Studies indicate that atheists engage in more [[profanity]] than Christians and are more likely to believe that obscene language is acceptable to engage in.<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>
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Studies indicate that atheists engage in more [[profanity]] than Christians and are more likely to believe that obscene language is acceptable to engage in.<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref><ref>[http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2012/may-june-12/the-science-of-swearing.html ''The Science of Swearing''] By Timothy Jay and Kristin Janschewitz, Association for Psychological Science</ref><ref>[http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/06/18/1948550613492345.full.pdf+html Happy Tweets: Christians Are Happier, More Socially Connected, and Less Analytical Than Atheists on Twitter Social Psychological and Personality Science 1948550613492345, first published on June 18, 2013]</ref>
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<ref>[http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/06/18/1948550613492345.full.pdf+html Happy Tweets: Christians Are Happier, More Socially Connected, and Less Analytical Than Atheists on Twitter Social Psychological and Personality Science 1948550613492345, first published on June 18, 2013]</ref>
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Profanity is negatively correlated with conscientiousness, agreeableness and religiosity.<ref>[http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2012/may-june-12/the-science-of-swearing.html ''The Science of Swearing''] By Timothy Jay and Kristin Janschewitz, Association for Psychological Science</ref>
For more information, please see: [[Atheism and profanity]]
For more information, please see: [[Atheism and profanity]]