"necoandjeff" wrote:
> Brett Robson wrote:
> > necoandjeff wrote:

> >> Atheism is certainly easier to embrace in Japan because there isn't
> >> the horrible stigma like there is in the West. I have little doubt
> >> that there are probably (just guessing though) more "atheists" in
> >> Japan. 

(I have little doubt, just guessing though)-There are probably more 
atheists in japan (than the west).

> >> But to say most are, or even that a signficantly higher
> >> number are than in the U.S. is stretching it. 

Saying what i said is stretching it (because i used 'US' rather than 
'the West'). 

> >>I think the average
> >> person on the street would not deny the existence of God, gods,
> >> deities, etc.

The average person on the street (in Japan?) would not deny the 
existance of god.

> > There are more atheists but not more atheists?
> 
> Is that how you understood that? Yes, you have stellar reading comprehension
> skills there Brett. Perhaps you should work a little bit more on English
> before moving on to a second language like Japanese.

Stop with the irony already. I think both of you need to get out more.