@TheMiddleWay I would like to admit some initial negative reaction to the survey. But after that I realized that if it was effective it might provide genuine insight. A questioning and curious mind is how I got to being agnostic and eventually atheist to begin with. It seemed like a reasonable question.

I don't think that you are going to get accurate results though. People are clearly offended, though I understand and disagree. That is going to skew your data and it will be difficult to tell how much even if you generally know what direction it is skewed.

@TheMiddleWay I am interested in having anyone interested in discourse, discourse.
However in such a scenario your talking about the "how, where and why" of people being attracted to this particular site.
A site for a minority of the human population (Atheists and Agnostics)
AND, seeking within said minority population the demographics of a further minority population, those that joined this site
AND, then seeking within that subset to see if it is diverse
By definition it is not likley to be, because of all that narrowing.

Even so, if you want to try and gauge if this population matches some other population so that equal representation is had, what population are you using to compare to?
Atheists, Agnostics, the USA, China?

I am all for diverse voices, I am not even sure how you get good data to determine where we are or where you might want to go in the goal you seem to be seeking.

Are you coming away with an unwelcome feeling?
I assume the world is White Dominant unless I am travelling outside the White Man's world.

@TheMiddleWay " what are the targeting demographics of the algorithms that FB uses to promote the site there for example" beyond money?
and similar things joined or liked?
They would consider that proprietary and that is part of why I am not on FB anymore.

"What alarmed me was that upon my gross visual survey, it seemed that over 94% of people on this site where white. That's more than just a trend."
Sadly I have found this to be similar all over the net as well. Just think abpout the promnent voices, how many ethinic faces came instantly to mind vs old white guys?
There are some (and have always been some), but in my experience unless white folks actually take the time and effort to see and hear ethinic cultural voices, they won't often, because the media chases dollars and people follow trends. so they feed them what sells quick.

For instance, outside the hood and/or ethnic culture, I cannot think of any white folks I know who know who Hopsin is
The reality that he made a rather groundshaking Athiest rap a few years back got no tred in any media I saw, outside of black, urban, hip hop culture, where it caused those folks who embrace the AMC type of mindset to face those who do not.

While only 10 members might be alarming, it might also be that some folks see this as a place where they shed religious ideas, and feel free to discuss or vent or what have you on that front. Then do not want that in the race issue (even though they are entwinned in my veiw), simply because they see one as active or political and the other in a different light.

For anyone who did not hear this

@TheMiddleWay Do you think or expect that any site expresses every viewpoint?

@TheMiddleWay More is better

Maybe I'm confused (totally possible) but I wasn't invited. I found the site and thought it would be interesting to meet like minded people.

@kc_anthony Same here. I just happened to stumble upon this place while searching 'agnostic'.

@TheMiddleWay

If you want to be disturbed with inequality on the site, I suggest you start with the toxic masculinity and misogyny.

I have never seen one instance of any ethnic or religious disrespect on here. Everyone is equally invited via the ads. There are fewer black and Latino nonbelievers, but I believe that may be largely attributed to culture, not discrimination.

@TheMiddleWay

I understand the colors and cultures are not proportionate, but unless you're writing a thesis I believe you're making a mountain out of a molehill. As a white woman I know I can publicly be a nonbeliever and the heathens here have my back.

In Latino and black families, there is more baggage psychologically if you differ from the religious norm. It's similar to the resistance of black churches against LGBT persons, and pressure in Latino faimilies to have a priest in the family. Those expectations do not figure into acceptance by white families quite as much. Religion is something which has kept minority communities together like glue. There is more to lose if you are black or Latino and come out agnostic or atheist as religion represents a social bond which can be a large part of your life. You can't exactly easily run out to get validation of your worth as a nonbeliever in black or Latino communities, because there are fewer nonbelievers in those communities. There are enough white nonbelievers that we don't have as much trouble finding each other and the fear of losing our family and friends is not as heightened.

@TheMiddleWay

Your method of researching a.com's lack of diversity is ADMITTEDLY not scientific, so don't expect the rest of us to run around citing sources for you.

We don't know. We are giving our opinions and reasoning. We all got here somehow and most of us are accepting of whoever wants to us or NOT us.

You expecting the rest of us to believe there is a problem is tantamount to baiting. ASK the if you need to know there aren't a perfect percentage of blacks and Latinos on here.

Yeah, it's pushback. No LOL. Your assertions are annoying AF. Go the rest of the name list through 35K and MAYBE you might have a case. An n# of 400 is not worth all this.

@TheMiddleWay I don't know of any way this site is filtering members. One possible way is where they advertise, and another is when they remove someone for being offensive. I don't know if they are abused, and I have no evidence of it. I expect the site to be fair, but should be reported to the Admin if not.

Have you tried Google for % agnostic by parents religion. Probably get nothing, but it's worth a shot. It is an AI.

@TheMiddleWay That's good. It seems data will be difficult to collect.

@TheMiddleWay

This is not gathering data. This posting a general question to a site which by your own assertion is 94% white and questioning you got the results you did.

Can you really not see that could be taken as offensive? Especially after so many have put forth theories that you immediately shut down? Go do your own homework.

@TheMiddleWay from what I have read over the years minorities are under represented in atheism as a whole . It's been suggested that as there are still problems with racism adding another problem as being shunned from your family for being an athiest is to much of a step for some . Not only that in other countries where whites are e minoroties being an athiest can cost you your life. The other thing you have missed out is that a lot of attests reside in the UK yet on this site we are a minority so it may have something to do with advertising.