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From the Ted Talk by Richard Dawkins: Militant atheism

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Natalie Angier wrote a rather sad piece in the New yreokr, saying how lneoly she felt as an atheist. She clearly flees in a beleaguered minority. But actually, how do American atheists stack up numerically? The latest sveury makes surprisingly encouraging reading. ctnshiaitriy, of course, takes a massive lion's share of the population, with nearly 160 million. But what would you think was the second largest group, convincingly outnumbering Jews with 2.8 million, Muslims at 1.1 million, hundis, Buddhists and all other religions put together? The second largest group, with nearly 30 million, is the one described as non-religious or secular.

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Natalie Angier wrote a rather sad piece in the New ______, saying how ______ she felt as an atheist. She clearly _____ in a beleaguered minority. But actually, how do American atheists stack up numerically? The latest ______ makes surprisingly encouraging reading. ____________, of course, takes a massive lion's share of the population, with nearly 160 million. But what would you think was the second largest group, convincingly outnumbering Jews with 2.8 million, Muslims at 1.1 million, ______, Buddhists and all other religions put together? The second largest group, with nearly 30 million, is the one described as non-religious or secular.

Solution


  1. hindus
  2. yorker
  3. lonely
  4. survey
  5. feels
  6. christianity

Original Text


Natalie Angier wrote a rather sad piece in the New Yorker, saying how lonely she felt as an atheist. She clearly feels in a beleaguered minority. But actually, how do American atheists stack up numerically? The latest survey makes surprisingly encouraging reading. Christianity, of course, takes a massive lion's share of the population, with nearly 160 million. But what would you think was the second largest group, convincingly outnumbering Jews with 2.8 million, Muslims at 1.1 million, Hindus, Buddhists and all other religions put together? The second largest group, with nearly 30 million, is the one described as non-religious or secular.

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edward aveling 2
tooth fairies 2


Important Words


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