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Atheists have [[Atheism and suicide|higher rates of suicide than the general population.]]<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602903</ref><ref>http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html</ref><ref>http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303</ref> At the same time, there is a significant portion of the atheist population who suffer from excess self-esteem/[[pride]] issues (see: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Causes of atheism]]).
Atheists have [[Atheism and suicide|higher rates of suicide than the general population.]]<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602903</ref><ref>http://www.adherents.com/misc/religion_suicide.html</ref><ref>http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/12/2303</ref> At the same time, there is a significant portion of the atheist population who suffer from excess self-esteem/[[pride]] issues (see: [[Atheism and arrogance]] and [[Causes of atheism]]).
=== Richard Carrier, adultery, divorce, polyamory and being good without God ===
[[File:Richard Carrier.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Carrier]] ]]
[[File:Richard Carrier.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Richard Carrier]] ]]
[[Richard Carrier]] is an advocate of [[Naturalism (philosophy)|metaphysical naturalism]]. He wrote a book entitled ''Sense and Goodness without [[God]]''. He is a prominent [[atheist]] in the [[Atheist Population|atheist community]] in the [[US]]. Carrier, who has a doctorate in history, asserts that one can be good without God despite the fact that atheist regimes have been the [[Atheism and Mass Murder|biggest mass murders in history]]
[[Richard Carrier]] is an advocate of [[Naturalism (philosophy)|metaphysical naturalism]]. He wrote a book entitled ''Sense and Goodness without [[God]]''. He is a prominent [[atheist]] in the [[Atheist Population|atheist community]] in the [[US]]. Carrier, who has a doctorate in history, asserts that one can be good without God despite the fact that atheist regimes have been the [[Atheism and Mass Murder|biggest mass murders in history]]