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Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
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Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
Hi all,

I was very surprised to discover that only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist:

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This info contradicts everything I've heard before, that there is a strong negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity.

For example:

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Ditto

How do you explain this?
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
Nobel prize in what? You are aware it's more than one award right?
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
(January 18, 2020 at 9:42 am)Daniel Wilson Wrote: This info contradicts everything I've heard before, that there is a strong negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity.
Then you maybe should stop listening to nonsense?
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
(January 18, 2020 at 12:55 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote: Nobel prize in what?  You are aware it's more than one award right?

I had the notion/idea that people usually win a Nobel prize for scientific discoveries.

Like Albert Einstein for example, or Ada Yonath that discovered the structure of the Ribosome, or Dan Shechtman that discovered a new crystal structure.

Maybe I was wrong.

(January 18, 2020 at 12:58 pm)Deesse23 Wrote:
(January 18, 2020 at 9:42 am)Daniel Wilson Wrote: This info contradicts everything I've heard before, that there is a strong negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity.
Then you maybe should stop listening to nonsense?

No, that's not nonsense, smart people usually don't believe in God.
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
People get awarded for their contribution, not their religious beliefs. Most people are religious, therefore most of the people who get any award, for anything.....are religious.
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
(January 18, 2020 at 1:09 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: People get awarded for their contribution, not their religious beliefs.  Most people are religious, therefore most of the people who get any award, for anything.....are religious.

That is inaccurate, scientists also contribute a lot to the world and most of them are not religious ...
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
Is there something confusing about a majority demographic being well represented in a sample?
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
He posted the same "argument" on the af.com
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
@Daniel Wilson  Welcome woof noob!

Why do you think Nobel is only about science?

Why do you think science negates religion? People in all walks of life hold beliefs that should be causing cognitive dissonance, but they adjust and compartmentalize.
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RE: Only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist ?
Daniel Spamiel.
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