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Aya's eggs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-kd1VaVLM

Mate with Aya

>>10408296
weirdest boner

>>9477925
somehow already taken

>>8981470

Such a bittersweet thread.

I wonder, do you guys aim to simply block out the pain, or do you cherish the feeling of longing?

Is atheism a subsection of autism?

People with 'mild' forms of autism are more likely to be atheists, according to a controversial new study - and more likely to shun organised religion in general.

The study, which looked at posts on autism forums, focused on people with high-functioning autism such as Asperger's.

The study, from University of Boston, speculates that common autistic spectrum behaviours such as 'a preference for logical beliefs' and a distrust of metaphor and figures of speech, could be responsible.

They said this is the first 'systematic study of the religious beliefs of autistic spectrum individuals who have normal or near-normal intelligence.'

The paper, 'investigates the proposal that individual differences in belief will reflect cognitive processing styles, with high functioning autism being an extreme style that will predispose towards nonbelief.'

The metaphors and figures of speech found in religious texts may deter people with autistic spectrum disorders from religious belief

Caroline Hattersley, Head of Information, Advice and Advocacy at The National Autistic Society said: 'Autism affects people from every sector of society and people with autism represent the full range of religious and non-religious beliefs.

'It is important that people with autism have the freedom to make their own choices about their beliefs and receive the support they need,' says Hattersley.

Rajib Khan, writing on Discover Magazine's 'Gene Expression' blog wrote, 'I doubt this is going to surprise too many people. Additionally, we need to be careful about generalizing here.

'This doesn’t mean that a huge proportion of atheists are high functioning autistics (though there may be a larger proportion than the general population).'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039690/Atheism-autism-Controversial-new-study-points
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