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== Atheism, left-handedness,  socialization pointing to a largely non-genetic explanation of atheism ==

''See also:'' [[Atheism and social outcasts]] and [[Homosexuality and genetic mutations]]

Dr. Neil Whitehead writes about left-handedness and [[homosexuality]]: "..everyone knows that left-handed people feel in a minority, and different. Very many homosexual people attest to feeling different and not belonging when they were growing up.. Left-handedness could increase feelings of difference and be one important factor in the complex leading to homosexuality. This could apply to both men and women and the authors quote a study in which non-right-handed women rated themselves as less feminine."<ref>[http://www.mygenes.co.nz/lefthand.html Is left-handedness linked to homosexuality?] by Dr. Neil Whitehead</ref>

Some people are more likely to be atheist if they are less likely to identify with the religious identity of their family/community (see: [[Atheism and social outcasts]] and [[Atheism and poor relationships with parents]]),