Did Humans Evolve to Prefer Religion? Research Shows Many Atheists Intuitively Favor Faith

Did Humans Evolve To Prefer Religion? Research Shows Many Atheists Intuitively Favor Faith

Science suggests the link between rationality and atheism is far weaker than is often assumed. The post Did Humans Evolve To Prefer Religion? Research Shows Many Atheists Intuitively Favor Faith appeared first on Study Finds.

Atheists Intuitively Favor Religion, New Study Reveals

Study reveals that even in secular nations, many atheists still view religion as morally valuable. Credit: Pierre Doyen / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 A new international study suggests that even committed atheists intuitively favor religion, whether they realize it or not. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, surveyed around 3,800 people across eight countries with low religious involvement, including Canada, Japan…

Did humans evolve to prefer religion? Research shows many atheists intuitively favor faith

Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, superstition and intuition. They might even argue that atheism is the most rational worldview.

Did humans evolve to prefer religion? Research shows many atheists intuitively favour faith

Wikipedia, CC BY-SAMany atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, superstition and intuition. They might even argue that atheism is the most rational worldview. But that doesn’t make them immune to having intuitive beliefs themselves. Science suggests the link between rationality and atheism is far weaker than is often assumed. A study my colleagues and I conducted, publis…