are many who do say: If thou wilt show unto us a sign from heaven, then we shall know of a surety; then we shall believe. Now I ask, is this faith? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for if a man knoweth a
    thing he hath no cause to believe, for he knoweth it.

    See? That’s why I answered that question with the unnamed middle option.

    How can I be 100% Atheist, 50% Agnostic and 25% Theist?!

    No, no — you fulfill the diagnosis of “atheist” to 100 %, that of “agnostic” to 50 % and that of “theist” to 25 %. Which is still strange, but look at me… ~:-|

  64. David Marjanović says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, […]

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Agnostic 50%
    Apathetic Atheist 50%
    Theist 33%
    Spiritual Atheist 33%
    Angry Atheist 17%
    Militant Atheist 8%

    The strangely high “spiritual” and “theist” parts may depend on the fact that I had to answer in the middle for Jason Gastrich. No idea who that is. Spiritual? I’m not spiritual. “Beauty in nature” is not something spiritual.

    Interestingly, if you add the “Agnostic” and “Apathetic Atheist” scores, you reach 100 %, and indeed, like Salad Is Slaughter (# 11), I’m an Apathetic Agnostic… :o)

    I’m a scientific atheist, followed by militant, then angry. After all those, how is it that I came up more theist than agnostic?

    Perhaps it’s the certainty… :^)

    “If I experienced proof of a god, I would begin to believe.”

    Proof. Well, I’d believe if I had proof. But what the hell is proof?

    My first thought would probably be about Arthur C. Clarke and his aphorism about advanced technology and magic.

    Gosh. Maybe I wouldn’t believe after all.

    Saith the Book of Mormon:

    Alma 32:17-18 Yea, there are many who do say: If thou wilt show unto us a sign from heaven, then we shall know of a surety; then we shall believe. Now I ask, is this faith? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for if a man knoweth a
    thing he hath no cause to believe, for he knoweth it.

    See? That’s why I answered that question with the unnamed middle option.

    How can I be 100% Atheist, 50% Agnostic and 25% Theist?!

    No, no — you fulfill the diagnosis of “atheist” to 100 %, that of “agnostic” to 50 % and that of “theist” to 25 %. Which is still strange, but look at me… ~:-|

  65. says

    You scored as a Scientific Atheist

    Scientific Atheist – 83%
    Agnostic – 75%
    Apathetic Atheist – 50%
    Spiritual Atheist – 42%
    Militant Atheist – 33%
    Theist – 17%
    Angry Atheist – 8%

  66. revPJ says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    100%

    Apathetic Atheist

    67%

    Militant Atheist

    50%

    Agnostic

    42%

    Spiritual Atheist

    33%

    Angry Atheist

    33%

    Theist

    0%

    What kind of atheist are you?
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  67. Odonata says

    67% scientific atheist, 67% apathetic atheist, and (hangs head in shame) 42% theist. I don’t know what I did to get the latter category to be so high.

  68. Kagehi says

    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Spiritual Atheist 67%
    Agnostic 58%
    Militant Atheist 50%
    Apathetic Atheist 33%
    Angry Atheist 33%
    Theist 17%

    Think the 17% comes from answering in the positive for things like “spiritual” or in a neutral for some things that would be more accurate if they had a scale of like 0 to 10, where I would have said 2, in favor of the atheist side. This is why I hate these things sometimes. They make you respond maybe, when you mean almost certainly yes or damn near entirely no, but you don’t want to be dishonest and just answer yes or no for them.

  69. says

    Scientific Atheist 83%
    Angry Atheist      58%
    Apathetic Atheist  58%
    Spiritual Atheist  42%
    Militant Atheist   42%
    Agnostic           17%
    Theist             17%
    ----------------------
    Total          	  317%
    

    Where they got 17% theist beats the daylights out of me.
    But, I’m 317% of something. Go figure.

  70. says

    Scientific Atheist

    100%

    Militant Atheist

    75%

    Spiritual Atheist

    67%

    Agnostic

    50%

    Apathetic Atheist

    50%

    Angry Atheist

    50%

    Theist

    17%

    What kind of atheist are you?
    created with QuizFarm.com

    Interesting. HARD core Scientific/Militant, followed by… spirituality? I guess you could call it ‘wonderment at nature’s beauty’. I scored rather higher on the ‘angry’ part than I would’ve liked though.

    Oh, Jason Gastrich is a Y.E.C. fool. He’s loudmouthed and in the immortal words of Pauli – not even wrong.

  71. John C. Randolph says

    This quiz is flawed. The phrasing of the questions is far too ambiguous in several cases, and any quiz that says I’m 25% theist is dead wrong, not to mention insulting.

    -jcr

  72. says

    You scored as a Scientific Atheist
    These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist 100%
    Spiritual Atheist 75%
    Militant Atheist 58%
    Apathetic Atheist 33%
    Angry Atheist 33%
    Theist 25%
    Agnostic 0%

  73. says

    Since other people were asking about it, I tried playing for the Apathetic Atheist result and this is what I got.

    You scored as a Apathetic Atheist
    Meh… whatever. Apathetic Atheists tend towards disbelief because believing takes more work. These are the people who won’t argue religion, even if a total nutjob confronts them because arguing just seems like a waste of time they could spend doing something else.

    Apathetic Atheist 83%
    Agnostic 58%
    Spiritual Atheist 50%
    Scientific Atheist 33%
    Theist 25%
    Militant Atheist 0%
    Angry Atheist 0%

    Well, that’s a surprise. I took it again and answered honestly and ended up with:

    You scored as a Spiritual Atheist
    Ah! Some of the coolest people in the world are Spiritual Atheists. Most of them weren’t brought up in an organized religion and have very little baggage. They concentrate on making the world a better place and know that death is just another part of life. What comes after, comes after.

    I’m not surprised to still score highly as apathetic and also agnostic, but I I thought I’d put in a stronger showing for scientific. And I don’t think of myself as spiritual.

  74. says

    I just posted a quick statistical breakdown of everyone’s answers over on my blog, PseudoRandom Quanta. Also, I came up with the nifty idea of a rationality score.

    Formula:

    R= AVG(Agnostic, Militant, Scientific) / AVG(Angry, Spiritual, Theist)

    That should give you a pretty good junk science indication of your rationality/irrationality ratio.

    Ok, I’m done now. :P

  75. says

    Considering the test’s evident bias I shan’t be taking it. looks like some answers get interpreted in a way that contradict other answers, when really, the answer to the question “Do you believe in a God or other divine agency?” should guide how the answers to other questions are interpreted.

  76. MTran says

    Congrats to everyone!

    Scientific Atheist 100%

    Militant Atheist 83%

    Angry Atheist 83%

    Apathetic Atheist 67%

    Spiritual Atheist 58%

    Agnostic 25%

    Theist 17%

    Sheesh, I must be lucky, because I’m not even a scientist and got a 100% Scientific Atheist ;-)

    I’m guessing that my Militant Atheist score is a dim reflection of my 60s political activist youth.

    But about the Angry Atheist, I wasn’t angry till I saw that I got a Theist score above 0%. Is that because I said that if there was proof of god I might belive? I mean, yeah, prove it, and that’s a mighty big if, and I can’t imagine anything that I would accept as proof. Plus, my idea of a god is that, if one could possibly exist, it would be a natural entity, not a supernatural one.

    Ah, well: apathy has its advantages.

  77. AaronInSanDiego says

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Apathetic Atheist 50%
    Spiritual Atheist 50%
    Angry Atheist 33%
    Militant Atheist 25%
    Agnostic 25%
    Theist 8%

    Hm, looks pretty well-rounded to me.

  78. Howard says

    I performed the test as accurately as I could and I love this description of me…

    “You scored as a Theist. Why did you take a quiz specifically for atheists? Are you illiterate as well as deluded? Go sing at a brick wall or give your money to a corrupt pedophile or something.”

    Theist 100%
    Agnostic 83%
    Militant Atheist 67%
    Scientific Atheist 42%
    Angry Atheist 33%
    Spiritual Atheist 25%
    Apathetic Atheist 8%

    I’m particularly impressed that it scored me so low on the Apathy scale. I do so love debating atheists!

  79. pholidote says

    Scientific Atheist 92%
    Apathetic Atheist 67%
    Spiritual Atheist 67%
    Angry Atheist 42%
    Militant Atheist 42%
    Agnostic 25%
    Theist 17%
    But I do get 100% on the untested profile of Pholidote Atheist.

  80. j.t.delaney says

    You scored as Scientific Atheist, These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist

    100%

    Militant Atheist

    75%

    Apathetic Atheist

    58%

    Angry Atheist

    50%

    Spiritual Atheist

    33%

    Agnostic

    25%

    Theist

    17%

    What kind of atheist are you?
    created with QuizFarm.com

    Where is this ‘17% theist’ gobshite coming from?!

  81. CalGeorge says

    I’m particularly impressed that it scored me so low on the Apathy scale. I do so love debating atheists!

    Howard, all I can say is:

    Embrace your inner angry atheist!

  82. Theron says

    Think of these percentages as the likelihood that you would respond in a given way to a discussion of religion. If you score highest on Angry or militant you might be more likely to reply “colorfully,” while those who score highest on “scientific atheist” would be most likely to use a more materialistic, empirical response. Assuming, of course, that the quiz gives valid results. Based on my high “spiritual atheist” number, I’m not so sure.

  83. silchan says

    Scientific Atheist: 83%
    Militant Atheist: 83%
    Apathetic Atheist: 75%
    Spiritual Atheist: 42%
    Theist: 42%
    Agnostic: 33%
    Angry Atheist: 33%

  84. dramag says

    You scored as a Theist
    Why did you take a quiz specifically for atheists? Are you illiterate as well as deluded? Go sing at a brick wall or give your money to a corrupt pedophile or something.

    Agnostic: 67%
    Theist: 67%
    Spiritual Atheist: 50%
    Apathetic Atheist: 33%
    Scientific Atheist: 25%
    Militant Atheist: 0%
    Angry Atheist: 0%

  85. Richiyaado says

    Funny… I always thought of myself as agnostic, but the test says I’m a “scientific atheist.” Where are my marching orders?

  86. IBY says

    What kind of atheist are you?
    You scored as a Scientific Atheist
    These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.
    Scientific Atheist
    100%
    Agnostic
    92%
    Apathetic Atheist
    92%
    Spiritual Atheist
    92%
    Militant Atheist
    75%
    Angry Atheist
    50%
    Theist
    8%

  87. IBY says

    What kind of atheist are you?
    You scored as a Scientific Atheist
    These guys rule. I’m not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future.

    Scientific Atheist
    100%
    Agnostic
    92%
    Apathetic Atheist
    92%
    Spiritual Atheist
    92%
    Militant Atheist
    75%
    Angry Atheist
    50%
    Theist
    8%