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In reply to the discussion: Is there a correlation between intelligence and religiosity? [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)52. you have a large flaw in your analysis
The self selection is a red herring you are throwing in to muddy the waters.
It's like examining a bunch of high school students, and finding that aa higher percentage of dropouts (a "self selected hroup" were going to college than non drop outs.
Atheists make up a disproportionately smaller population of prisons as well, it's not about the number of people in the group, it's the overall performance of the group showing a statistically significant difference.
Please refrain from adding personal attacks, you can make better arguments without them.
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Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
OP
Conformity is self-selected to the extent that respondents declare it in questionaires
Brettongarcia
Dec 2014
#90
It's pretty well accepted that those family histories have historically been a rarity.
rug
Nov 2014
#55
I believe that the more fundamental you are, the less likely you are to look at other
roguevalley
Nov 2014
#17
This has been objectively documented: the average IQ in 100 countries was fairly easy to discover.
Brettongarcia
Dec 2014
#91
Professor Miron Zuckerman's study was paragraph one of my excerpt in the op.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#70
I'd think that a militant atheist such as your self would be all about this study
Lordquinton
Nov 2014
#48
well I for one agree, I am totally on board with being skeptical about your atheism.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#76
Given the quantity of your responses to this thread, this must have hit a nerve.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#40
Again, I posted simply about the available evidence that there is a correlation
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#69
There are several studies referenced. The one you are referring to is the meta study
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2014
#83
Alternative hypothesis: more Protestants are smart enough to leave religion entirely
Brettongarcia
Dec 2014
#92