Any thoughts on this study?

Question

http://undergraduatestudies.ucdavis.edu/explorations/2004/clark.pdf

"To probe the link among religiousness, spirituality, and IQ, I had participants complete the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Third Edition (WAIS-III), the Spiritual Transcendence Scale (STS), and a questionnaire that asked about their religious background and behavior, academic achievement, and SAT scores. Religious belief and behavior were negatively related to self-reported quantitative SAT (QSAT) scores. Moreover, prayer fulfillment (one of the STS subscales) correlated negatively with father’s education, and with self-reported scores on the Verbal SAT, QSAT, and Verbal IQ as measured by WAIS-III."

Darling, the study is related to religion

Pooh, what makes you say your IQ is in the high 140s? Why not an actual number? Maybe because it really isnt in the 140s?

Answer 1

Tee hee, scientific proof that Christians aren't the brightest crayons in the box?

Answer 2

I have a high IQ, I suppose, since I was granted admission into the gifted program at my high school. We had to have an IQ of at least 130 for admission although they never told us our actual score. I did achieve a 1450 on my SAT's.

I am a devout Christian. After studying the Bible, history and various authors, through the Holy Spirit, I have found Christianity to be completely logical and more than satisfying. The study and the faith are more fulfilling than any of the other courses of study I have encountered. (I also have a MS SM from USC as well as a BA in political science.) There are many more Christians that have greater IQ's than I who find Christianity completely logical and fulfilling.

Jesus says that one can only come into the Kingdom of God if one can be like a child. As a child trusts, one must trust God. Once a person realizes that one must start with faith, whatever the presumption may be, the best faith to start with is in God.

One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to be a good Christian. All one needs is to trust in God. Trusting in God doesn't preclude being a rocket scientist or someone with low SAT scores

Trusting in God is the first step toward Christianity. Anybody can do it. It fulfills anyone.

Good Luck!!

Yours in Christ Jesus, Grace

Answer 3

Try this with Jews and get back to me. You should add a study on culture and location and family history or childhood experience. Age is a factor as well depending on local and other factors. Point is to rid the huge variable would be difficult but would paint a different picture.

I would also look into history on people with high IQs and there beliefs. See the documentary on the current guy that is almost near Einstein..

I dare not quote Einstein about what is lame without the other and vice versa. However Einstein, Newton and many more had many troubles in school. Also the psychological state of them was terrible in most standards than and now. We can twist the utter to spurt strawberry milk.

Answer 4

I can not go to the link, but let me answer your question like this:

Obviously as I am a believer, I have to assume that you found that people of intelligence do not believe in an illogical faith. Therefore, even with my IQ in the high 140's, I must be extremely unintelligent...because I know God exists and have a very personal relationship with Him.

Answer 5

People who believe a study on correlation can be disproved by ONE counter example are complete idiots.

Consider this:

Those studies are wrong, smoking doesn't cause cancer, my grand pa smoked a pack a day and lived to 90!

If you can't see the idiocy in the statement above, then no, you are not intelligent at all.

Answer 6

I guess that would leave my two college degrees meaningless.
Besides ,the things of God are foolishness to those that are perishing.That's what Paul said ,and he was the Einstein of his time.

Answer 7

It would seem that one who lacked certain natural intelligence or talent would demonstrate considerable "street smarts" indeed, in choosing to partner with the Supreme Being of the entire universe, in order to effectively compensate for personal shortcomings.

WAIS-III has yet to learn how to properly account for this "God" factor.

To see how it works, read this:

1Sa 17:31 And the words which David spoke were heard, and were rehearsed before Saul.
1Sa 17:32 And when he was brought to Saul, he said to him. Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine.
1Sa 17:33 And Saul said to David: Thou art not able to withstand this Philistine, nor to fight against him: for thou art but a boy, but he is a warrior from his youth.
1Sa 17:34 And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock:
1Sa 17:35 And I pursued after them, and struck them, and delivered it out of their mouth: and they rose up against me, and I caught them by the throat, and I strangled, and killed them.
1Sa 17:36 For I thy servant have killed both a lion and a bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be also as one of them. I will go now, and take away the reproach of the people: for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, who hath dared to curse the army of the living God?
1Sa 17:37 And David said: The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David: Go, and the Lord be with thee.