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The scientific study of atheism and unbelief is at a pivotal turning point: past research is being evaluated, and new directions for research are being paved. Organizations are being formed with an exclusive focus on unbelief research, and large grants are funding the topic in ways that historically have never happened before. This article serves as an introduction to the state of the literature and study of evolutionary perspectives towards unbelief, which incorporates cognitive, adaptive, and biological contributors. This article serves to contextualize the subsequent articles, which all have distinct perspectives on the evolutionary factors that contribute towards unbelief.

Evolutionary Perspectives on Unbelief: An Introduction from the Editor

Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University

Studia Humana

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The scientific study of atheism and unbelief is at a pivotal turning point: past research is being evaluated, and new directions for research are being paved....

Evolutionary Perspectives on Unbelief: An Introduction from the Editor

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2019-0021

Keywords
unbelief, atheism, non-belief, evolution, cognition, adaptive, functional

© 2019 Kyle J. Messick, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evolutionary Perspectives on Unbelief: An Introduction from the Editor

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2019-0021

Keywordsunbelief, atheism, non-belief, evolution, cognition, adaptive, functional

© 2019 Kyle J. Messick, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
unbelief, atheism, non-belief, evolution, cognition, adaptive, functional