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23. ...The finding was a "fairly bold statement" to make, said University of Auckland Professor of

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 10:57 PM

Sep 2015

...The finding was a "fairly bold statement" to make, said University of Auckland Professor of theology, Elaine Wainwright." (Printed in NZ Herald)

Indeed it was. Imagine the integrity and courage it took for an atheist to find out that an atheist tests higher in intelligence. They are to be congratulated.

The researchers found higher IQ scores were significantly associated with lower scores on five of the six measures of religiosity - all except spirituality.

This allows an atheist to say they aren't religious but they are 'spiritual' with the added benefit that they test higher on their test.

Confirmation bias?

Please tell me how you feel about the book, "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life"?

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What do you guess the median IQ is of the regular posters on Free Republic? [View all] madinmaryland Sep 2015 OP

Watermelon, because cars don't like purple. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #1

Squid shenmue Sep 2015 #5

Ah, but you're forgetting NuclearDem Sep 2015 #9

Yes shenmue Sep 2015 #13

Der turk er jerb! cheapdate Sep 2015 #14

I suspect a fair number of them would have trouble spelling "IQ". Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #2

You just won the thread! madinmaryland Sep 2015 #3

Here's an interesting write up on a New Zealand study. PatrickforO Sep 2015 #4

I have always thought this to be true. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #8

...The finding was a "fairly bold statement" to make, said University of Auckland Professor of ryan_cats Sep 2015 #23

certainly extremely low for the ones who actually donate money Skittles Sep 2015 #6

you do mercuryblues Sep 2015 #11

well yeah there is that too Skittles Sep 2015 #19

54 times tea is tuna. my mom is my sisters fathers dressers car. JanMichael Sep 2015 #7

Wow, mine too shenmue Sep 2015 #15

I was going to guess 60, but then I saw that you wanted median... SeattleVet Sep 2015 #10

LOL! Then there is the port-a-potty to freeper ratio at demonstrations!! madinmaryland Sep 2015 #16

How many decimal points can I use? TheCowsCameHome Sep 2015 #12

That's not a fair question mythology Sep 2015 #17

Is there a correlation between intelligence Snobblevitch Sep 2015 #18

Says the freeper ... "How do you spell I Q ?" lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #20

Are negative IQs possible? (nt) LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #21

I realize I'm going against the flow here... Archae Sep 2015 #22

MONKEY PANCAKES!!!!! n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2015 #24