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Hillwilliam -> An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 10:49:28 AM)
http://news.yahoo.com/religious-people-are-less-intelligent-than-atheists--study-finds--113350723.html#upCr476 Are they more intelligent or just tend to be better educated?

DomKen -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 12:58:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam http://news.yahoo.com/religious-people-are-less-intelligent-than-atheists--study-finds--113350723.html#upCr476 Are they more intelligent or just tend to be better educated? High IQ correlates to a higher level of academic achievement so it is likely impossible to correct for educational attainment.

Marc2b -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 1:27:41 PM)
Normally I am wary of studies that proclaim one group to be superior or inferior when compared to another... it is the first step down a very dark path. In this case, however, I am not sure if I can really disagree. After all, were talking about people who believe that an invisible man lives in the sky.... and is obsessing over what we do with our genitalia.

dcnovice -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 3:39:09 PM)
FR The article doesn't address what I'd consider a key question: How did the authors define and measure intelligence?

getoutnow -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 3:41:19 PM)
“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.”

Politesub53 -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 4:16:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam http://news.yahoo.com/religious-people-are-less-intelligent-than-atheists--study-finds--113350723.html#upCr476 Are they more intelligent or just tend to be better educated? And here`s me thinking this was going to be a thread about spiders.

deathtothepixies -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 4:39:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam http://news.yahoo.com/religious-people-are-less-intelligent-than-atheists--study-finds--113350723.html#upCr476 Are they more intelligent or just tend to be better educated? some people just believe what they are told, others like to delve a little deeper, is that a measure of intelligence?

Politesub53 -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 4:48:01 PM)
Intelligence, without common sense, is as much use as a fart in a phone box. I had a friend who was a scientist involved in missile research, I took him fishing and he couldnt grasp the basics of using a sliding float (which allows you to fish at deep levels). The problem was it wasn`t what he had been trained in. So basically bright as a button in some respects and dumber than me in others. Generally speaking I havent found overly religious people to be less intelligent than anyone else.

deathtothepixies -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 4:50:36 PM)
I hate geeks ;)

kdsub -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:02:22 PM)
I do believe religion is first passed from parent to child...But in time all question the existence of God and must reconcile their beliefs with the reality of life. The truly intelligent do not reject religion as impossible and perhaps dig deeper into the why of our existence rather than stop at the nuts and bolts of our physiology. I think this is a mark of a more complicated mind...even a more artistic romantic one. I do however believe economic standing is a measure of intelligence but only through the lack of education. Those of poor economic standing tend to struggle more with where the next meal is coming from and lean on the existence of God to save them from their suffering and offer hope. This means the poor struggling members of the world society will do poorly on intelligence tests and believe in God. But the intelligence score is more an indicator of a poor education then innate intelligence. And as we know there are many more poor than affluent in this world. Butch

DomKen -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:07:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: dcnovice FR The article doesn't address what I'd consider a key question: How did the authors define and measure intelligence? The study in question looked at a bunch of studies. I'm going to assume most if not all were concerned with people with high IQ's.

thishereboi -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:26:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Marc2b Normally I am wary of studies that proclaim one group to be superior or inferior when compared to another... it is the first step down a very dark path. In this case, however, I am not sure if I can really disagree. After all, were talking about people who believe that an invisible man lives in the sky.... and is obsessing over what we do with our genitalia. Some people can not be happy with themselves unless they are slamming another group and trying to appear superior. I truly feel sorry for people like that. I would rather believe in an invisible man in the sky than be that sorry.

Politesub53 -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:27:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kdsub The truly intelligent do not reject religion as impossible This is a bit of a bold claim Butch. Surely you are not suggesting Darwin wasnt truly intelligent ?

Hillwilliam -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:28:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thishereboi quote: ORIGINAL: Marc2b Normally I am wary of studies that proclaim one group to be superior or inferior when compared to another... it is the first step down a very dark path. In this case, however, I am not sure if I can really disagree. After all, were talking about people who believe that an invisible man lives in the sky.... and is obsessing over what we do with our genitalia. Some people can not be happy with themselves unless they are slamming another group and trying to appear superior. I truly feel sorry for people like that. I would rather believe in an invisible man in the sky than be that sorry. Are not those who believe in an invisible man in the sky some of history's biggest slammers?

metamorfosis -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:29:40 PM)
I'm curious if there are any studies done on countries that are predominantly atheist, and whether they would show similar results. Perhaps the correlation isn't between atheism and intelligence but rather between going against social norms and intelligence.

thishereboi -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:40:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam quote: ORIGINAL: thishereboi quote: ORIGINAL: Marc2b Normally I am wary of studies that proclaim one group to be superior or inferior when compared to another... it is the first step down a very dark path. In this case, however, I am not sure if I can really disagree. After all, were talking about people who believe that an invisible man lives in the sky.... and is obsessing over what we do with our genitalia. Some people can not be happy with themselves unless they are slamming another group and trying to appear superior. I truly feel sorry for people like that. I would rather believe in an invisible man in the sky than be that sorry. Are not those who believe in an invisible man in the sky some of history's biggest slammers? Of course some of them are. Does that make it right somehow? There are assholes in every group. When I see an exceptionally condescending one, I point it out. If you feel the need to swoop in to defend them by crying "but they did it too" I guess we will have to agree to disagree.

Hillwilliam -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:42:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thishereboi Of course some of them are. Does that make it right somehow? There are assholes in every group. When I see an exceptionally condescending one, I point it out. If you feel the need to swoop in to defend them by crying "but they did it too" I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I'm not saying "They did it too" I'm saying they did it for centuries and very effectively.

metamorfosis -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:46:31 PM)
I wonder if there's any correlation between the tendency to derail interesting discussions and stupidity.

KenDckey -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:47:14 PM)
I personally believe in a deity and have a concept of how many foot pounds = snug when told to snug down a bolt (definately not mechanically inclinded)

Politesub53 -> RE: An interresting concept if it has any legs. (8/12/2013 5:48:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: thishereboi Of course some of them are. Does that make it right somehow? There are assholes in every group. When I see an exceptionally condescending one, I point it out. If you feel the need to swoop in to defend them by crying "but they did it too" I guess we will have to agree to disagree. "exceptionally condescending" yet you failed to address the post stating "the truly intelligent do not reject religion as impossible" ? Seems to me most of what you call "exceptionally condescending" is anything that knocks the Catholic Church or Republicans.

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