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Atheism:

• The Philosophy of Atheism by Emma Goldman
  "Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature and harassed by them, saw in every terrifying manifestation some sinister force expressly directed against him; and as ignorance and fear are the parents of all superstition, the troubled fancy of primitive man wove the God idea."

& Intelligence

• A T H E I S M
  "Atheism is perhaps the most misunderstood philosophical position a person can hold."
  
  
• IQ Studies Show Christians Intellectually Inferior To Atheists
  "All and all, I think it's safe to say that Christians are intellectually inferior to atheists."
  
  
• Myth: Intelligent people tend to be more religious.
  "The broad consensus of research shows that people with higher IQs tend to be less religious, not more so."
  
  
• Religion: For Dummies
  "Scientist Richard Dawkins on Darwin, the Sistine Chapel, and why the world would be better off without religion."

Religious Belief: 

& Philosophy

• How to Be an Apatheist
  "In a world torn by religious zealotry, not caring much about other people's beliefs (or even your own) can be a virtue."

& Psychology

• Psychological Issues of Former Members of Restrictive Religious Groups
  "While the experience of individuals involved with so-called cults that clearly deviate from established religious practice has been extensively discussed in both popular and professional literature, there is relatively little recognition of the similar issues presented by those affiliated with fundamentalist forms of mainstream religion."
  
  
• Sudden Religious Conversions in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
  "Six cases of religious conversion experiences occurring in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy are described. The conversion experiences of various mystics and saints, who were probably epileptic, are reviewed. Some theological and psychiatric aspects of religion are discussed."
  
  
• The Psychology of Christian Fundamentalism
  "My effort will be to describe the inner structure of the psyche implied by fundamentalist beliefs by examining those beliefs in terms of the psychological needs they fulfill."

& Science

• Understanding Biological and Social Influences on Religious Affiliation, Attitudes, and Behaviors: A Behavior Genetic Perspective
  "Although the transmission of religiousness has been assumed to be purely cultural, behavior genetic studies have demonstrated that genetic factors play a role in the individual differences in some religious traits."

& Society

• A Nation of Faith and Religious Illiterates
  "Although Americans are far more religious than Europeans, they know far less about religion."
  
  
• Excerpt from The End of Faith
  "I hope to show that the very ideal of religious tolerance—born of the notion that every human being should be free to believe whatever he wants about God—is one of the principal forces driving us toward the abyss."