Atheism: a personality profile
Jonathan Morgan For half a decade, the cognitive science of religion has sought the evolutionary origins of religious belief. This burgeoning field has some deep and convincing explanations, but it may...
View ArticleThe evolution of atheism
What’s the evolutionary purpose of atheists? Political scientist Dominic Johnson suggests no less than 10 possible hypotheses.
View ArticleWhy atheist scientists bring their children to church
Sociologists Elaine Ecklund and Kristen Lee found that some atheist scientists bring their children to church because they want to give their children religious choice, have a religious spouse, or...
View ArticleWhy Are There Atheists?
Certain aspects of personality orientation may naturally lead some people to religious belief and others to nonbelief; compared with religious believers atheists tend to be less social, more...
View ArticleDoes atheism arise from wealth?
is atheism a luxury of the wealthy? Yes. But this isn't simply because the wealthy don’t need the comforts of a posited afterlife. It’s also because materially comfortable people have more energy to...
View ArticleMichael Shermer thinks he’s more moral than you
Skeptic thinker Michael Shermer believes that Western society is becoming more moral because we're very abstract thinkers. Concrete thinking leads to tribalism and prejudice. But doesn’t Shermer...
View ArticleA computer model of atheism?
Will secularism continue to grow? Computer models suggest that the answer worldwide is "not really."
View ArticleCool new research in religion
If you ever want to get seriously frustrated, I suggest getting advanced graduate training in religious studies. Why’s it frustrating? Because everyone thinks they understand religion already....
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