Jeremiahcp
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Study of the Day: Religious People Distrust Atheists as Much as Rapists
WTH religious people? Why do you distrust atheists so much? You know they don't really eat babies, right? That is just a joke.
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"Religious People Distrust Atheists as Much as Rapists"
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Study of the Day: Religious People Distrust Atheists as Much as Rapists
WTH religious people? Why do you distrust atheists so much? You know they don't really eat babies, right? That is just a joke.
Speak for yourself.
I don't know why they be trusting anyone. What makes a Christian any more trustworthy than the next fellow?
Very few people I know well enough to have any trust in. No real reason to trust folks that I don't know.
I know what it's really about.....
They resent us because we're so pretty.
They resent us because we're so pretty.
You sound surprised? Do you trust theist?
I don't care what label anyone is. Trust is earned, and I'd bet most people feel this way.
Its an older study, the site is 2011 and the study is 2007 but if you read the study its about Morals and distrust. Religious people believe morals come from god, without god they can't understand how an Atheist could be moral. There is a link in the article to the study, its a boring read but the information as to why is there.
But don't be too trusting.
As Mrs Revolt's mother used to say about all yang guizi, we're zhen huai.
I know, I know...I'm just stating the obvious./
How manly of you.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
It fits other trends as well. Atheists aren't liked, they aren't trusted, and they fill a disadvantaged position in society.
10 facts about atheists
Hopefully in a generation or two this nonsense will come to and end, and no one will have to "come out of the closet" as atheist and no longer be met with hostility and disfavor when their atheism is mentioned.
Yup. Theyr'e jealous of my hair.
I blush at the compliment.
If that's true (for those polled) then why the focus on atheists over other groups? This isn't a 1 to 1.
I don't distrust a stranger with a cross more than one with a turban.
It occurs to me that we can claim a lack of "privilege".It fits other trends as well. Atheists aren't liked, they aren't trusted, and they fill a disadvantaged position in society.
10 facts about atheists
Hopefully in a generation or two this nonsense will come to and end, and no one will have to "come out of the closet" as atheist and no longer be met with hostility and disfavor when their atheism is mentioned.
Yup. Theyr'e jealous of my hair.
Woohoo!
I'm a victim!
And I plan to be really insufferable about it.
The reason it would seem makes a certain amount of sense when you understand that the general trust members of a large society extend to strangers is due to a shared fiction that makes it possible to know generally what to expect from someone when you don't know them personally. "Oh he's a Christian, so we share a certain value system, and he will likely be bound by the same principles I hold, even though I don't know them personally." These shared fictions, these narrative structures serve as a means to extend trust beyond the few you actually have the opportunity to develop a direct relationship with. It's the same thing with money. That is a shared fiction with inherent value built right into it that allows strangers to relate to each other on a common ground.
So, when those who participate within a given shared fiction encounter someone they perceive as directly rejecting that shared fiction, what bridge is there with other strangers, is missing with this stranger. It's different that the normal suspicion with those from other cultures as well, since it is recognized they have their own shared fictions, belief systems, that bind and hold them together in generally moral and respectful ways. With the atheist, that is someone of their own culture who denies validity to their shared fiction, alienating themselves from their cultural brothers and sisters, like say "I'm not like you and don't value what you do". Of course logically, we can see we do have common values with the atheists of our culture, but that level of thinking is a bit more sophisticated than simply operating within the fiction, letting it define truth and reality and society for you. It's a gut level response because the system is thrown out of balance for them. Only a rational level which requires a greater level of sophistication can counter it, in other words. Rationality operates at a much higher energy level, which most people don't use if the shortcuts work for them.
So, when those who participate within a given shared fiction encounter someone they perceive as directly rejecting that shared fiction, what bridge is there with other strangers, is missing with this stranger. It's different that the normal suspicion with those from other cultures as well, since it is recognized they have their own shared fictions, belief systems, that bind and hold them together in generally moral and respectful ways. With the atheist, that is someone of their own culture who denies validity to their shared fiction, alienating themselves from their cultural brothers and sisters, like say "I'm not like you and don't value what you do". Of course logically, we can see we do have common values with the atheists of our culture, but that level of thinking is a bit more sophisticated than simply operating within the fiction, letting it define truth and reality and society for you. It's a gut level response because the system is thrown out of balance for them. Only a rational level which requires a greater level of sophistication can counter it, in other words. Rationality operates at a much higher energy level, which most people don't use if the shortcuts work for them.
And how many out-of-the-closet atheists hold high political office?
There's likely one or two, but I can't name any.
In this regard, Xian privilege trumps both white privilege & male privilege.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
It's called "secularphobia." The most common manifestation, at least in my experience, are microaggressions doubting non-theists have morality and thought that their lives are depressing and without meaning or purpose.
Why Americans Hate Atheists
Testify, sister!