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Who holds ‘non-traditional’ beliefs?

In a secularising society, do non-traditional beliefs — such as believing in telepathy, ghosts, horoscopes and superstitions — become more commonly accepted?

orthodox beliefs, heterodox beliefs

This article reminds us of the traditional indicators of a secularising society: religious beliefs, behaviour and affiliation. However, Ben Clements then takes a look at those who hold non-traditional, or heterodox beliefs. Using survey data from the 1940s up to the twenty-first century, he tracks which heterodox beliefs have increased or declined in popularity and also which groups are more or less likely to hold such beliefs.

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