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During most political seasons, you’ll see polls about the type of person that the public will or will not vote for, regardless of the rest of their politics. In most of them, you learn that for all that Americans think of themselves as forward-thinking and advanced, atheists start out with, per this poll from 2007, 53% of people automatically discounting them as being someone they could vote for. That’s right – disavow the existence of god, and over half of the populace wouldn’t vote for you even if your politics perfectly jibed with them.

And then today I learn that atheism is sexy. Yes, while your public atheism will get you onto the do-not-vote list, it can also get you a date, with it increasing the chances of your first-message being read and replied to on Ok Cupid’s dating website.

So, let me get this straight. If I don’t believe in god, people trust me enough to want to date me, but not enough to vote for me. Please tell me there are other extenuating circumstances!

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at 10:11 am and is filed under Uncategorized.