"Religious people tend to be smarter"

[robvalue]

Personally I wouldn't expect to see a meaningful difference between atheists and theists in overall intelligence.

Everyone who learns to survive in the world has at least part of their brain running like an atheist.

Well rob, not to pick another debate with a very formidable opponent such as yourself, but even microbes are pretty good at survival. 

Hehe, yeah, little buggers!

Thanks for the compliment

Come to think of it, my dog sort of acts like a fully fledged believer when we are out. She thinks she is totally untouchable and can't be harmed by anything. She thinks having daddy holding the lead is enough to always keep her safe.

Unlike God though, I actually do keep her safe. I save her life about 10-20 times on each walk by stopping her running straight in front of cars or starting fights with dogs much bigger than herself!