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• Atheists and secularists are less nationalistic, less prejudiced, less anti-Semitic, less racist, less dogmatic, less ethocentric, less close-minded, and less authoritarian.
• Atheists and secularists are more supportive of gender equality than religious people, and are less likely to endorse traditional views concerning women’s roles.
• There is a positive correlation between higher education and atheism, agnosticism, and secularity.
• A 2006 study showed that Americans find atheists to be the most problematic minority group.
• South Carolina and Arkansas ban the non-religious from holding public office.
• Of the 17 countries in the world that have outlawed hitting of children, nearly all are among the most secular nations in the world.
• Secular people score markedly higher on tests of verbal ability and verbal sophistication than religious people.
• Secular people score markedly higher on indicators of scientific proficiency than religious people.

From: http://www.pitzer.edu/academics/faculty/zuckerman/Zuckerman_on_Atheism.pdf

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