I came across this article when trying to explain the arguement that Atheists are smarter than religious folk:
http://jonathanturley.org/2008/07/06/researcher-links-high-intelligence-with-atheism/
First, I would like to note that that was the topic at hand. Whether or not Atheists were smarter than Religious people. The question was poised in a rather sloppy way, considering it makes something of a sweeping generalization of both Atheists and Theists alike. However, I wanted to argue the side that there is probably a correlation between intelligence and Atheism. The reason seemed like common sense to me. The more aware you are, the less you need to rely on religion to tell you what to do or to explain things for you.
Anyways, I got a little smile when I found a study that actually found a link between the two. It strengthened my arguement and explained some things in better words than I could think of at the time.
So, any thoughts GAU?
http://jonathanturley.org/2008/07/06/researcher-links-high-intelligence-with-atheism/
First, I would like to note that that was the topic at hand. Whether or not Atheists were smarter than Religious people. The question was poised in a rather sloppy way, considering it makes something of a sweeping generalization of both Atheists and Theists alike. However, I wanted to argue the side that there is probably a correlation between intelligence and Atheism. The reason seemed like common sense to me. The more aware you are, the less you need to rely on religion to tell you what to do or to explain things for you.
Anyways, I got a little smile when I found a study that actually found a link between the two. It strengthened my arguement and explained some things in better words than I could think of at the time.
So, any thoughts GAU?