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"Religious people tend to be smarter"
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 11:41 am
(September 26, 2015 at 12:26 am)heatiosrs Wrote: So I read this on a site a while back and was wondering if there is any validity to it.

The site said "Religious people tend to be geniuses/smarter people more often because they can think outside of the box and find loopholes and different scenarios where their claims would still be accurate"

I was wondering if there was any truth to this.

On one hand, the reasoning for believers supposedly being "Smarter" than non-believers actually seems to make sense in this statement(not that it adds any validity to god existing).

On the other hand, i've yet to come in contact, or see a person that fits this description.


The answer to your question is "no."  There is no truth to it at all.

For anyone who does not believe this, I recommend some quality time searching online and looking for reputable studies on the matter.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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"Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - September 26, 2015 at 12:26 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by vorlon13 - September 26, 2015 at 12:33 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Silver - September 26, 2015 at 12:35 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - September 26, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Silver - September 26, 2015 at 12:38 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Thumpalumpacus - September 26, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Little lunch - September 26, 2015 at 2:46 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Alex K - December 2, 2015 at 4:35 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by bennyboy - December 2, 2015 at 6:35 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Jackalope - September 26, 2015 at 12:50 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by ignoramus - September 26, 2015 at 1:23 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by jenny1972 - October 12, 2015 at 5:05 pm
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - October 12, 2015 at 8:38 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by jenny1972 - October 12, 2015 at 10:26 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - October 13, 2015 at 8:29 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Pat Mustard - October 16, 2015 at 5:23 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - December 1, 2015 at 8:15 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by robvalue - September 26, 2015 at 2:19 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - September 26, 2015 at 2:30 am
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by bennyboy - September 27, 2015 at 12:54 am
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by robvalue - September 26, 2015 at 2:39 am
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