Whether or not the near/far distinction is A Real Thing, it doesn’t seem to me that atheists are, on any other matter, less far-oriented on average. If anything I suspect that they’re significantly more likely to hold (e.g.) strong abstract political beliefs, though that correlation might disappear if you control for education and maybe a few other variables.
Maybe I’ll take a look at the GSS later today. Can anyone think of variables that would serve as an especially good proxy for Hansonian far-thinking?
Whether or not the near/far distinction is A Real Thing, it doesn’t seem to me that atheists are, on any other matter, less far-oriented on average. If anything I suspect that they’re significantly more likely to hold (e.g.) strong abstract political beliefs, though that correlation might disappear if you control for education and maybe a few other variables.
Maybe I’ll take a look at the GSS later today. Can anyone think of variables that would serve as an especially good proxy for Hansonian far-thinking?