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Why do you think that is? Longer history of atheism?
I do think that "converts" (either to a religion or to atheism) think differently than people who were raised in their current belief system. If you're childhood was religious, then you'll associate religion with childhood and your parents, either negatively ("religion is childish") or positively ("religion is comforting.")
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Well, as I said, that question is very hard to answer not only because it's complex and involves many concepts that aren't amenable to a no-nonsense scientific approach, but also because any sensible answer must include ideologically sensitive claims. History of ideas is a fascinating subject, but also an extraordinarily difficult one.
I don't have anything like a complete and plausible theory that would answer your question, but one thing of which I am certain is that such a theory should start with re-examining the standard notion of "religion," which I believe has outlived its usefulness in the modern world, and is nowadays creating more confusion than insight. But getting even just into that topic means opening enormous cans of worms.