''See also:'' [[Atheism and sociopathy]] and [[Atheism and the occult]] and [[Irreligion and superstition]] and [[Atheism and narcissism]] and [[Atheism and satanic deception]] and [[Atheism and the supernatural]] and [[Atheism and life after death]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sociopathy]] and [[Atheism and the occult]] and [[Irreligion and superstition]] and [[Atheism and narcissism]] and [[Atheism and satanic deception]] and [[Atheism and the supernatural]] and [[Atheism and life after death]]
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[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving. See also: [[Atheism and sadism]] ]]
The journal article ''Atheism and the [[occult]]'' published in the ''Journal of Social Sciences'' indicated:
The journal article ''Atheism and the [[occult]]'' published in the ''Journal of Social Sciences'' indicated:
{{Cquote|Atheists with a sociopathic personality structure have a greater degree of predisposition to express different forms of occult practice. The results of canonical discriminant analysis have shown that occultist syndrome in atheists is a component of a kind of sociopathic aggression whose latent structure is defined by materialistic-hedonistic orientation, impulsive aggression and asocial aggression in the positive direction, and altruism in the negative direction. Atheists with a sociopathic personality structure have a greater degree of predisposition to express different forms of occult practice.
{{Cquote|Atheists with a sociopathic personality structure have a greater degree of predisposition to express different forms of occult practice. The results of canonical discriminant analysis have shown that occultist syndrome in atheists is a component of a kind of sociopathic aggression whose latent structure is defined by materialistic-hedonistic orientation, impulsive aggression and asocial aggression in the positive direction, and altruism in the negative direction. Atheists with a sociopathic personality structure have a greater degree of predisposition to express different forms of occult practice.