Religious Belief Is Just Personality! Here's How

Do you believe in a strict, rule-following God—or a warm, cosmic presence of love? Maybe you’ve deconstructed entirely. In this eye-opening video, atheist spiritual director Brit Hartley breaks down how your personality type, brain wiring, trauma history, and cultural background predict the kind of God you believe in—or whether you believe at all. Drawing from neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and decades of spiritual coaching, Brit explains why our image of God is often a reflection of what we psychologically need.

From authoritarian father figures to mystic cosmic energies, this breakdown shows how our beliefs say more about us than about God. You’ll learn how factors like anxiety, empathy, logic, individualism, and even stroke or psychedelics shape your experience of the divine—or your decision to walk away from it. Whether you’re spiritual, skeptical, or somewhere in between, this video will challenge everything you think you know about faith, God, and who’s really in charge of your beliefs.

Resources:
No Nonsense Spirituality: All the Tools No Belief Required: https://bit.ly/NNSBook
What Is The Void: https://bit.ly/TheVoidyt
Religious Deconstruction: https://bit.ly/RELDecon
All My Available Courses: https://bit.ly/NNSCourses

Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro & Premise
00:52 Fundamentalist Brains
01:41 Mystical Types
02:58 Logic-Driven Atheists
03:50 Pattern Seekers
05:54 Anxiety & God
06:49 Disgust Sensitivity
07:47 Empathy-Based Faith
08:43 Rational Believers
10:27 Individualist Spirituality
11:52 Collectivist Belief
12:48 Brain Injury Beliefs
14:47 Temporal Lobe Religion
16:31 Split Brain & God
17:49 Psychedelic Shifts
19:00 Near Death Visions
19:54 Depression & Faith
20:46 Stroke-Induced Belief
21:36 Faith to Atheism
23:12 We Invent God
23:45 Typical Faith Trajectory
26:42 Outgrowing God
28:23 No Need for God
29:49 Coaching Framework
30:40 Final Thoughts & Invitation

About Me:
Britt Hartley is a certified atheist spiritual director with a Master’s in Theology focusing on the future of American religion. She wrote the bestselling book *No Nonsense Spirituality: All the Tools, No Faith Required*. If you’re struggling with existential crises, nihilism, or feeling lost in meaninglessness. On this channel you'll find weekly videos where Britt provides practical, science-based tools to help you navigate the void. Instead of relying on old gods or New Age trends, she offers clear, actionable advice for finding your way through the deep, challenging questions of life.

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