A poll from Pew Research found that 28% of Americans are religious “nones.”
In 2022, 31% of Americans were religious “nones.”
Of those “nones,” 17% are atheist, 20% are agnostic, and 63% are “nothing in particular.”
Sixty percent of the religious “nones” reported that they “question a lot of religious teachings.”
More men among “nones” are atheists and agnostics than women, Pew noted, while women are more likely to be “nothing in particular.”
Religious “nones” are also “less civically engaged and socially connected than people who identify with a religion,” Pew explained. “On average, they are less likely to vote, less likely to have volunteered lately, less satisfied with their local communities and less satisfied with their social lives.”
Forty-three percent of “nones” believe that religion does “more harm than good” in American society,” while 41% reported that religion does “equal amounts of good and harm.”
Discussing the place of science in American society, 56% said that it does “more good than harm.”
Almost half of the “nones” (44%) believe that there is a scientific explanation for everything.
Religious “nones” also hold varying degrees of moral subjectivity.
Eighty-three percent believe morality is determined by one’s “desire to avoid hurting people,” while 69% believe morality is based on what “feels good.”
Eighty-two percent of “nones” think “logic and reason” determine morality.
