surprise least 28 democrats consider atheists fascinate embarrass atheist new study perform university york use target magnetism shut part brain result belief god disappear among 30 percent participants.that may seem embarrass consider specific part brain frazzle posterior medial frontal cortex part associate detect solve problems i.e reason logic.in word shut part brain associate logic reason great level atheism result.you hear phrase enough faith atheist apparently also say many brain atheist american visiondaily mail study carry dr keise izuma university york colin holbrook university california los angeles ucla .they recruit 38 participants average age 21 take part study.each participants say hold significant religious beliefs majority hold moderate extremely conservative political beliefs.political view important suggest likely strong viewpoints immigration.half participants form part control group receive low-level sham procedure affect brains.the half receive enough energy transcranial magnetic stimulation tms low activity posterior medial frontal cortex pmfc .this part brain locate near surface roughly inch forehead associate detect problems trigger responses address them.following treatment participants first ask think death ask question religious beliefs feel immigrants.the death task include write brief responses subject death.to address level prejudice participants ask read two essay one critical one positive write immigrant latin america us.after read essay participants rat much like person write essay much agree views.religious belief measure use version supernatural belief scale.items present random order rat accord scale use immigrant ratings.questions include exist all-powerful all-knowing love god exist good personal spiritual be might call angels exist evil personal spiritual might call devil circa democrats republicans stack come faith vs. athesists accord pew research center nones people identify religion make 23 percent american adults.in democratic party number even big 28 percent democrats non-religious pew research shows.conversely people identify non-religious much likely vote democratic 70 percent self-identifying atheists example vote president obama 2012 accord pew.one atheists jam white texas delegate hillary clinton year dnc convention monday white wear shirt read actually atheist white say still feel necessary publicly broadcast beliefs promote acceptance atheism within party make safe people realize nearly 60-year-old texas middle-aged white guy atheist democrat things make easy others come forward say progress white say early year texas democratic party adopt three secular resolutions official policy platform.the investigators additionally find magnetic stimulation great effect reactions critical author essay test think hear criticisms group value perhaps especially person perceive outsider process ideological sort threat say dr izuma one way respond threats double group value increase investment react negatively critic continue disrupt brain region usually help detect respond threats saw less negative less ideologically motivate reaction critical author opinions daily mail new study show atheists people agree immigrants bash country use less brain power