And where did you get your data? Just one site - agnostic.com? Probably not a good set of data to make that call.

Most of us really don't find out full believe early.

One major issue I have with organized religion is that it hoards resources - time, energy, money - that nonbelievers more than likely pour into a variety of social, political and environmental groups and issues. Becoming involved in what does matter to you is where you will probably find more people of the same mindset.

Who needs a building or community to support you when there's nothing to support?

I think it might be a good sign, actually.

Being an 'active and vocal' atheist is, I suspect, the natural response to seeing religion as pervasive, intrusive and damaging. Now, admittedly, that is still the case - but in the 'advanced nations', at least, the proportions of active worshippers are falling, churches are closing, and the non-worshippers are getting more abundant.

As religion weakens, losing it's grip on society, the need to 'oppose', to 'voice objection' and to, in other ways, actively define yourself as 'non religious' also weakens. The weaker religion gets, the more irrelevent it becomes.

This doesn't, of course, mean that the dangers and damages of religion are gone - but it can, I think, explain how young people might find themselves less 'driven in opposition' to it than the older people in society.

Interesting. I’ve noted more membership and participation by folks younger than myself on this site, but all of us together are still a fairly small cross-section of our community. Maybe platforming is a part of it, as more social media platforms are stratifying by generation, and we’re passing each other like ships in the night. Doesn’t mean we aren’t out there.

Also, since the stats clearly show the newer generations are more likely to embrace non-belief in general, maybe there isn’t as much of a desire to join groups dedicated to that viewpoint, as support and validation comes from many of one’s peers.

I wonder what fellow site users think or have noticed.
(BTW: I like the sound of “senior atheist.” I may add it to my resume&rsquo