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Revision as of 12:50, January 6, 2018
The website Mic indicates concerning atheist stereotypes:
| “ | Atheist — does the word give you pause? Make your eyes narrow a bit? Conjure up images of immorality and pugnacious heathens? For a surprising number of Americans, the answer is still, well, yes.
According to data from a recent Pew study, while political polariziation is at its highest intensity in 20 years, the person Americans really don't want their family members bringing home for dinner is neither a Republican nor Democrat. It's someone who doesn't believe in God... Here are seven of the more prominent, problematic stereotypes about atheists: 1. Atheists are pacifists who don't fight America's wars... 2. Atheists are all white men... 3. Atheists are immoral hedonists... 4. Atheists are arrogant and aggressive proselytizers... 5. Atheists are angry at God and want to destroy religion... 6. Atheists believe the universe is all a big coincidence... 7. Atheists want to ban Christmas.[1] |
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Thomas MacMillan wrote in his article Everyone’s Suspicious of Atheists — Even Other Atheists:
| “ | According to a new study published last week in Nature, people all over the world connect immorality with atheism. In fact, the moral prejudice against atheists is so strong that it holds even in countries like the Netherlands, where most people aren’t religious. Even atheists themselves, according to the study, are inclined to see nonbelievers as more wicked than the faithful.
“Entrenched moral suspicion of atheists suggests that religion’s powerful influence on moral judgements persists, even among non-believers in secular societies,” the authors wrote. The study, led by University of Kentucky psychology professor Will Gervais, surveyed more than 3,000 people in 13 countries, including nations with Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and non-religious majorities: Australia, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.[2] |
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- ↑ Biggest Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Atheists, Mic
- ↑ Everyone’s Suspicious of Atheists — Even Other Atheists by Thomas MacMillan