Are uneducated adults more likely to be religious?

Question

I've heard that in Americas 'buy-bull' belt, education standards are quite low; anyone got any links to prove this?

Answer 1

You're asking your question upside-down. It should be: are educated adults more likely to be atheists? It makes a difference.

People who seek knowledge are more likely to become un-religious as they discover the wholes brought by blind-faith.

People who do not seek knowledge usually do not ask questions.

Thus, people who do not seek knowledge will remain in whatever set of belief they are in: religious or otherwise.

But seeking knowledge has little to do with education.

Answer 2

Don't believe everything you've heard... especially if it is defended by internet links... I think that the Commies are much more likely to give a good education than us Capitalists and they have manditory atheism, so its probably at least partly true (This is true especially if you look at the response of teacher to the fall of Communists (don't look at American teachers responses though) read A Thousand Splendid Suns -- this is only a small hardly alluded to thought in it but the book is so phenominal that you hardly have to notice)... That being said, the smartest people of all time have almost all been at least somewhat religious (this is especially true of pioneers in science like Bacon, Darwin, and Einstein.)

Answer 3

I don't have any links but I'd say no. Educated adults are more apt to be religious because their exposure to more opens up more doors for them and one is religion. The "Bible-belt" is a culture of that area, not related to lower-educated people, but since they have fewer exposures to more knowledge I think they may focus on religion instead.

Answer 4

In general, that might be the case. Or it might not. Personally, I have quite a few religious family members that are educated. My father who is very committed to his particular religion is also very well educated on almost every other religion out there.

Answer 5

I think uneducated adults are far more likely to be fanatical or fundamentalist, but some highly educated people have a religion that includes using their brains and talents.

Answer 6

I live in the Bible Belt, in the Southern U.S., and am college educated. I'm also religious. Many of my fellow churchgoers hold advanced degrees. The idea that all religious people are quasi-literate imbeciles is, rather obviously, a stereotype.

Answer 7

I don't know that it's necessarily so. I do know a lot of seemingly intelligent people who are religious and I know a lot of lowest common denominators who are not. While I'm sure it plays a part, I think there are many other factors as well.

Answer 8

Are non-religious adults more likely to believe judgmental stereotypes?
- North Carolina native, Mensa member, college-educated, business owner, homeowner, Bible-believing Christian

What are your credentials?

Answer 9

Don't judge someone before you know them. Education has nothing to do with it. Judgement will probably turn around and bite you in the ***.

Answer 10

Yes its true.

The 90% of adults who believe in God include 93% of women, 96% of African-Americans and 93% of Republicans but only 86% of men, 85% of those with postgraduate degrees, and 87% of political independents.