Are religious people more moral?
- Written by Dimitris Xygalatas, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of Connecticut
Dimitris Xygalatas, CC BYWhy do people distrust atheists?
A recent study we conducted, led by psychologist Will Gervais, found widespread and extreme moral prejudice against atheists around the world. Across all continents, people assumed that those who committed immoral acts, even extreme ones such as serial murder, were more likely to be atheists....