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Atheists are Smarter?
Posted on: February 18, 2007 - 8:00pm
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Atheists are Smarter?
I can't find ANY documentation of studies that support this. Though I have heard and believe it to be true. This is the closest i could find and it isn't pretty. http://danish.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/05/554043-professor-atheists-are-more-intelligent-than-believers
A little help?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence
http://kspark.kaist.ac.kr/Jesus/Intelligence%20&%20religion.htm
I found the links provided highly interesting. Thanks for posting.
This is slightly off topic but what is the IQ range and what score qualifies one as a genius?
Is a 19 point difference in IQ scores significant?
What exactly does an IQ test measure?
What level of credibility does such a test hold?
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IQ tests have some drawbacks that might make them not credible for people other then what it's destined for.
First, it's the cultural bias of them, since they have, for instance, to measure linguistical capacities as well, and that, of course, can only be done in the native language.
Then there is the IQ range barrier, meaning that some tests are destined for certain ranges of IQ, as anyone with the above range might finish the test too easily, and thus give a much higher reading that he might actually have.
Then there is the age, because, although people don't get "smarter" or "dumber" through their life very much, certain tests you cannot give to a 4-year-old, because of the lack of experience.
There's also economic bias, as some higher-wealth people are more likely to know certain terms than low-wealth people, thus leaving the lower-wealth people in the impossibility of answering something, because they do not know what it means.
Also, there's specialization involved, as clearly a doctor will know different terms than a computer programmer and vice-versa. This generally only applies to tests given by employer.
An IQ test measures different things based on the above, but, generally, they all include speed of response and pattern recognition. From that on, they may include: calculus, serialization of numbers, linguistical challenges, linguistical associations of words, subconscious association and recognition, RCE, RRT, etc.
If you really need something teasing, try the Mensa Association. it was www.mensa.org I think.
I believe these results should be obvious, since it does take more intelligence to understand physics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, maths, etc. than to simply say "God is enough for me!"
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I would also add that many if not all IQ tests are biased on location. An IQ test in the US may ask to name a capital city or some such where a foreigner could not be expected to know the answer.
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A real IQ test, which does not measure general knowledge but rather logic processing, visual-spatial understanding and linguistic development would consider a "genius IQ" to be >140
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True. Unfortunately, most mainstream tests are made to measure one up to 120.
A true understanding of brain power can only be applied if a series of specialized tests are given, and a score for each possible brain development is issued.
For instance, my case: very high resonation (don't think I translated correctly, it's got to do with the way one relates to others and is able to understand their thoughts) and pattern recognition, high calculus and serialization, medium language, low connection skills and very low response time and verbal output (I'm not good at explaining what I want to say, as Todangst found out a while back, doubt he remembers, though - that of course, unless what I want to say is quite obvious - nobody has a problem there
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Hm, seems a bit ignorant of you to believe that. IQ is more or less a biologically determined factor and all else tends to be age, activity, brain processing and cognitive usage that tends to increase it. It more or less has no relation with your beliefs, however knowledge especially in particular subjects such as religion or biological sciences probably does. I would say that atheists are more knowledgable that theists in those areas and probably others, but as far as IQ rates go I have seen both low and high on both sides of the fence. If you want me to be honest with you, don't be an ass. In other words intelligence is a big thing that leads to knowledge which leads to our interests, studies, personalities, and basically everything that we are, do, and represent. Putting all that progression, work, and achievement under one word of ones religious belief is degrading and ignorant. Accept and see that there's more to people than their beliefs when it comes to intelligence.
ps. I'm an agnostic with many friends and family on both sides of the fence.
I have the informal opinion that believers can be crudely divided into the less intellectual, who maintain their belief because it is the easier course for them, and they aren't so concerned with rigorous standard of logical reasoning, and OTOH the highly intellectual who are nevertheless for whatever reason committed to their belief and employ their reasoning skills in devising ever more convoluted and subtle 'arguments' and justifications for a position which, AFAICS, is logically and rationally indefensible (belief in a creator entity which is sentient in some meaningful sense, and even more indefensibly, is presumed to be 'good' and omnipotent etc.).
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