Perhaps my sampling is a bit small, but it seems to me that atheists tend to be fans of science fiction and fantasy. I've noticed this trend both online and in real life.
If my assumption is correct, do you think that that might be due to the fact that everyone LIKES to believe in magic, and/or likes to relate to fantastic stories, but atheists simply get their kicks reading novels. While religious types get their kicks by actually BELIEVING the chosen novel of their religion is real?
What I mean is, I like to imagine things like Harry Potter for example. I often daydream about such things. It would be neat if Hogwarts was a real place.
But theists actually DO believe in a Hogwarts of sorts. And their need for "fantasy" is fulfilled in church, etc. So they are often less interested in fantasy and science fiction?
2007-06-27
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