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September 21st, 2011 
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September 21, 2011
People with ‘mild’ forms of autism are more likely to be atheists, according to a controversial new study – and more likely to shun organised religion in general.
The study, which looked at posts on autism forums, focused on people with high-functioning autism such as Asperger’s.
The study, from University of Boston, speculates that common autistic spectrum behaviours such as ‘a preference for logical beliefs’ and a distrust of metaphor and figures of speech, could be responsible.
The study authors, Catherine Caldwell-Harris and Patrick MacNamara studied discussions by 192 different posters on an autism website. They also looked at a survey of 61 people with high-functioning autism, and graphed against results from the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test. The results appeared to show that those with high AQ scores were ‘more likely’ to be atheists.
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3 Responses to “Is atheism linked to autism? Controversial study points to relationship between the two”
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sounds like the idiots who think this shit up need mental health badly a frontal lobotomy
“… behaviours such as ‘a preference for logical beliefs’ and a distrust of metaphor and figures of speech …”, an interesting observation, but I do not think this proves a causal relationship between the two in terms of shunning organized religion or being atheist. I think that the world of humans in general could use a larger dose and preference for logical beliefs, including religious beliefs in particular … and I speak of all religions that I have observed.
I have seen some people in several religious traditions go fish-eyed and brain-dead over some of the most outlandish doctrines which are not even found in the scriptures themselves, but these beliefs persist even with evidence to refute presented from their own scriptures and historical record.
I know of and have read several books by some well known atheists, none of whom suffer the conditions listed in the study, so I am not sure what this study is attempting to establish.
A matter of personal choice, based upon careful reading and research, is my thought about this whole question … and if I might suggest, ‘to believe or not believe, that is the question’ (and my apology to Shakespeare). I choose to believe and it seems to help make some sense of the world for me.
I see. Those who use logic are retarded. Another conclusive study.