Did humans evolve to prefer religion? Research shows many atheists intuitively favour faith

By Will Gervais, Reader in Psychology, Brunel University of London

Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, superstition and intuition. They might even argue that atheism is the most rational worldview.

But that doesn’t make them immune to having intuitive beliefs themselves. Science suggests the link between rationality and atheism is far weaker than is often assumed.

A study my colleagues and I conducted, published…

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