For the record, I think this is absolutely effing ridiculous. The last paragraph of the clip pretty much sums it up. How can this kind of garbage be treated as real research?

People who believe in ANY Religion are f**kin idiots NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!

Bzzzt, wrong, sorry, but thanks for playing. I know at least one smart religious person (and it isn't me).

Gee, enbar, I don't why you'd be so skeptical of solid research like this. This is the same guy, after all, who authored classic papers like "Temperature, skin color, per capita income, and IQ" and "Eugenics: A Reassessment".

okay when he was done reading this how much ye-yo did he snort!

dude what study this ain't a hypothesis
and some how he called a Dr.

muhahahah why is this crazy old man speacking seriously ! some one should take this fool out !

How 'bout this for a headline: "UK study reveals intelligent people needed to design research"

People with higher IQs are educated enough to know that what is implied here as "God" is not the only one, and often tend to go with non-Abrahamic beliefs. But they are still very religious people.

nice try, wiccan. Faith has nothing to do with intelligence. This article is a crockpot, and has only showed up on minor newssites and tabloids. Besides the fact that IQ alone does not reveal a person's intelligence. Who wastes their time with this???

I don't believ in religions or gods but let's not blame the people who do, k?

Religion is not "faith." Faith is a belief in something that you cannot prove. Religion is a structure based upon faith.

Not taking one side or the other, I've read that people who have gone to college are more likely to stick to their religion than those who haven't. I imagine it's difficult to believe in the goodness of God when you're poor and your life sucks.

Religion is not "faith." Faith is a belief in something that you cannot prove. Religion is a structure based upon faith.

You do realize that Darwinism, and all science in general, is a religion according to your definition? Not criticizing, just find this a hilarious affirmation of my own thoughts.

I don't agree, ramsesemerson. Science has multiple ways to prove/disprove theories. Darwinism has tangible evidence that lends credence to its proveablity (sp?). Religion is also about the spiritual aspect of the human psyche, rather than the physical.

I imagine it's difficult to believe in the goodness of God when you're poor and your life sucks.

I'll have to disagree with that one as well. Difficult? Yes. But I don't believe that formal education makes a person more likely to be religion-centered. Poor people often feel that their religion is the ONLY stable thing in their life, and hold onto it more dearly than those in higher income brackets who often pay lip service to fit in.

I don't agree, ramsesemerson. Science has multiple ways to
prove/disprove theories. Darwinism has tangible evidence that lends
credence to its proveablity (sp?). Religion is also about the spiritual
aspect of the human psyche, rather than the physical.

A theory is something that can't be completely proven.

But I don't believe that formal education makes a person more likely to
be religion-centered. Poor people often feel that their religion is the
ONLY stable thing in their life, and hold onto it more dearly than
those in higher income brackets who often pay lip service to fit in.

These are people who were religion-centered before college.

As for the religious poor, paying lipservice or not is largely a product of upbringing and personality anyway.