The more intelligent a man is the less likely he will be religious...?

Question

...Does that mean the more religious a man is, the less intelligent?

I think of some of the greatest scientist, chemist, physicist, astronomers and inventors who have revolutionized how we view the world and technology today. They were very firm believing Christians, but without them we probably wouldn't be using a light globe, let alone the internet.

Your thoughts please.

It's trivial knowledge who these Christians were, it is an assumption on your part to believe religion was enforced on them, so don't expect me to convince you otherwise

It's Christianity not xianity, what is it about Christ that offends you?

What I find really curious is that the more someone is specialized in a field the more he knows about less. The more ignorant be becomes of all the other things around him.

Why then would he be so intelligent for knowing more about less to some how prove that he is convinced there is no God when he has essentially being learning everything about basically nothing.

LOL, athiest crack me up, but hey guys you must be smart, so I'll let you continue on with your awesome wisdom and open mindedness

Answer 1

it is my opinion that there is a ladder of approach, that applies to nearly everything.

this ladder is a leap-frogging of belief/understanding, between having something in ignorance and having something in an enlightened manner.

for example, physics came to measure and define gravity. before that, gravity still existed, and nobody would have practically doubted that if you took a rock, held it in mid air, and let go, that it would fall.
they "understood gravity" in a very rudimentary, ignorant manner.
after newton, we understood gravity in a much more sophisticated way.
eventually we'll probably "upgrade" that understanding further, to understand things about space or time or whatever that causes that phenomenon to occur.

now, while it does not so much apply in the example of gravity, I think that less-obvious things, such as metaphysics, this leap frogging occurs in a state of flopping between belief and disbelief, each, being a higher understanding than its previous own state, and immediately compared to its previous contrary state, an improvement of understanding.

the short of it, is that I think that religion can be a conduit for one person, and be a hinderance for another. in fact the very same beliefs can be!

and I think in this same manner, so can Science. if one does not appriciate the limitations of science... its no better than religion.
for example many of the atheist "science" minded people around will act as though science proves against the "supernatural", Metaphysical, or religious world. ... it doesn't, the things these topics adress, is simply *entirely* beyond the scope of science as we know it. stuff we deal with NOW in science, was entirely beyond the scope of science a hundred or two hundred years ago!

separating the two things, is a very important concept. science can't even try to approach things like the soul/spirit or afterlife, it CANNOT honestly say "this isn't there" but merely "there is no evidence that can be scientifically observed, in relation to that topic" did atoms not exist, until we were able to observe them? of course they did.

bottom line: there are REALLY smart people who are religious and spiritual, and there are REALLY stupid people who are not.

personally if I was on the not side, I'd be embarassed at the way the multitude of stupid people, trying to look smart, present disbelief.

Answer 2

Yes it's true...The more intelligent man is more likely to be less religious. But it doesn't mean that a religious man is less intelligent.

I think we can agree that intelligent people tend to find logical reason for things and occurrences. Religions- mostly based on some illogical beliefs is a contradiction to intelligence.

However, when one believes in illogical things, it does not mean one is not intelligent. It may even mean that the illogical believing man is far more intelligent than the so called "logical intelligent man." He can have a foresight that may be illogical for this time. You see, some things may seem illogical at this point in time but in the future it would all be possible. Take the people who 1st proclaimed the world was round and that the earth is not the center of the universe. During those times, it was illogical, even blasphemous but we now know that these are true.

Answer 3

Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the most prolific thinkers of all time, St. Thomas Aquinas is revered not only by theologians but philosophers as well. Socrates believed in a God, so did Ghandi. Modern thinkers like the Dhali lama and if you've never read Chesterton your missing out. The point is there is now and always has been intelligent people on both sides of the debate regarding whether or not God[s] exist.

Answer 4

Spiritual and religious are two different things. Religious in this day and age can have a negative view attached to it because so many have moved into the church to use it as personal gain. This not only dilutes the true meaning of the Church but it hurts it as well as many then turn away and say look at these people and what they do. They are like the Pharisees in the Bible. Questioning is important and truly spiritual and religious people question all the time and continue to look for answers. Science uncovers many processes going on. Many them jump on the band wagon (either direction) and say we now have all the answers...we know what is going on...sometimes we have a pretty good idea how it is happening on the service...but the deep down truth is as we ask how over and over and keep looking for the answers they are not there yet...that is what religion is all about.....science and religion can go hand and hand...

Answer 5

Your statement is not completely correct. The more scientific a person the more they believe in God(not necessary religion). There are to many complexities in science that can not be explained or really have no reason for being. If you read some bibliography's of some of the great scientist you would find most believe in god. Some of the greatest worked for the church although they did not agree will all the churches practices they accepted the belief in God.

Answer 6

Wisdom is profitable to the direct Eccl 10:10

Answer 7

There is nothing more amusing than someone explaining to you how he is a "free thinker" and "open minded" while he is busy telling you how stupid you are for not thinking the exact same way he does...and doesn't even see the irony. Arrogance dulls the mind, I think.
I totally agree with you about "educated idiots"...the more they specialize, the less they know about anything outside their own little sphere. But I am sad for them...they are missing soooo much!!
"PhD=Piled higher and Deeper"

Answer 8

Psychological experiments HAVE shown a strong negative correlation between IQ and religiousity, but that has not always been the case. Several years ago for instance: atheists and other non-believers were burned on the stake for practising non-religious science, so the survey wouldn't really have worked back then...

Answer 9

Buddha said :
"Do not believe on any ideology.
Rather ,
question, experiment,
& understand.
Know the truth.
Do not believe
even if I told you something
which you dont find it correct".

I ask you.
Is this religion?
This is scientific enqiry.
A path established by Buddha.
2600 years back.

So what if :
science is religion?
If a person's religion is science,
then, is he less intelligent?

Answer 10

I thought I had read that people that are really smart and study scientific things say that the way things are; us, the universe, everything, that there is no way that its all by accident or coincidence and that there has to be a higher being that made everything.