Dominic Johnson
What are atheists for? Hypotheses on the functions of non-belief in the
evolution of religion
Religion, Brain & Behavior
Vol. 2, No. 1, February 2012, 48-99
http://dominicdpjohnson.com/publications/pdf/2012JohnsonWhatAreAtheistsFor.pdf
"An explosion of recent research suggests that religious beliefs and
behaviors are universal, arise from deep-seated cognitive mechanisms,
and were favored by natural selection over human evolutionary history.
However, if a propensity towards religious beliefs is a fundamental
characteristic of human brains (as both by-product theorists and
adaptationists agree), and/or an important ingredient of Darwinian
fitness (as adaptationists argue), then how do we explain the existence
and prevalence of atheists - even among ancient and traditional societies?"
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