quote:Originally posted by LMM:
1. To say 'SKEPTIC' magazine would have an unbiased poll is ridiculous, thus the reason I mentioned 'Answers in Genesis'.
LMM,
It is not an "atheist" magazine. It is a very well respected magazine devoted to skeptical inquiry. It and its readers insist on empirical evidence for every view.
It is one of the best sources for excellent, peer reviewed critical examinations for all sorts of interesting issues such as Big Foot, UFO,s, acupuncture, pseudosciences, anti-vaccination movement, and so on.
Why in the world would you dismiss it as invalie? Because it occasionally discusses the origins of religion form a skeptical standpoint? I would expect such vehemence against asking tough questions from the Bloviator but not you.
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As for intelligence and religion, I cannot find any study that would be considered unbiased. A science based one will point to lower intelligence for a belief in God, while a religious backed one will have the opposite outcome.
As with any study, one must ask "Does this make sense?" Seriously, LMM, you of all people should innately know that there is a correlation fundamentalism and lack of education. You live in the middle of rural people who qualify that observation every day.
You appear to have a tendency of late of denying facts that do not suit your views. It's quite unbecoming of you.