Just FYI, I didn't post the link with any of this in mind, I certainly didn't have any agenda that atheism would be somehow negative, or percieved as negative. I just found what he had to say interesting, and somehow resonating with me. I guess, that this depends on the kind of society you live in.
I don't know about America, but in some European countries - not in all, but definitely in some, half of the population or even more may call themselves atheist, for example some scandinavean countries or for example some eastern European countries, (e.g. Czech republic)
