2007-05-11 15:01:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
those who rely on the bible don't think for themselves those who live in today think for themselves and don't use the bible because they've been able to reason beyond it's foolishness
2007-05-11 15:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you asking me, personally? Or by "your" do you mean "people in general"?
Is there a correlation between religious belief and IQ? I say yes, in some extreme cases. I think the IQ level tends to INCREASE with religious zealotry, not decrease as many assume. This is because, to quote Michael Shermer, "smart" people are very good at holding on to a particular belief, because they have the mind to rationalize away any contradictory evidence that comes up.
2007-05-11 22:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is no correlation between IQ and religious belief.
Ghost wolf I was in the 99th percentile of graduates, I'm a Christian, so what's your point.
2007-05-11 22:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your religious belief, or lack there of, is no measure of your intelligence. If you based your conclusions on what is sputtered here on Y/A, you could say neither group seems intelligent.
2007-05-11 22:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by Candace A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IQ tests measure of how good you (and how quick you are) are at certain useless skills, and is not a good indicator of intelligence.
Here are things the IQ test does not measure:
*Ability to understand and interact with concepts
*Emotional maturity
*Memory
*Ability to analyse body language
*Presentation skills
*Ability to set goals and time manage.
*Ability to hear pitch perfectly.
*The ability to form strategies
*The ability to plan ahead.
Also, IQ tests can be practiced for. Its easy to increase your score with practice.
2007-05-11 22:14:26 · answer #5 · answered by Yoda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The beauty of the Christian faith is that it is simple enough to be accessible to children and to adults of limited intellect, yet profound enough to challenge the world's greatest minds, like those of Aquinas and Augustine, for a lifetime while only scratching the surface.
2007-05-11 22:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Intelligence has nothing to do with what religion you are.There are smart atheists,and unintelligent Christians.There are smart Christians,and unintelligent atheists.Same goes for all religions.
2007-05-11 22:08:41 · answer #7 · answered by Serena 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Over half (56%) of people with no highschool education believe in young-earth creationism, only 4% of people with doctorate degrees do. (Popular Science poll). So you decide.
2007-05-11 22:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe. I'm an atheist, and I'm in the 97th percentile of freshmen in the united states
2007-05-11 22:05:21 · answer #9 · answered by Ghost Wolf 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most of the time it does. Read the posts of most xians on this site and you can figure out they have extremely low IQ.
2007-05-11 22:06:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋