I put eldest, but to my Pop, I’m an only child.

Predominates on this site? Why so specific? I'm the youngest of three. Male. Have two wonderful older sisters. I've read several pop-sience books about evolutional biology and they are very tedious and specific but they were very informing. Changed the way I think about things. I value your work.

Second to youngest among four (G-B-G-B-G)

5th of 6

there should be more choices. i was one of four, the second child and only male. sex of siblings has a huge role in developing personalities.

I was born the oldest and raised the youngest. Joys of adoption. Never know what to think of these birth-order things.

I just voted and admitted I'm one of those spoiled only children. Being an only child men it was always my turn to wash the dishes vacuum fold the laundry and mow the yard. Yes I am sensitive about being identified as a spoiled only child. I grew up in a family that did not go to church. They said they believe but didn't feel comfortable in church since Daddy was a bootlegger and Nightclub owner. I went to church and even joined the Methodist churches got sprinkled at the age of 12 which is very very normal time for joining Minds piers in this activity. I can't vote twice but my husband who is also an atheist grew up in a non-religious family that said they believed in God. He was the youngest of three children I guess I can only vote once. My son and firstborn is also an atheist while my daughter is supposedly a believer that doesn't participate in any religion.

I'm first of seven children (My parents were Roman Catholics and therefore practiced Vatican Roulette). I'm a serious atheist, most of the rest are somewhat lapsed Catholics, one more atheist (No. 4) and one Methodist (No. 6).

As far as I know (I stopped following the empirical psychological research on this last year) there is no stable effect of birth order on personality.

I'm the youngest of six kids. The oldest and youngest in my family are both atheists. One of my sisters is "spiritual, but not religious", and the other three are Mormon like my parents were. However, my oldest brother is old enough to remember my parents before they converted, so I think that helped him when ti came to not believing.

I think it does but also how the parents deal with the different kids. I am the oldest and everything I wanted to do (like get a driver's license) was met with caution (by my parents). If it worked for me everyone else had an easier time. Since there were 7 of us by the time I left home my parents had more money to spend on the others (1 brother got his college paid for). However, out of 7 Catholics there is only one Jehovah's Witness and 6 atheists.

Looks about even to me

4th child out of 5, only atheist.

A very interesting thought!

We are all atheists in my family. In a sense, my vote doesn't count.

Only child????

I'm an only child.

I think birth order has some effect, but, environment and peers have a greater effect.
My siblings-
1st born - agnostic
2nd - theist
3rd - atheist
4th - theist
5th - agnostic atheist (me)

I am the youngest child:

Eldest brother: Southern Baptist
Second eldest brother: Catholic
Older sister: Catholic
Me: Secularist

2 boys/ 2 girls.

4th of five.. all girls.