Distrust of atheists exceeds what warmth and competence stereotypes alone predict

Evidence

It is possible that it is not religious prosociality, per se, that causes distrust of atheists, but rather a general process by which low-warmth (or perhaps low-warmth and high-competence) groups are distrusted. If this is the case, then untrustworthiness should be viewed as representative of any outgroup seen as competent but not warm. On the other hand, our model predicts that untrustworthiness should be viewed as more representative of atheists than of other groups—even groups viewed as comparably competent and comparably lacking in warmth. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 289

Categorization

• XREF: Sets up a discriminator test central to the reader’s analytical goal: distinguishing a religion-specific mechanism (Big God prosociality) from a generic outgroup-stereotyping process. — connects to: Atheists are intuitively distrusted as much as convicted rapists; Religious belief strongly predicts distrust of atheists; Atheists are distrusted as norm-wildcards whose beliefs cannot be inferred — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 295 (+4 more)
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 289

Broader Connections

• Atheists are distrusted as norm-wildcards whose beliefs cannot be inferred #expands (0.95) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 295
• Supernatural monitoring beliefs drive atheist distrust even without ingroup membership #expands (0.85) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 296
• Anti-atheist prejudice stems from trust concerns, not xenophobia or outgroup dislike #corroborates (0.85)