that say otherwise:
http://undergraduatestudies.ucdavis.edu/explorations/2004/clark.pdf
http://w-uh.com/posts/031226a-religion_vs_IQ.html
2007-08-22 05:40:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Science with a capital 'S'? Wow, JM, congratulations! Most octogenarians are computer-phobic, so bully for you for having the courage to tackle the computer age! You might even be older ... heck, it might be 100 years since colleges offered degrees in "science." lol ....
Time for your meds! Don't let that fussbudget Gertude get in line in front of you!
2007-08-22 05:56:52 · update #1
That is some juicy data. Lots of other juicy data there, too. Thanks.
-.886 is a very significant correlation. I'm still busy validating the source data but wow.
2007-08-22 05:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by The Son of Man 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Actually the first link indicates that there is no correlation between religion and intelligence i.e. religious people are just as intelligent as agnostics or atheists. However, there is a negative correlation between religion and quantitative ability or "rigorous thought". In other word, religious people are just as intelligent but they *tend* to not develop that intelligence.
So, based on this study, "smart" has little to do with being religious or not, but the more analytical or objective a person is are the less likely they are to be religious.
2007-08-22 05:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is well established that non-believers are on average smarter than believers. However, this is an argument from authority, and cannot properly be used as evidence for the validity of either belief or non-belief. Only direct evidence is valid, and that shows unambiguously that there is no reason to believe in any sort of god.
2007-08-22 05:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The biggest thing about Atheists is that most seem to claim to be... this is what worries me about them.
In psychology this is called overcompensation.
2007-08-22 05:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's common knowledge.
Higher education is correlated with decreased religiousity
Higher education is correlated with higher intelligence
2007-08-22 05:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Earl Grey 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No but I do have a philosophy for life that tells me it does not matter. "Those who compare themselves among themselves are not wise."
2007-08-22 05:48:12 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. E 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
When I took statistics the professor said, "There are statistics and there is BS and sometimes they are one and the same."
My degree is in Science, tell me about yours.
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2007-08-22 05:46:08 · answer #7 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v22/i1/creation.asp
2007-08-22 05:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by Jonas 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
http://www.lds.org
http://www.mormon.org
2007-08-22 05:45:30 · answer #9 · answered by Nijg 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋