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{{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>}}

The BBC declared in 2014: "A recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Centre shows Americans would rather have a president who was either in their 70s, or openly gay, or who had never held any public office than one that was atheist." (See: [[Atheism and politics]]).<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28616115 The stigma of being an atheist in the US] By Aleem Maqbool, 2014, BBC<ref>

The BBC declared in 2014: "A recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Centre shows Americans would rather have a president who was either in their 70s, or openly gay, or who had never held any public office than one that was atheist." (See: [[Atheism and politics]]).<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28616115 The stigma of being an atheist in the US] By Aleem Maqbool, 2014, BBC</ref>

Furthermore, atheism is often associated with various types of immorality (see: [[Atheism and morality]]). In addition, historically atheists have frequently behaved in an immoral manner (see: [[Atheist population and immorality]]) and have committed various capital crimes (see: [[Atheism and Mass Murder]] and [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers]]).

Furthermore, atheism is often associated with various types of immorality (see: [[Atheism and morality]]). In addition, historically atheists have frequently behaved in an immoral manner (see: [[Atheist population and immorality]]) and have committed various capital crimes (see: [[Atheism and Mass Murder]] and [[List of atheist shooters and serial killers]]).