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The God factor


Pray without ceasing…
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According to this article, a Danish professor of psychology (who’s about to retire) has found out that atheists on average have an IQ that is 5.8 points higher than that of believers.

I wonder whether Harry Turtledove realised this when he wrote Between the Rivers in which believers are depicted as extremely stupid compared to the free-thinkers. 🙂

Anyway, if the article is correct, I wonder whether it’s believing that makes people less intelligent, or whether less intelligent people are more likely to believe in a god than more intelligent ones.

2 thoughts on “The God factor

  • Nice to hear my intellect has been boosted overnight. Could you surf me an article tomorrow morning that says non-believers are on average 5kg lighter than believers, please? That’d cheer me up no end! 😉

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  • Am gonnie tell your Mammy on you !!

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