Queer, LGBTQ, minority stress, atheist as a marginalized population,
33:57 saying nothing is saying something
36:50 psychology professors are highly atheistic
37:30 Freud quote
39: cognitive behavioral therapy. True believism is essentially emotional disturbance Albert Ellis
40: A Mormon researcher is that science lost its authority as source of truth. A.E. Bergin.
45: degree of certainty of beliefs rather than beliefs themselves
mental health and distress: stigma and discrimination
What is “mental health”? pvk
pvk: what would it mean if we equate mental health with lack of dissonance and we discover that dissonance and diversity are linked and therefore mental health means being able to live in a bubble where everyone around you believes exactly what you believe. Where is this going?
47: stigma and discrimination against atheists
religious congregations are the most common form of community: putnam and campbell
and she ends with a little sermonic admonition: “we need to build that community we need to build it brick by skeptical brick” and even gets woowoo in.