Why Liberals and Atheists Are More Intelligent

[Analog]

This should be fodder for a good bashing.... I'm not sure I agree with it though.


More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history. Specifically, liberalism and atheism, and for men (but not women), preference for sexual exclusivity correlate with higher intelligence, a new study finds.

http://www.physorg.com/news186236813.html

:awe:

 

[IronWing]

So gay men and straight men are smarter than bisexual men? I guess they know in which goal to put the puck.

Folks who start their own damn religions are smarter than those who don't? I can see that.

Folks who agree with my novel politics are smarter than everyone else? This I can fully understand.

 

[Red Dawn]

So gay men and straight men are smarter than bisexual men? I guess they know in which goal to put the puck.

Uhhh sexual exclusivity means that the person sticks with one mate. It has nothing to do with their sexual preference. You must be a religious conservative

 

[jjzelinski]

Uhhh sexual exclusivity means that the person sticks with one mate. It has nothing to do with their sexual preference. You must be a religious conservative

lol ouch

 

[IronWing]

Uhhh sexual exclusivity means that the person sticks with one mate. It has nothing to do with their sexual preference. You must be a religious conservative

Oh, okay, I learn something new even on Saturdays. But my observation still applies, unless you're dating GaGa.

 

[Analog]

So gay men and straight men are smarter than bisexual men? I guess they know in which goal to put the puck.

Folks who start their own damn religions are smarter than those who don't? I can see that.

Folks who agree with my novel politics are smarter than everyone else? This I can fully understand.

glad you got things straight!

 

[RoloMather]

More lies from Satan. Big whoop.

 

[Tristicus]

The day liberals and atheists become more intelligent is the day that the world ends.

 

[datalink7]

What about conservative atheists?

 

[SlitheryDee]

Heinlein Knew this a long time ago.

"Geniuses and supergeniuses always make their own rules on sex as on everything else; they do not accept the monkey customs of their lessers." Friday, Ch. XXI, p. 214

 

[IronWing]

The day liberals and atheists become more intelligent is the day that the world ends.

It does make some sense that people who self identify as sheep might not be the folks who are perceived to be the most brilliant baubles in God's jewelry box.

 

[IronWing]

What about conservative atheists?

We call them Aspies.

 

[moshquerade]

Sounds like the someone just needed affirmation for themselves.

 

[skooma]

I don't see how being close minded is a sign of intelligence.

 

[IronWing]

Sounds like the someone just needed affirmation for themselves.

It's not like anyone else is going to do it for us.

 

[moshquerade]

It's not like anyone else is going to do it for us.

 

[reallyscrued]

Anyone got any butter for my popcorn?

 

[SlitheryDee]

I don't see how being close minded is a sign of intelligence.

It's funny how each side of this argument thinks the other side is closed minded.

 

[skooma]

It's funny how each side of this argument thinks the other side is closed minded.

Hey diddle diddle, stay in the middle.

Agnosticism is where it's at

 

[marvdmartian]

What about conservative atheists?

Or religious liberals?? :hmm:


Big surprise. A known evolutionist, who is likely also liberal and/or atheistic in his views, suddenly comes out with a "study" saying that, shockingly, liberals and atheists are smarter!!

I only hope that he got funding for this so-called "study", and suddenly finds himself presented with a bill for return of payment due to lack of research performed.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

It's funny how each side of this argument thinks the other side is closed minded.

both sides are closed minded, that's pretty much why there are defined sides to begin with

 

[moshquerade]

both sides are closed minded, that's pretty much why there are defined sides to begin with

everyone is close minded, unless they agree with you.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Let's see, I'm not religious, I am fairly centrist in my politics with a bit of a liberal bias but I don't vote strictly along party lines, and I have been in a faithful, loving relationship with the same woman for almost 2 decades now.

 

[Lonyo]

I don't see how being close minded is a sign of intelligence.

Who is being closed minded?

I'm an atheist and I have a problem with this study on the basis that it mentions God.
God is a construct of a particular group of religions, and has little place in a broad discussion of religion as a whole.

It would be interesting to see a breakdown by religion, assuming participants were more than just Christians, and it would be interesting to see whether the sweeping generalisations about the beliefs of religious (Christian) people hold for those participating.
I'm unsure that a Buddhist would see the hand of God at work behind natural phenomena.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

according to glenn beck, 'progressivism' is bad. i thought progress was good?