Question 1 : What is the highest level of education that you completed?
Question 2 : How religious are you?
2007-09-21 21:36:50 · 32 answers · asked by Mr. Nobody 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If anyone is wondering what was said is "The higher the education the less religious a person is."
2007-09-21 21:49:53 · update #1
1) I hold a Master's degree (and from a real school, not a "degree mill" or corrspondence school)
2) It depends on what you mean by "religious". My atheists friends (and I am a non-theist) wouldn't consider me religious at all. If you mean "somebody who takes the subject of religion very personally and seriously", then yes you could consider me a religious person. I do adhere to a specific non-theistic religion where "faith" plays no part. Though I would say many atheists might ironically fit this defintion of "religious", whereas people who just take the name of their parents' religion without really being into it are "not religious".
I don't know if this is the best place to survey a question like this. This is a religion forum, so you're going to get a disproportionate number of religious people here. And since it's the internet, you might find a disproportionate number of college degree holders here. Never mind the fact that you have some people who argue ridiculous semantics like "Oh I believe in the Bible word for word and attend a church 4 times a week, but oh please don't call me 'religious'!"
Michael Shermer mentioned some interesting things about religious fervor and education levels in his book "Why People Believe Weird things"
2007-09-21 21:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
I've heard the same thing. It can go both ways actually. You have to take into account that some people are in a BREAK in their schooling, and others aren't at an age where they even could be in a higher education setting (yet may have a desire to once they are at that point).
I am quite religious. I have a two year degree in vocal performance so far. I had to quit school for some personal reasons. I am working on getting some things straight before I go BACK. I will not be finishing with less than a Masters degree. I simply having made it that far yet.
It's hard to prove or disprove it on this forum because there are too many other variables.
2007-09-21 21:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dropped out of high school, but have read more books than anyone I know, have run 3 companies... and I'm religious (atheist - Buddhist)
Also, college does not know how to deal with religion so it is no surprise people going to college loose respect for it.
Our Greco-Roman education is based on categorizing its teaching. Science is separate from art which is separate from philosophy, etc. These things are then separated even further into specialties.
Religion (at its best) *unifies* knowledge. Plus, our educational system (rightfully) is secular and thus does not teach religion in a living way but in an abstract or historical way. This kills religion.
So, education really does not know what to do with religion. That's why it is (unconsciously) marginalized in college and that is why people become less religious... they never learn its true value, or what it is suppose to do. The dominating voices of religion become the nuts we all are disgusted with and an educated person feels unsophisticated being associated with them.
2007-09-21 21:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest level of education I have completed is high school, although I am currently working on a Technical Degree in Nursing (LPN). I am spiritual but not religious, seeing as I don't go to regular rituals or anything like that.
2007-09-22 07:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mom of Twins 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thurd gradd
vary relyjus
(Just Kidding! I couldn't help it when I saw "The most educated people are atheist" line coming down the pike)
Fortunately for me, rather than become a waste of space by going to the university (most of my relatives did, and they are all employed in jobs that have nothing to do with their degrees, you know, like Phd. in marine biology, working at a restaurant), I happened to have the natural mechanical aptitude for the field of electrical.
Although I did go to trade school after working in the field for 15 years, (so that I could navigate the code book effectively, and also be able to engineer a job from the ground up), I have mostly relied on the fact that everything has logic that anyone with a reasoning mind can figure out.
2007-09-21 21:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I'll bite.
1) 4 years College (in graduate school right now).
2) Not religious at all (atheist).
2007-09-21 21:41:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
At this time, an AA degree in Education, and between work and a heart condition, my BA is slowly materializing.
Non-denominational theist.
2007-09-21 22:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by RIFF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Completed... what form do you want that in? In numbers: 17, 2 AAs, one AAA, several individual courses, several undisclosed initiations, and numerous others.
I am not very religious... very spiritual and very in love with the Beloved... as you would say: the occult.
2007-09-21 21:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely true, i have a graduate degree and am far smarter, more cynical, and less religious than high school or partial college folks.
2007-09-22 05:08:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Question 1 : upper sixthform(12th grade). going to uni soon.
Question 2 : not at all religious, not atheist, but not religious
2007-09-21 22:00:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋