Belief in magic emerges most strongly among those who are both scientifically oriented and residually religious. Secular rationalism does not erase belief in supernatural mechanisms. It affirms the individual’s agency to decide what they are academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
The magic of secularizationAbstract. Institutional secularization does not necessitate a secular public. In fact, as church memberships decline, more individualized sources of supernacademic.oup.com