Isn't it obvious?

 

Intelligent people tend to ask questions rather than simply accept things as given, and they look for objective answers with evidence backed by logical reasoning. Since religions are primarily founded on a leap of faith, such people are more likely to reject the idea.

 

"Intelligent people are less likely to do [anything irrational]" would be equally accurate as a brief, but of course the hypothesis goes for the controversy jugular by mentioning religion. This seems like second rate "research" by social "scientists" to me.

I see you had an interesting conversation here, guys. I'm not much of a debater but I wanted to recommend a book. It's called Zero and it's by Charles Seife.

 

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Isn't it obvious?

 

Intelligent people tend to ask questions rather than simply accept things as given, and they look for objective answers with evidence backed by logical reasoning. Since religions are primarily founded on a leap of faith, such people are more likely to reject the idea.

 

"Intelligent people are less likely to do [anything irrational]" would be equally accurate as a brief, but of course the hypothesis goes for the controversy jugular by mentioning religion. This seems like second rate "research" by social "scientists" to me.

 

That depends how you define intelligence though.

 

My friend is trainig to become a doctor, he went to a cashpoint with his hood up, earphones in and on an empty street, that's pretty fucking stupid and he got mugged.

 

Yet he is "intelligent"

My view is that there's no way to prove or disprove that there's a god, so it doesn't really matter. I figure if there is a god, and I'm a good person, I'll be rewarded in heaven or whatever you believe in. It would be a cruel god who sent perfectly good, kind, caring people to "eternal damnation" just because they didn't have faith, am i right?

have you ever read the Old Testamant? God was never logical or merciful.

The Old Testament was just when God was PMS'ing, he got over that by the time the New Testament rolled around. Then he was just weepy and sensitive.

i lol'd.

bible god certainly did have a lot of mood swings, the lord must be a woman!

Isn't it obvious?

 

Intelligent people tend to ask questions rather than simply accept things as given, and they look for objective answers with evidence backed by logical reasoning. Since religions are primarily founded on a leap of faith, such people are more likely to reject the idea.

 

"Intelligent people are less likely to do [anything irrational]" would be equally accurate as a brief, but of course the hypothesis goes for the controversy jugular by mentioning religion. This seems like second rate "research" by social "scientists" to me.

 

I came to this thread to say exactly that - you took the words straight out of my mouth. :P

 

Intelligent people will question the world around them, strive to find answers rather that simply accepting the subjective 'facts' which are pushed upon them. Unfortuntately, organised religion in the world today is just that - theories of a group of people widely believed to be facts pushed upon children, and they are expected to believe it's just 'the way it is' without any logical rationalizing. :\

have you ever read the Old Testamant? God was never logical or merciful.

 

There are many times when he was merciful.

Other than the time he flooded the whole planet cos he was a bit pissed off?