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→Errant notion that atheism is the result of higher intelligence
A common errant notions among atheists is the mistaken belief that atheism is the result of higher intelligence. This mistaken belief is due to excessive pride, the foolish nature of atheists [[Atheism and deception|and self-deception]]. There is a wealth of information that dispels the idea that atheism is the result of higher intelligence (see: [[Atheism and intelligence]]).
A common errant notions among atheists is the mistaken belief that atheism is the result of higher intelligence. This mistaken belief is due to excessive pride, the foolish nature of atheists [[Atheism and deception|and self-deception]]. There is a wealth of information that dispels the idea that atheism is the result of higher intelligence (see: [[Atheism and intelligence]]).
[[File:Atheist vs Theist IQ distribution GSS data.png|thumbnail|375px|right|Citing data from the [[General Social Survey]] (GSS), [[Vox Day]] writes: "..the two most common types of atheists are the High Church atheists with +2[[Standard deviation|SD]] [[IQ]]s (128+) and Low Church atheists with -2SD IQs (65-72). Note that the Low Church atheists actually outnumber the High Church atheists, 22.9 to 17.2 percent."<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/01/mailvox-distribution-of-atheist.html Mailvox: The distribution of atheist intelligence]</ref> (click on the graph above to enlarge)]]
The [[General Social Survey]] (GSS) is the "largest project funded by the Sociology Program of the [[National Science Foundation]]. Except for the U.S. Census, the GSS is the most frequently analyzed source of information in the social sciences."<ref>[http://www3.norc.org/GSS+Website/About+GSS/ About the General Social Survey]</ref>
Citing data from the General Social Survey, [[Vox Day]] writes about [[atheism|atheist]] [[Intelligence testing|intelligence quotient]] (IQ) scores:
{{cquote|"..the two most common types of atheists are the High Church atheists with +2[[Standard deviation|SD]] [[IQ]]s (128+) and Low Church atheists with -2SD IQs (65-72). Note that the Low Church atheists actually outnumber the High Church atheists, 22.9 to 17.2 percent...
Now, the statistically naive might look at this chart, note that the +2SD theists only account for 3.5 percent of the theistic population, and assume that this means there are more highly intelligent atheists than highly intelligent theists. This is not the case. As it happens, there are 11.4x more +2SD theists who either know God exists or believe God exists despite having the occasional doubt than there are +2SD atheists who don't believe God exists.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/01/mailvox-distribution-of-atheist.html Mailvox: The distribution of atheist intelligence]</ref>}}
In a 2010 article, Vox Day writes:
{{cquote|Never forget that the smarter and more knowledgeable act put on by many atheists is inevitably nothing more than that, an act, and one that has absolutely no basis in empirical reality except for a three-point average advantage in IQ which is almost surely a statistical artifact of their insignificant numbers and self-selected identification.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2010/04/always-call-their-bluff.html Always call their bluff]</ref>}}
Also, due the lack of evidence for atheism and the [[Christian apologetics|great amount of evidence]] for Christianity, atheism is not a respectable intellectual position. For example, God's [[creation]] plainly points to the existence of God <ref>[http://creation.com/creation-answers Creation vs. evolution]</ref> (see also: [[Atheism has a lower retention rate compared to other worldviews]]).
Also, due the lack of evidence for atheism and the [[Christian apologetics|great amount of evidence]] for Christianity, atheism is not a respectable intellectual position. For example, God's [[creation]] plainly points to the existence of God <ref>[http://creation.com/creation-answers Creation vs. evolution]</ref> (see also: [[Atheism has a lower retention rate compared to other worldviews]]).