At what age do people become atheist?
The median age for atheists is 34, compared with 46 for all U.S. adults. Atheists also are more likely to be white (78\% vs. 66\% of the general public) and highly educated: About four-in-ten atheists (43\%) have a college degree, compared with 27\% of the general public.
What are the main reasons for atheism?
Arguments for atheism range from philosophical to social and historical approaches. Rationales for not believing in deities include the lack of evidence, the problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, the rejection of concepts that cannot be falsified, and the argument from nonbelief.
Is there a connection between autism and atheism?
The strongest connection between atheism and autism before now was a paper presented at a conference last year by Catherine Caldwell-Harris and collaborators at Boston University. Survey respondents with high-functioning autism were more likely than control subjects to be atheists and less likely to belong to an organized religion.
Do mentalizing deficits make people more likely to become atheists?
He and his collaborators point out that mentalizing deficits are of course not the only path to atheism. There are also cultural and educational influences—exposure to other skeptics, say—and cognitive style—some people are more likely to use rationality to second-guess superstition.
Are people on the atheist spectrum more likely to be atheists?
This article, about research showing that people on the spectrum are more likely than others to be atheist, is about as accurate as an article about research showing that people who are American are more likely to be overweight than people from, say, Japan.
Can an atheist read the Old Testament?
There are many atheists who actually arrived at non-belief from doing just that — reading the whole Bible. The Old Testament is especially a problem.