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DOI: 10.1080/19012276.2015.1125304</ref>

DOI: 10.1080/19012276.2015.1125304</ref>

Citing [[Distrust of atheists#Science journal article in Nature on distrusts of atheism in countries|another study], which was published in the science journal ''Nature'', on the public's perception of atheists the Smithsonian declares:

Citing [[Distrust of atheists#Science journal article in Nature on distrusts of atheism in countries|another study]], which was published in the science journal ''Nature'', on the public's perception of atheists the Smithsonian declares:

{{Cquote|“It is striking that even atheists appear to hold the same intuitive anti-atheist bias,” study co-author Will Gervais, psychology professor at the University of Kentucky, tells AFP. “I suspect that this stems from the prevalence of deeply entrenched pro-religious norms. Even in places that are currently quite overtly secular, people still seem to intuitively hold on to the belief that religion is a moral safeguard.”<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-strong-bias-against-atheists-around-world-180964382/?webSyncID=211eb333-156c-0333-a14e-a3032acab9c7&sessionGUID=86b53230-ad61-5844-3049-43cc84645ee9 Survey Finds Most People Are Biased Against Atheists, Including Atheists] By Jason Daley, AUGUST 9, 2017, smithsonian.com</ref>}}

{{Cquote|“It is striking that even atheists appear to hold the same intuitive anti-atheist bias,” study co-author Will Gervais, psychology professor at the University of Kentucky, tells AFP. “I suspect that this stems from the prevalence of deeply entrenched pro-religious norms. Even in places that are currently quite overtly secular, people still seem to intuitively hold on to the belief that religion is a moral safeguard.”<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-strong-bias-against-atheists-around-world-180964382/?webSyncID=211eb333-156c-0333-a14e-a3032acab9c7&sessionGUID=86b53230-ad61-5844-3049-43cc84645ee9 Survey Finds Most People Are Biased Against Atheists, Including Atheists] By Jason Daley, AUGUST 9, 2017, smithsonian.com</ref>}}