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In a 2017 study, psychologist Dr. Will Gervais determined that polling organizations like Pew or Gallup are underestimating the share of atheists in the US population. How many Americans are atheists? How plausible is Dr. Gervais' study?

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Bibliography:
Will Gervais and Maxine Najle, "How Many Atheists are There?" https://psyarxiv.com/edzda

George McKay, "Atheists are More Immoral Than Religious People, According to Study," Unilad, https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/atheists-are-more-immoral-than-religious-people-according-to-study/

Will Gervais, Dimitris Xygalatas, "Global Evidence of Extreme Intuitive Moral Prejudice against Atheists," Nature: Human Behavior, August 2017: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0151

"Atheist: Still a Scarlet Letter in American Politics?" PRRI, November, 15, 2013. https://www.prri.org/spotlight/atheist-still-a-scarlet-letter-in-american-politics/

Dalia Fahmy, "Key Findings about Americans' belief in God," Pew Research Center, April 25, 2018, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/25/key-findings-about-americans-belief-in-god/

Pew Research Center, Religious Landscape Study, http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/

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