Why should we bother with you guys anyway?

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Considering the fact that only about 2-3% of the world's population is atheist, it would seem prudent to be able to engage theists in a constructive manner.

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I don't think it's 2-3% of the world population. That sounds close to the American population though.

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I honestly don't know where I got that number from. It could be the American population. I don't think it changes my argument much though. We should try to engage, understand, educate, etc. theists because there are a lot of them and they directly affect our lives.

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I've given this number before, it is an estimated world % of atheists. Note that agnostics and some religions/philosophies that don't believe in god(s) are not covered by this number. Some 10-12% are seen as 'non-religious'.

Nomatter how you twist it, an exact % is extremely difficult, but this wiki seems solid enough: Clicky