Perceived lack of supernatural accountability marks atheists as specifically untrustworthy

Evidence

This possibility is not a counterexplanation to the account I presented here. In fact, it complements it rather nicely because, even if atheists are believed to share one’s social norms, one might nonetheless be doubtful of the atheist’s commitment to uphold those norms given that atheists do not think they are being watched by gods. The perceived belief in supernatural monitoring, and the threat of supernatural punishment that comes with monitoring, may ensure the belief that a person of faith adheres to prosocial norms, but this motivation is seen to be lacking in an atheist. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 296 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Supernatural monitoring beliefs drive atheist distrust even without ingroup membership — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 296

Related

• Perceived accountability to supernatural monitors extends trust beyond one’s own religious community (similarity 0.87)
• Atheists generally do not distrust religious believers (similarity 0.87)
• Supernatural monitoring beliefs drive atheist distrust even without ingroup membership (similarity 0.87)
• Distrust of atheists stems from watching-God beliefs, not ingroup defense. (similarity 0.85)
• Anti-atheist distrust stems from the belief that atheists lack supernatural accountability (similarity 0.84)
• Religious belief strongly predicts distrust of atheists (similarity 0.83)
• Distrust of atheists exceeds what warmth and competence stereotypes alone predict (similarity 0.83)
• Atheists are intuitively distrusted as much as convicted rapists (similarity 0.82)
• Effective secular monitoring can erode the root cause of atheist distrust. (similarity 0.81)
• Nonbelievers show mild trust toward believers while believers trust only their own (similarity 0.79)
• Secular institutions may reduce believers’ distrust of atheists by substituting for divine monitoring (similarity 0.79)
• Anti-atheist prejudice cannot be explained by xenophobia or general outgroup distrust. (similarity 0.79)
• Believers distrust atheists because they doubt atheists feel watched by God. (similarity 0.78)
• Anti-atheist prejudice falls out of supernatural-monitoring trust logic (similarity 0.78)
• Atheists are distrusted as norm-wildcards whose beliefs cannot be inferred (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Supernatural monitoring beliefs drive atheist distrust even without ingroup membership #complicates (0.80) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 296