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===Autism and Atheism===
===Autism and Atheism===
''See also:'' [[Atheism and autism]]
Autistic people lack the ability to relate to others and are unable to mentalize - they can not understand the mental state of others. This means they are unlikely to have a relationship with [[God]] on a personal level and often tend to be atheists, although some do end up being religious. Being unable mentalize also means lacking the ability to think teleologically (to be able to see a purpose in things), so when autistic people do speak of God it is usually in terms of a set of rules rather than anything personified.<ref>http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psyched/201205/does-autism-lead-atheism</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039690/Atheism-autism-Controversial-new-study-points-link-two.html</ref>
Autistic people lack the ability to relate to others and are unable to mentalize - they can not understand the mental state of others. This means they are unlikely to have a relationship with [[God]] on a personal level and often tend to be atheists, although some do end up being religious. Being unable mentalize also means lacking the ability to think teleologically (to be able to see a purpose in things), so when autistic people do speak of God it is usually in terms of a set of rules rather than anything personified.<ref>http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psyched/201205/does-autism-lead-atheism</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039690/Atheism-autism-Controversial-new-study-points-link-two.html</ref>