Atheism, psychopathy and animal abuse

The perverse and cruel atheist Marquis de Sade in prison, 18th century line engraving. See: Atheism and sadism

Psychopathy is strongly correlated with crime, violence, and antisocial behavior.[1][2] See also: Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior

A psychopath is someone with an anti-social personality disorder characterized by violent, perverted or immoral behavior often leading to criminality. Psychopaths have little or no concern for other people. Some psychopaths equate love with sexual arousal.[3]

A 2016 study relating to atheism and psychopathy published in Plus One indicates:

“  |  Similarly, a survey of 312 college students examining the relationship between Religious/Spiritual Well-Being (RSWB) and ‘dark triad’ personality traits found that “RSWB was confirmed to be negatively correlated with these negative aspects of personality, in particular with subclinical psychopathy.”

...moral concern is associated with a spiritual worldview.[4]

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According to the 2014 journal article Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey published in the journal Frontiers of Psychology lack of belief in God is positively associated with psychopathy.[5]

For additional information, please see: Atheism and psychopathy

## Contents

* 1 Animal abuse and psychopathy
* 2 Atheism and animal abuse
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes

## Animal abuse and psychopathy[edit]

Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D. wrote in Psychology Today:

“  |  Studies carried out by Dr. Phillip Kavanagh and his colleagues have examined the relationship between the three Dark Triad personality traits and attitudes towards animal abuse and self-reported acts of animal cruelty. They found that the psychopathy trait is related to intentionally hurting or torturing animals, and was also a composite measure of all three Dark Triad traits.[6] |  ”

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## Atheism and animal abuse[edit]

See also: Atheism and animal abuse

Below are some articles related to irreligion and the treatment of animals:

* Atheists and dog meat eating (Dog meat slaughtering in countries with state atheism is known for its brutality.[7])

* Cat slaughtering practices in China (Communist China’s cat meat trade is notoriously brutal.[8][9])

* Cat meat trade in Vietnam (The cat meat trade in communist Vietnam is known for its barbarity.[10][11])

* Atheism and bestiality

* Irreligion and the treatment of horses

## See also[edit]

Dogs being butchered in Guangdong, China.

For more information, please see: Atheists and dog meat eating

* Atheism and bestiality

* Atheism and sadism

* Atheism and morality

* Atheistic communism and torture

* Atheism and mass murder

* Antitheism and antisocial behavior

* Irreligion, psychopathy, crime, violence and antisocial behavior

* Atheism and violence

* Atheist atrocities

* Irreligion and domestic violence

* Atheism and rape

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ (2005) Handbook of Psychopathy. Guilford Press, 440–3.
2. ↑ Coid, Jeremy; Yang, Min; Ullrich, Simone; Roberts, Amanda; Moran, Paul; Bebbington, Paul; Brugha, Traolach; Jenkins, Rachel et al. (May 2009). "Psychopathy among prisoners in England and Wales". International Journal of Law and Psychiatry (Elsevier Ltd) 32 (3): 134–41. doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.008. PMID 19345418. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24256789_Psychopathy_among_prisoners_in_England_and_Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
3. ↑ Robert D. Hare (2011). Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us. Guilford Press, 52\. ISBN 978-16062-35782.
4. ↑ Why Do You Believe in God? Relationships between Religious Belief, Analytic Thinking, Mentalizing and Moral Concern by Anthony Ian Jack , Jared Parker Friedman, Richard Eleftherios Boyatzis, Scott Nolan Taylor, Plus One, March 23, 2016
5. ↑ Correlates of psychopathic personality traits in everyday life: results from a large community survey by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Robert D. Latzman, Ashley L. Watts, Sarah F. Smith, and Kevin Dutton, Frontiers of Psychology, 2014
6. ↑ [The Psychology of Animal Torture] by Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D., Psychology Today, Nov 23, 2016
7. ↑ *Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality Chinese Dog Meat Festival | Undercover Cameras Reveal Brutality, ABC News, YouTube
* For the love of dog, South China Morning Post, 2015
* Animal Welfare Debate Is Alive and Well in Vietnam. Huffington Post, 2015
* Now Kim Jong-un wants North Koreans to eat DOG for 'stamina food', Express, August 16, 2016
8. ↑ 375 cats saved from Chinese slaughterhouse after tip-off from heartbroken cat lover, Humane Society International website
9. ↑ The cat meat trade in China, Daily Mail
10. ↑ DROWNED LIKE RATS Gruesome pictures show a cat meat market in Vietnam where terrified pets are caged, killed and cooked, The Sun, March 2018
11. ↑ Inside a sickening cat meat market: Photos reveal the horror of barbaric cat trade, Express, 2018