Are religious people really less smart, on average, than atheists? [Spirituality & Religion]
It’s a question with some urgency, the proportion of people with a religious belief is growing: by 2050, if current trends continue, people who say they are not religious will make up only 13 per cent of the global population. Based on the low-IQ-religiosity link, it could be argued that humanity is on course to become collectively less smart. Its said that atheists surpass religious individuals in terms of reasoning but not working-memory performance. The religiosity effect is robust across🤔
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I don't believe there's correlation between intellect and a person's belief system. The proportion of those who consider themselves religious is falling not rising. That's certainly the trend down here anyway
@BeefySenpie You could be right. Studies usually are based on just a number of people thats why I believe everyone should participate to get more accurate data but most people dont want to be part of it :(
