How’s that for a provocative title? Whilst I do not totally agree with everything that is written, there are some interesting points made in this article with some great information pulled together.
Some parts from it to whet your appetite:
- …it’s being put about in certain circles that atheists have higher IQs than believers.
- Let’s dispense with the crude metric of IQ and look at the actual lives led by atheists, and believers, and see how they measure up. In other words: let’s see who is living more intelligently.
- And guess what: it’s the believers. A vast body of research, amassed over recent decades, shows that religious belief is physically and psychologically beneficial – to a remarkable degree.
- What’s more, these benefits are visible even if you adjust for the fact that believers are less likely to smoke, drink or take drugs. And let’s not forget that religious people are nicer. They certainly give more money to charity than atheists, who are, according to the very latest survey, the meanest of all.
Read the whole thing here.
