FR> 2) most prison inmates in the United States prison system are
FR> Christians?  And that there are extremely few atheists in prison?
rm> I was not aware of that.  Why do you think that is?
During the research I did for a newsletter, I got to talk to a number of
prison officials.  The most reasonable explanation I got for this fact was
one warden's sugggestion that since most offenses are drug related and
atheists perfer their reality straight up, the prison system ends up filled
with people who need to use drugs.
That still doesn't account for the lack of nearly any atheist in prison.
The prisons should contain anywhere from 18% to 22% atheists since they
"service" a populace comprised of anywhere from 18% to 22% atheists.
Not every prison requires inmates to fill out forms indicating their
occultism, if any, upon being locked up.  It's information that's provided
so that the system can meet their population's religious "needs."  The
data isn't the result of some "study" where a small percentage of the
already-in-prison populace is asked what their occultism is, if any...  It's
information written onto forms at the time of incarceration.
It indicates the fact that theism doesn't work; that atheism is superior
to theism in that it imparts a superior ethic -- or a superior intelligence
needed to escsape capture.  }:-}
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