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"Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 12:26 am
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.
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 12:35 am
Any links?
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 12:38 am
I shall provide you with a Dr. House quote, If religious people could reason, there would be no religious people.
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 12:39 am
It might mean they're more creative, but that is only one aspect of intelligence.
It's like assuming a very tall man must be good at basketball.
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 12:50 am
It might also be ex culo bullshit, but without any context, it's impossible to say.
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 1:23 am
Considering the percentage of religious people about, there's bound to be lots of smart ones. Despite their beliefs! I can't imagine an over representation of them though. Unless of course God is intervening! And we're all in agreeance on the chances of that happening.
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
September 26, 2015 at 2:19 am
Personally I wouldn't expect to see a meaningful difference between atheists and theists in overall intelligence.
Everyone who learns to survive in the world has at least part of their brain running like an atheist.
