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[[File:04656 market in Sanok.JPG|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Alcoholism]] was a serious social problem in the former [[Militant atheism|militantly atheistic ]] [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, this [[atheist state]] had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>]]
The [[Barna Group]] found that [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; '''excessive drinking;''' sexual relationships outside of marriage; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; gambling; pornography and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/bisexuality.<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>
[[File:Vox Day.jpg|thumbnail|right|170px|[[Vox Day]] ]]
[[Vox Day]] declared:{{cquote|"...the age at which most people become [[atheism|atheists]] indicates that it is almost never an intellectual decision, but an emotional one."<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2011/01/answering-atheists-question.html Answering an atheist's question]</ref>}}
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] concurs in his essay ''The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity'' and writes:{{cquote|"It is widely known that some atheists rejected [[God]] in their childhood, based on child like reasons, have not matured beyond these childish notions and thus, maintain childish-emotional reactions toward the idea of God."<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/argument-atheism-immaturity]</ref>}}
Although anti-theists, militant atheists and [[New Atheism|New Atheists]] give the general public the perception that atheists are exceedingly angry individuals, research indicates that the atheist population as a whole is not angrier than the general population (see: [[Various types of atheists/non-believers and anger]]).
*[[Secular Europe and alcoholism]]
*[[Godless Britain and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic France and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Estonia and alcoholism]]
*[[Godless Irreligious Finland and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Denmark and alcoholism]]
An Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) report indicated that 20% of Australians drink at levels putting them at risk of lifetime harm.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-20/alcohol-to-blame-for-one-in-eight-deaths---report/5102594 One in eight deaths of young Australians attributable to alcohol: National Council on Drugs report] By Jane Mower, Updated 19 Nov 2013, 7:28pm</ref>
For more information, please see: [[Godless Irreligious Australia and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic China and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Thailand and alcoholism]]
'''History of communism:'''
Alcoholism was a serious social problem in the former [[Militant atheism|militantly atheistic ]] [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, this [[atheist state]] had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>
*[[Soviet Union and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheism and health]]
* [[Atheism and emotionalsocial/intrapersonal interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and emotional intelligence]]
* [[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social intelligence]]
*[[Atheism and morality]]
* [[Atheism and bitterness]]
