Atheism can become stable once multiple enabling conditions align

Evidence

It is interesting to note that these three factors are likely to operate in tandem and could be mutually reinforcing. As societies increasingly rely on secular institutions to enforce cooperation, religiosity declines, and so does distrust of atheists. With more secularization and greater acceptance of atheists, atheism spreads, and as atheists become more prevalent and visible, distrust of atheists declines further, which in turn contributes to more secularization. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 315 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Distinct pathways to atheism reinforce one another in real populations; Secular institutions, atheist prevalence, and religiosity decline reinforce each other in a self-amplifying loop — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 315

Related

• Distinct pathways to atheism reinforce one another in real populations (similarity 0.92)
• Secular institutions, atheist prevalence, and religiosity decline reinforce each other in a self-amplifying loop (similarity 0.89)
• Strong secular institutions substitute for and undermine belief in God (similarity 0.83)
• An unlikely mechanism reduces atheist distrust even among believers (similarity 0.82)
• Prosocial religious cohesion inherently requires excluding nonbelievers from trust (similarity 0.82)
• Strong secular institutions reduce believers’ need to distrust atheists (similarity 0.81)
• Atheism has multiple independent causal pathways, not one (similarity 0.80)
• Religious cues harness situational power where secular institutions are absent (similarity 0.80)
• Atheists are distrusted more than other stigmatized groups even amid rising tolerance (similarity 0.80)
• Strong secular institutions raise trust and cooperation for believers and nonbelievers alike (similarity 0.79)
• Global religiosity remains stable despite European secularization (similarity 0.79)
• Anti-atheist prejudice stems from trust concerns, not xenophobia or outgroup dislike (similarity 0.79)
• Nonbelievers show mild trust toward believers while believers trust only their own (similarity 0.79)
• Belief-centered religions generate more prejudice against atheists than practice-centered ones (similarity 0.79)
• Atheism can become culturally stable despite religion’s cognitive head start. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Distinct pathways to atheism reinforce one another in real populations #expands (0.85)
• Secular institutions, atheist prevalence, and religiosity decline reinforce each other in a self-amplifying loop #expands (0.82) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 315