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Line 33: − [[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 wrote: − {{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>}} − − Furthermore, on January 15, 2014, Vox Day wrote: − {{cquote|This amused me while playing around with the GSS. Of the dumbest strata of college graduates, nearly half, 46 percent, are atheists. That's twice as many as all types of theists combined. We finally have an explanation for the [[Richard Dawkins]] fans.<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/01/mailvox-distribution-of-atheist.html Mailvox: the distribution of atheist intelligence]</ref>}}
Atheism and profanity (view source)
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It is commonly thought that some individuals who commonly use profanity have limited vocabularies and imaginations.<ref>''Handbook for New Converts'' By William J. (Bill) Morgan ThD, page 77</ref><ref>[http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/the-etiquette-of-profanity/ The Etiquette of Profanity] by Alan Weiss, Posted on October 31, 2010</ref> In the United States, due to more women and southerners attending college/universities, atheism is now [[Atheism and education|negatively correlated]] with education. See also: [[Atheism and education]]
It is commonly thought that some individuals who commonly use profanity have limited vocabularies and imaginations.<ref>''Handbook for New Converts'' By William J. (Bill) Morgan ThD, page 77</ref><ref>[http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/the-etiquette-of-profanity/ The Etiquette of Profanity] by Alan Weiss, Posted on October 31, 2010</ref> In the United States, due to more women and southerners attending college/universities, atheism is now [[Atheism and education|negatively correlated]] with education. See also: [[Atheism and education]]
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