RE: Are we smarter than average?
August 21, 2016 at 9:56 pm
(This post was last modified: August 21, 2016 at 10:00 pm by paulpablo.)
(August 21, 2016 at 9:52 pm)Jesster Wrote:(August 21, 2016 at 9:48 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Worldwide I'd say yes.
Look at the top 30 countries with high percentages of an atheist population then look at the most religious countries.
Then compare technological accomplishments, education, sexual equality, equality of sexuality, economy and so on and so on.
On a more local level though I'd say no. Generally I wouldn't judge any individual, or even small population of religious people to be less or more intelligent.
Oh, if we're talking to access to education and scientific accomplishments, I'd absolutely agree with you on a global scale. I just thought we were simply talking about intelligence. I could definitely see how a surge in atheism would be a major bonus to the prosperity of humanity.
I think the ability to acquire and apply knowledge is enhanced by education and things such as improving technology, philosophy, empathy and so on are good examples of demonstrations of intelligence.
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