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Warren Stupidity

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82. the only explanation is SATAN!

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Is there a correlation between intelligence and religiosity? [View all] Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 OP

Well I only have three active brain cells so you shouldn't judge by me. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #1

happy thanksgiving! Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #6

You too and have a great weekend! hrmjustin Nov 2014 #10

He's a pleasant fellow, isn't he? rug Nov 2014 #14

. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #21

I had three brain cells mindwalker_i Nov 2014 #22

Good response! hrmjustin Nov 2014 #23

Thank you mindwalker_i Nov 2014 #24

Atheists are a self-selected group. The metrics aren't comparable. rug Nov 2014 #2

Uh huh. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #3

You realize that's a meta-analysis? rug Nov 2014 #5

Conformists are a self-selected group too. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #7

Confformity is the default human behavior. rug Nov 2014 #11

I disagree. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #13

If that were true, the prisons would be empty. rug Nov 2014 #15

I said 'can be'. Not an absolute. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #20

There aren't many in prisons, relative to those who are not Brettongarcia Dec 2014 #89

Conformity is self-selected to the extent that respondents declare it in questionaires Brettongarcia Dec 2014 #90

(PSsst: Believers are a 'self selected' group too) AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #4

Psssst . . . . rug Nov 2014 #9

Unknown. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #12

I did. rug Nov 2014 #16

I know, it's super inconvenient to conform. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #19

What does that have to do with self-selection? bvf Nov 2014 #27

Because deconversion is a process of selection, self-selection. rug Nov 2014 #42

That's a lot of words bvf Nov 2014 #45

They do. rug Nov 2014 #46

so what's your point? Lordquinton Nov 2014 #47

I'll repeat it for you. rug Nov 2014 #50

you have a large flaw in your analysis Lordquinton Nov 2014 #52

Not really. rug Nov 2014 #54

Hmm. bvf Nov 2014 #58

Google Richard Herrnstein, Arthur Jensen, Wiiliam Shockley, and E.O. Wilson. rug Nov 2014 #59

So you haven't any data. bvf Nov 2014 #60

The data is all over the place. rug Nov 2014 #61

Yet you can't bring yourself to provide any here. bvf Nov 2014 #62

I'm torn between watching the Grumpy Cat movie on Lifetime and this thread. rug Nov 2014 #63

Deflect, deflect, deflect. bvf Nov 2014 #64

His objection is highly flawed. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #66

Perhaps an explanation will be forthcoming. bvf Nov 2014 #68

You assume all atheiests deconverted. I didn't. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #65

It's not about you. rug Nov 2014 #73

Source? AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #86

The source is baded on the data showing that theists are by far the majority. rug Dec 2014 #94

Dad was an atheist. rogerashton Nov 2014 #53

It's pretty well accepted that those family histories have historically been a rarity. rug Nov 2014 #55

perhaps a negative correlation. Old and In the Way Nov 2014 #8

I believe that the more fundamental you are, the less likely you are to look at other roguevalley Nov 2014 #17

Or, more likely... Old and In the Way Nov 2014 #18

Human psychology can be complex. Notafraidtoo Nov 2014 #25

Excellent answer. Warpy Nov 2014 #26

Do you have any suggestions bvf Nov 2014 #28

When I read "religiosity among American Protestants" Trillo Nov 2014 #29

Oh, the Catholics hate the Protestants bvf Nov 2014 #30

Yeah, I know. Trillo Nov 2014 #49

I'm grasping at meaning there but coming up with nothing. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #39

So now we are ranking countries by intelligence? (nt) stone space Nov 2014 #31

This has been objectively documented: the average IQ in 100 countries was fairly easy to discover. Brettongarcia Dec 2014 #91

Which countries are the smartest, and which countries are the stupidest? stone space Oct 2016 #99

Do you have a list of smart countries vs stupid countries? (nt) stone space Nov 2014 #32

Richard Lynn stone space Nov 2014 #33

Fair objection to question the impartiality of that particular study. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #67

Professor Miron Zuckerman's study was paragraph one of my excerpt in the op. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #70

Here's Richard Lynn's SPLC page: stone space Nov 2014 #34

asdf stone space Nov 2014 #35

Geez, he's a sociobiologist. rug Nov 2014 #43

That makes it all sciencey and stuff. (nt) stone space Dec 2014 #93

I prefer my atheism with a dash of skepticism, please. stone space Nov 2014 #36

And what would your "skepticism" tell you skepticscott Nov 2014 #41

My skepticism tells me that when one group of people... stone space Dec 2014 #97

Well, if you see any group doing that skepticscott Dec 2014 #98

I'd think that a militant atheist such as your self would be all about this study Lordquinton Nov 2014 #48

Perhaps your stereotypes of militant atheists need adjusting. stone space Nov 2014 #71

Perhaps you are using the word incorrectly. Goblinmonger Nov 2014 #74

Somebody tried pretty darn hard to get this post hidden. Goblinmonger Nov 2014 #77

the only explanation is SATAN! Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #82

this word you keep using Lordquinton Nov 2014 #78

You assume that all atheists have an intellectual inferiority complex. stone space Dec 2014 #87

You keep claiming you are a militant atheist Lordquinton Dec 2014 #95

Again, more stereotypes. And dangerous stereotypes for militants. stone space Dec 2014 #96

well I for one agree, I am totally on board with being skeptical about your atheism. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #76

Duh, Believing in Imaganary Beings correlates with a low IQ? dballance Nov 2014 #37

Ah, so this is the map that determines how smart we are. stone space Nov 2014 #38

Given the quantity of your responses to this thread, this must have hit a nerve. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #40

If your definition of atheist is money, without doubt Leontius Nov 2014 #51

Maybe Dawkins should redirect his efforts goldent Dec 2014 #88

The premiss that edhopper Nov 2014 #44

Which is pretty much what rug said. okasha Nov 2014 #57

Again, I posted simply about the available evidence that there is a correlation Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #69

There might well be edhopper Nov 2014 #72

The Zuckerman meta-analysis did control for other factors muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #84

I was talking about cross country measurements of intelligence. edhopper Nov 2014 #85

Garbage In Garbage Out struggle4progress Nov 2014 #56

lol Bradical79 Oct 2016 #101

I think we need a breakdown per religion and per demonination goldent Nov 2014 #75

Only among US Protestants, according to your source carolinayellowdog Nov 2014 #79

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

At least the correlation between intelligence and flamebait has been established. rug Nov 2014 #80

True that. okasha Nov 2014 #81

There are reasons to believe that would be the case, but it is complicated Bradical79 Oct 2016 #100