So I think I came across an article which touches on what you're getting at: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/people-with-aspergers-less-likely

So I think I came across an article which touches on what you're getting at: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/people-with-aspergers-less-likely-to-see-purpose-behind-the-events-in-their-lives https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/people-wit... For me atheism & nihilism go a bit hand in hand, but there are atheists who aren't nihilists, which then have to still level their disbelief in god with faith in meaningfulness