I Am An Atheist

So from what I've found, people who are autistic are more likely to be atheists.

http://www.scienceandreligiontoday.com/2011/09/26/why-are-high-functioning-autistics-more-likely-to-be-atheists-or-agnostics/comment-page-1/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2039690/Atheism-autism-Controversial-new-study-points-link-two.html

I was actually diagnosed with Aspergers 3 years ago when I was 15, and at the time, I was only just beginning to question religion.

The doctor who diagnosed me stated to my parents that my IQ is above average intelligence.

Does this make sense considering that atheists also tend to rank higher in intelligence overall?

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Inanis

I also have Asperger's and I have received the same statement: that my IQ was above average.

People that are ignorant of what Asperger's is (eg. people that say it's a metal disorder and/or a learning disability) try to act superior upon finding out I have Asperger's. Then I simply cite the number of times they tried to get me to help them with academic problems because they know that I know what they don't know and learning has always been easy (school for me was WAY to easy).

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Opiate462

I hated math.... one thing that always confused me though was how I scored higher on the pre-cal/trig portion of the ACT(a class I never took) than I did on the Geometry portion(a class I was taking at that time)...go figure

MeadowLark4

Honestly anyone who tries to claim intellectual superiority over someone with asbergers is a fucking idiot with a few disorders of their own, namely the delusional belief in their own intelligence.

Inanis

I was never fond of math. It was a weaker subject of mine, which is weird because I'm great at applying the same math to scientific equations. Is that weird? I think it's weird.

Though, if all I needed to do was pass a test, I could easily learn an entire chapter's worth of information (which is a lot in calculus) and get a B. Quickly absorbing information is a breeze.

IzzyBeth122

The condition is one that goes towards exercising the mind.
I think people who have Asperger's do everything cognitively so I think it would make sense to be able to think rationally about the topic of religion.

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Opiate462

You have to remember that although Asperger's was first documented in 1944 by Dr. Hans Asperger, the first scholarly paper in the United States wasn't written until 1981 by Lorna Wing... then you have to take into account the amount of time it takes to get into school's curriculum, for lack of a better term... and I'm sure that services and diagnoses for children on the spectrum were available in schools in bigger cities and probably the northern states before they were here in Mississippi where I went to grade school...

Opiate462

I just wanted to know what you doubted... it sounded like you doubted my claim of being an Aspie... I'm really not sure why you keep getting so offended everybody that has commented on this thread has been pretty respectful, seems to me

Opiate462

That's what I don't understand you get offended because you mistakenly thought I was telling you that you didn't know your own daughter but you can seem to know me well enough to call me a liar... if you knew anything about Asperger's syndrome you would know that they occupy the two extremes of the IQ scale they are going to be either a very high intelligence or very low...ok...take care

rbrtoo

There is definetely a relation between religion and intelligence. The less intelligent people are the more they are susceptible to flawed logic. They just don't understand. In academic circles the amount of theists is definetely low, when an academic uses the word 'god' is it likely he means 'the way of the world' or something abstract and metaphorical.

Opiate462

Although that is true, I think more than anything it's about conditioning and fear...when, as a impressionable child, you've been told by people you trust (i.e. parents and other adults) that something is a certain way you tend to believe them..then as you grow older even though you may doubt what you were told there's still that fear of being wrong and going to hell... it took me a long time to go from believer to agnostic to atheist...

rbrtoo

I understand. However I think it's harder to fear something when your brain fully understands how ridiculous it is to believe in it. On the other hand fear tends to be slightly irrational.

sunnyelp

I was raised in a very religious home, yet I have never believed. I do remember being fearful of all the fire and brimstone preaching, but the older I got the less I could tolerate any of it. By the time I was 13, I identified as atheist.

Opiate462

Here are some links to just a few of the many search results on this topic I found on Google

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psyched/201205/does-autism-lead-atheism

http://www.scienceandreligiontoday.com/2011/09/26/why-are-high-functioning-autistics-more-likely-to-be-atheists-or-agnostics/comment-page-1/

http://www.autismkey.com/study-finds-correlation-between-atheism-and-autism/

Opiate462

Well I am both so I can attest to that, however, I think your statement would be better worded to say that people with Asperger's syndrome are more likely to become atheists

MegaManX97 · 26-30, M

I would say so as well considering neither of the two cause each other. Both parties are highly intelligent and as a result can mix.

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