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 think we actually need to worry. It's way more likely that any "research" you may find stating that religions are on the rise are very likely to be propaganda, put out to discourage more people from wanting answers that can be verified as true, and therefore discovering alternative viewpoints. Secularisation has been steadily happening for years now...
