RE: Religious people are less intelligent than atheists
December 13, 2017 at 1:25 pm
(This post was last modified: December 13, 2017 at 1:26 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(December 13, 2017 at 12:15 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:(December 12, 2017 at 4:48 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Also, I'm not sure why it matters.
I'm not sure either. I can't speak for anyone else, but I didn't become an atheist because "theists are dumb." I am an atheist because theists are wrong. Besides that, my real beef with theistic culture is that it creates an atmosphere which eschews critical thinking. To me, a discussion with a person of average intelligence who employs critical thought is going to be way more fruitful than a discussion with a genius who clings fast to prejudices and dogmas.
Atheists tend to be white males with a college education. Verses theist people are much more diverse. That may be why atheists have higher IQ's than the rest of the general population.
(December 13, 2017 at 12:25 pm)pool the matey Wrote:(December 13, 2017 at 11:48 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I actually remember learning that men had the highest IQ scores but also the lowest IQ scores. Kinda interesting.
Intelligence is not a gendered trait 😂
Men seem to be the freaks on both ends of the intelligence spectrum lol.
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