Okay, I was sick of all the "Christians have low IQ" statements disguised as questions, so I finally decided to do my research of my own. I found this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence) on Wikipedia which listed some studies which actually showed a correlation (and yes, I took a stats class, I know correlation is not the same as causation) showing the more a person was devoted to their religion the lower their education and IQ scores tended to be.
It didn't however specify any sort of religion, it was a combination of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Pagans, etc.
In fact the only time Christians are specifically mentioned is in the "counter trends and anomalies" section. Where one denomination showed the more devout a person was, the higher their education level and IQ tended to be.
I wondered what your thoughts were on this. Have you seen any accredited studies that have shown similar, or different findings?
2006-08-03
03:40:31
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