Distrust of atheists is rooted in religious prosociality and narrowly context-specific

Evidence

These findings once again reinforce the point that atheist distrust is both deep and narrow: it is deeply rooted in involvement in prosocial religions, and at the same time is narrowly context-specific. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 286

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Distrust of atheists by believers is one-directional and deeply asymmetrical — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 284; Religious belief strongly predicts distrust of atheists; Antipathy toward atheists stems from religious distrust, not general dislike — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 291 (+11 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Distrust of atheists by believers is one-directional and deeply asymmetrical — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 284; Religious belief strongly predicts distrust of atheists; Antipathy toward atheists stems from religious distrust, not general dislike — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 291 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• An unlikely mechanism reduces atheist distrust even among believers #complicates (0.72)