Intelligent people are 'less likely to believe in God'

telegraph.co.uk — Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, said many more members of the “intellectual elite” considered themselves atheists than the national average. A decline in religious observance over the last century was directly linked to a rise in average intelligence, he claimed. But it may not be that simple…

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1. What i would say, to the professor, is this; I think, what you mean to say, is that all people, now days have increased their worldly knowledge, about what`s really going on, our lives, space, the speed of light,e=MC SQ., all that good stuff, etc.etc. To sum up, It`s not due to intelligence rising, we`ve all had the same brain size for at least the past 20,000 – 30,000 years. It`s what we know, (Knowledge) now, about our world around us. All gods, from all time, and the people who believed, in one or more of them(gods) are gone! Today, there`s only about 4 or 5 major gods, that enjoy popularity. Another 300 to 500 years from now, they too will pass away. An example; A person, who is a Muslim, must face Mecca, a holy city, 5 times a day, to pray to Allah. If one, or more Muslims, where to go into deep space for a few years, how are they to know which way to face when it`s time to pray,inside their space ship, or on another world, hundreds of light years away from Mother Earth??????? Just a thought, now and then.

   — Robert William · Aug 4, 11:05 AM · #