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== Study shows that thinking about atheism increases Americans thoughts about death ==
== Study shows that thinking about atheism increases Americans thoughts about death ==
A study by done at the College of Staten Island involving 236 participants found that when people thought about atheism it increased their thoughts about death (this was also true for the atheists in the study as well).<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/atheism-terrifies-people-because-it-makes-us-think-about-death-511 Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death] by Simon Davis, Vice News, May 11, 2015</ref> Furthermore, When study participants thought about atheism, it activated concern about death to the same degree as actually thinking about death.<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/atheism-terrifies-people-because-it-makes-us-think-about-death-511 Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death] by Simon Davis, Vice News, May 11, 2015</ref>
A study by done at the College of Staten Island by Corey Cook involving 236 participants found that when people thought about atheism it increased their thoughts about death (this was also true for the atheists in the study as well).<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/atheism-terrifies-people-because-it-makes-us-think-about-death-511 Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death] by Simon Davis, Vice News, May 11, 2015</ref> Furthermore, When study participants thought about atheism, it activated concern about death to the same degree as actually thinking about death.<ref>[http://www.vice.com/read/atheism-terrifies-people-because-it-makes-us-think-about-death-511 Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death] by Simon Davis, Vice News, May 11, 2015</ref>
=== Dislike of atheists and atheism inspiring thoughts about death ===
In the United States, studies show that atheists are frequently held in low regard (See: [[Views of atheists]]).
''Discover'' magazine wrote about Cook's study:
These death thoughts help trigger a subconscious dislike of atheists, said study leader Corey Cook, a social psychologist at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Not only do thoughts of death put people in a negative frame of mind, Cook told Live Science, but they also prompt people to hold more tightly onto their own values.<ref>[http://news.discovery.com/human/psychology/atheists-inspire-thoughts-of-death-in-many-americans-150523.htm Atheists Inspire Thoughts of Death in Many Americans] by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience, ''Discover'' magazine, May 23, 2015 09:25 AM ET</ref>}}
== Atheism and ultimate meaning and purpose ==
== Atheism and ultimate meaning and purpose ==