Athiests are Smarter

[TheVictors]

Atheists are Smarter

or so says the piece below:

http://news.yahoo.com/religious-peo...atheists--study-finds--113350723.html#upCr476


have at it, MichChamp ...!

 

[redandguilty]

At least with the portion of the stats involving scientists, I think peer pressure might play a bit of a role enhancing the trend. I think it's safe to say that for most, peer/parental pressure is overwhelmingly pro-religion, but I think peer pressure goes the other way in academia.

I generally like reviews. I might have to look this paper up.

 

[Michchamp]

i think you spelled atheists wrong in teh thread title.


but then...

 

[Michchamp]

"We therefore suggest that as intelligent people move from young adulthood to adulthood and then to middle age, the benefits of intelligence may continue to accrue.”"

yeah, no shhh...

 

[TheVictors]

i think you spelled atheists wrong in teh thread title.


but then...

I did and saw it right when I hit Post

 

[Sbee]

take 5 and watch this

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/maher-tr...arly-outside-around-creamy-layer-of-bachmann/

good points on the smart stupid person, like the neurosurgeon who claims to have visited heaven while in a coma

 

[Michchamp]

take 5 and watch this

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/maher-tr...arly-outside-around-creamy-layer-of-bachmann/

good points on the smart stupid person, like the neurosurgeon who claims to have visited heaven while in a coma

yeah, there are always those types... they either have no problem selling out to make an easy buck, or they really weren't that smart to begin with.

This neurosurgeon guy's book supposedly has holes in the plot big enough to drive a truck through, but of course, true believers have no problem ignoring that.

as far as the "intellectuals" who push anti-intellectual tripe... never underestimate the value of having rich parents who paid for a private education: those types of people can get farther than you'd think.

and despite what some people say, you CAN fake it. and you can get away with it for a very long time, often an entire life. just look at David Brooks, George W. Bush, Ann Coulter, Clarence Thomas to name a few.

 

[byco42]

I heard a heavenly choir sing when I was unconscious before the Blessed Sacrament. Intelligence played no factor in the revelation.

 

[Michchamp]

I heard a heavenly choir sing when I was unconscious before the Blessed Sacrament. Intelligence played no factor in the revelation.

that wasn't a heavenly choir... that was the kid sitting next to you playing the intro to the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" too loud on his Sony mega-bass headphones.

 

[redandguilty]

The paper's paywalled. This seems more clear cut than the liberal/conservative thing (with the study that found the more intelligent people self-identify as liberal, but if you do a survey on political opinions they self-identify incorrectly).

Too bad about the paywall thing, especially since the studies mentioned are nearly 100 years old and involve very high IQs. It would be good to get more detail. An equally long-term Harvard study found that correlation to financial success to IQ tops out around 110. Beyond that, additional IQ doesn't get you much.

 

[TheVictors]

I saw a tweet from Seth MacFarland the other day that I thought was pretty funny -- it makes fun of those who say, "I'm not religious ...I'm spiritual."

I know a few folks like that .... but again, to me, religion is a personal aspect of life, so why feel the need to make excuses about it?

 

[Michchamp]

I saw a tweet from Seth MacFarland the other day that I thought was pretty funny -- it makes fun of those who say, "I'm not religious ...I'm spiritual."

...

I'm always tempted to say "I'm not spiritual or religious" in response to seeing/reading that comment

on a personal achievement level, I consider the "spiritual not religious" crowd even worse than the holy rollers. you know the type... likes to find easy answers, e.g. "bad life energy made this happen to me" or "my aura is just not right today" without the discipline of going to church every Sunday and praying, fasting, etc. their beliefs are entirely malleable and self-serving.

 

[byco42]

that wasn't a heavenly choir... that was the kid sitting next to you playing the intro to the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" too loud on his Sony mega-bass headphones.

No, not quite. *THUD*

 

[Thumb]

Why were you unconscious? Did someone roofie the sacrament?

 

[byco42]

Why were you unconscious? Did someone roofie the sacrament?

I had torn a gluteus muscle, though I did not know it at the time. The Sacrament is not consumed at Adoration.

O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor sinners.

 

[tinselwolverine]

on a personal achievement level, I consider the "spiritual not religious" crowd even worse than the holy rollers. you know the type... likes to find easy answers... without the discipline of going to church every Sunday and praying, fasting, etc. their beliefs are entirely malleable and self-serving.

But...that's the whole beauty of it...

 

[Sbee]

But...that's the whole beauty of it...

not sure if you watched six feet under but this reminds me of a line

wife: how about you come to church with me on sunday?

Husband: no, that's part of the appeal of being an atheist, it frees up your sunday mornings.

 

[tinselwolverine]

not sure if you watched six feet under but this reminds me of a line

wife: how about you come to church with me on sunday?

Husband: no, that's part of the appeal of being an atheist, it frees up your sunday mornings.

I did watch the show, although I don't specifically remember that line.

 

[Michchamp]

here are some pics red asked me to post:

we must take to the streets!!!!111

 

[mhughes0021]

im just confused by all the religious leaders that explain the bible with "you cant take what the book says literally"....but its supposed to be the fucking word of god? Sooooooo....does that mean its not the word of god? So confusing....are giant locusts going to kill me or not?