Is it also true that Santa Clause exists?
2007-12-04 19:41:06 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is partially true. Since atheists and agnostics don't have to be violently opposed to anything that "opposes" their religion, (ex. Science, dinosaurs, evolution, and common sense) they can open their minds open to the scientific world of factual evidence. Whereas, when people block themselves off from truth and reality their education can tend to suffer because of a conflict of interest. Thats why they have private christian schools, so they can get an education in basically everything but science and logical thinking. However, there are always stupid people on both sides, so saying that all atheists are smarter than God believers, isn't entirely true. (but it pretty much is)
2007-12-04 19:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by chizzle_30 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
this is fake. even however i replace into raised Catholic, I even have an IQ of over 137 (this is above favourite if memory serves). i'm a practising Catholic, and that i detect that faith has somewhat made me smarter. while i replace into approximately 10 years previous, I hated my faith. i presumed that it replace into silly, and that i sought to divulge how ridiculous it replace into. i began out getting to know and pulling many arguments that could desire to help my factor from the Bible. quickly I have been given into what i replace into doing, and a door unfolded for me. From then on i replace into greater non secular than ever till now. i think of that IQ has greater to do with the way you're raised. in case you're raised to question your ideals and then discover solutions for your self, your IQ would be greater. the undeniable fact that a trend has been observed that "proves" that non secular people have decrease IQ's is, in my view, a coincidence. My mum and dad have faith in God and my mom's IQ is a hundred thirty five, and my father's is 139. have faith what you opt to.
2016-10-19 05:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like it or not, atheists and agnostics in general are better educated than Christians, especially if you're talking about fundamentalist Christians.
As for Santa - ask any 5 year old. They're supposed to believe in magic.
2007-12-04 22:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by Morgaine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't be confused. Human is created by God with brain to think (but some not really use it to think). Sometime we should believe in something we can't even see with bare eyes. Human can't see air, heat, pain, sad, etc. but still it is exist right?
So, human with higher IQ will believe in God.
2007-12-04 20:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by avizec 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess I could say that's true. I mean, they are smart people, they are always looking for the logical answers unlike God believers who only rely on their faith that sometimes, even a "crying statue" turns into a miracle. But I'm a God believer... although I do not believe on those miracles... ^_^
2007-12-04 21:36:36 · answer #5 · answered by homunculus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both seem the case in here.
Doesn't everyone on Yahoo have an IQ of 150? That seems to be the most often cited number. I could claim an IQ of 180 and that's that, right? But I don't.
Maybe fundie Christians have a different IQ test, with all the answers being "God" or "Jesus".
However!
Alert!
The top brain surgeon in the world, Dr. Benjamin Carson, is a very devout Christian. I give credit where credit is due, since this highly motivated and achieving man has saved so many lives. He takes on only the most difficult cases. And he came out of a Chicago ghetto.
2007-12-04 19:44:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
Frank Sulloway of MIT and Michael Shermer of California State University conducted a study which found in their polling sample of "credentialed" U.S. adults (12% had Ph.Ds and 62% were college graduates) 64% believed in God, and there was a correlation indicating that religious conviction diminished with education level.
For further information, see the research of Petty & Cacioppo into Elaboration Likelihood Model.
Shermer, Michael (1999). How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God. New York: William H Freeman, pp76–79. ISBN 071673561X
2007-12-04 19:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Honestly? I don't think so. I believe it's just that we choose to question more than just to give in and accept. We chose science to proof things we don't know. Instead of jut believing anything that a book says. We just tend to analyze and think more. IQ wise, i believe it's all the same. It's all a matter of choice.
2007-12-04 19:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Interesting. The answer to your second question is "no". If I follow the opposition you've set up here, I'd have to conclude that the answer to your first question is also "no". Fortunately, that's the answer I'd be inclined to give as well. I know very smart Christians, very smart atheists, very dumb Christians and very dumb atheists. I suspect you do, too.
2007-12-04 19:51:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, that was educational attainment and not IQ. I have a very high IQ -- and I'm not an anomaly among Christians.
You might want to learn the difference between a correlation and causality...you have your definitions mixed up.
2007-12-04 19:45:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anna P 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋