If a person has an IQ of 125...?

Question

Would that have been a factor in their decision to quit being a Christian?

Also, would it be a factor in their later decision to become Buddhist?

Or is religious choice never defined by logic?

I am aware of there being plenty of cases where some Atheists are as thick as planks, while Theists become astrobiologists.

All I was wondering was:

Is there a correlation?

Sunny girl. You clearly didn't see the logic that in no way did I ever say that this person was me. Are you sure you're a 129?

Also we appear to have 2 geniuses here.

Average IQ 90-110
Genius - 140+

I've answered my own question. IQ scores are made up of various scores in various categories. The same IQ can mean many different things. One could be more analytical, and not very social, while at the same time, another person of the same IQ can be a dreamer who has virtually no grasp on things like science.

Result: there is a little correlation between IQ and religious beliefs, although it depends on what factors are prevalent in the eventual IQ score.

PS Mirage, I notice you went from 127 to 137 to 133. What happened there?

Answer 1

Religious people are not, as a rule, stupid. Stupid people however, are most often religous. It's a question of causality, and you've got it backwards.

Answer 2

I don't think it's a correlation. It's got more to do with common sense and a good reading of history. By the way, mine's 130 and although I'd be lying if I said I'm a Buddhist, I've always been walking through different paths in my life and the one I felt more comfortable in the one leading to the Buddha.

Answer 3

More importantly, is there a correlation between questions about IQ and the number of people that will claim to be geniuses?

I don't think that IQ has a lot to do with true intelligence.

Though, to answer your question, There are idiots in EVERY belief system.

Answer 4

I don't know if a study has been done to determine whether there is any link between the two. It would seem logical to me that the higher the IQ, the more likely to be informed about science, and thus the less likely to be lured or fooled by Christianity.

As to Buddhism, I don't know enough about it to say.

Answer 5

That's weird, I've got an IQ of 133, which is pretty close, and I did both of those things. Logic defined almost every part of my choice. I rejected Christianity because it was a completely illogical and dishonest belief system. I accepted Buddhism because it was completely empirical and logical, and because it promoted honest self-examination...

Answer 6

My IQ is 142 and I am a Wiccan. My intelligence has nothing to do with how I view my religion. My following the Wiccan faith is something that speaks to my emotions and my Spirituality, NOT to my intelligence. My intelligence MAY have a lot to do with HOW I practice my craft but, not whether or not I do so.

Raji the Green Witch

Answer 7

I don't think that IQ has a thing to do with it.

The attitude of the person is what will denote if a person is open to the logic of Man or the logic of God.

Answer 8

I don't know. My brother has an IQ of 145 and he's a Christian.
You're talking apples and oranges. God doesn't convince our minds, He starts with our hearts and works from there.

Answer 9

I have an IQ of 146 - I am a former Christian.

I do not believe there is a connection, unless it is the fact that I read voraciously and knit alot.

I think alot when I knit.

Answer 10

It may be defined by logic, but intelligence and making logical decisions do not necessarily coincide -- I've known some very smart people who make very stupid decisions.

Answer 11

I think its been proved in the secular world as well as the words of the Bible, Genius does not have a thing to do with faith. We have both who believe and disbelieve. The Bible teaches it is not by our wisdom that we know God but by his revelation. This has proved to be the absolute truth.