I am thinking that people who have completed Higher education have a greater tendency to be atheistic in their world view,....
Which is why the religious get rather distressed at a person asking questions regarding their "firm" belief
Quote:I would speculate that the causes of (or perhaps it's better to say 'the significant contributor to') a person's high intelligence and their atheism is a questioning attitude. Someone who is inquisitive about the world and themselves / their own beliefs will become more intelligent than someone with a dogmatic belief structure because they'll change and modify incorrect beliefs where the dogmatist won't. This would make inquisitiveness the root cause of atheism and higher-intelligence. But again, that's just speculation.
Which is why the religious get rather distressed at a person asking questions regarding their "firm" belief
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
