Autism and atheism

[Leçi]

I found out that I might have a slight form of autism which would explain some things, I have a hard time understanding emotions, mostly I don't feel anything, I get extremely nervous when people look at me, etc. Apperantely when I was a toddler my kintergarden told my parents to seek counseling to talk about my behaviour, in elementary school teachers talked to my parents about my behaviour and in highschool same thing. Not that I was violent or anything, infact, it's quite the opposite, I'm the most peaceful person I know. Due to the fact I have less emotions I do not get offended or become angry quickly. But what about religion, it's a mostly emotional thought, are autistic people sooner to be atheists than religious? I'm aware there are different forms of autism, some autistic people have less emotions, others have more emotions. In my life I've tried to explain everything in a logical way, to not let my emotions get in the way of my judgement because alot of emotions lead to conflict. Is there a link between autism and atheism?

 

[scorpion9]

Atheism = default, the natural position everyone are born with.
If atheism causes autism, then that,´s natural, if not..then there is no link.
I personally dont see any reason to think that not having a cult membership should cause autism. Doesnt make much sense.

 

[Master_Ghost_Knight]

I think the relation sugested is the other way arround, i.e. autism causes people to be atheist quicker then they otherwise would.

 

[FaithlessThinker]

Personally I have found that there's a correlation between one's emotional levels and one's religiosity (or susceptibility to become religious). Conversely, I find a correlation between one's educational levels and one's resistance to religiosity.

I'm not sure of any studies that were done to verify these though.

 

[lrkun]

I found out that I might have a slight form of autism which would explain some things, I have a hard time understanding emotions, mostly I don't feel anything, I get extremely nervous when people look at me, etc. Apperantely when I was a toddler my kintergarden told my parents to seek counseling to talk about my behaviour, in elementary school teachers talked to my parents about my behaviour and in highschool same thing. Not that I was violent or anything, infact, it's quite the opposite, I'm the most peaceful person I know. Due to the fact I have less emotions I do not get offended or become angry quickly. But what about religion, it's a mostly emotional thought, are autistic people sooner to be atheists than religious? I'm aware there are different forms of autism, some autistic people have less emotions, others have more emotions. In my life I've tried to explain everything in a logical way, to not let my emotions get in the way of my judgement because alot of emotions lead to conflict. Is there a link between autism and atheism?

I do not if atheism causes autism, some factors may be involved, did you try googling it? Anyway, what matters in life is that you are able to support yourself as an independent person. Whether you're diagnosed as an autistic person does not really matter because there are non-autistic persons here who can't support themselves.

 

[Master_Ghost_Knight]

What the..? How come a lacking a belief in a God causes a neurological disfunction? I don't know where are you guys getting the idea that what is being sugested is that atheism causes autism instead of being autism to cause atheism.

 

[Leçi]

Yea I actually meant that autism causes atheism, not the other way around.

 

[Gnug215]

Wasn't there a thread about Asperger's in here wherein a bunch of members seemed to indicate that they were on the Asperger.. y... end of the spectrum?

As an ex-Christian, I understand fully the correlation that Leci is making between emotions and religion - and consequently, a lack of emotions and a lack of religion.
Faith was to me always an entirely emotional endeavour first and foremost. I then "rationalized" from there, not the other way around.

... eventually I managed to rationalize myself out of religion, heh.

 

[Master_Ghost_Knight]

Wasn't there a thread about Asperger's in here wherein a bunch of members seemed to indicate that they were on the Asperger.. y... end of the spectrum?

This one or another one?

 

[Gnug215]

Wasn't there a thread about Asperger's in here wherein a bunch of members seemed to indicate that they were on the Asperger.. y... end of the spectrum?

This one or another one?

Eggzackly.