Autistic religiosity lacks an interpersonal relationship with a communicating God

Evidence

There is quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that autistic individuals seem to be indifferent to religion, and if they do reflect on their religious beliefs, there is a striking absence of a relationship with a personal God who directly enters into relationships with people. … What is noticeably absent in the autistic accounts is a sense of deep interpersonal relations between the worshipper and the deity, a sense of emotional dependency on an intentional agent who has control over the experiences and the existence of the individual. God is not presented as an agent who communicates intentions. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 587

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sharply defines what ‘belief’ means for Big God theory: emotional dependency on an agent who watches and communicates — precisely what the fumi-e ritual is designed to sever.