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Asian atheism and intelligence (view source)
Revision as of 21:08, March 17, 2017
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In comparison to [[Asian atheism]] (Asian cultures are known for stressing social harmony), [[Western World|Western]] atheists have lower social intelligence (see: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social intelligence]]).
In comparison to [[Asian atheism]] (Asian cultures are known for stressing social harmony), [[Western World|Western]] atheists have lower social intelligence (see: [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social intelligence]]).
''Shanghai Daily'' declares:
{{Cquote|RICE or wheat? The choice may be more than a matter of taste: It could even determine personality.
That’s according to Thomas Talhelm, an American psychology PhD candidate at the University of Virginia, who recently received wide media notice for sharing his “Rice Theory of Culture.”
According to his research, people from rice-farming areas are more interdependent, can be shy around strangers and are focused on avoiding conflict; people from wheat-producing areas are less concerned about preserving social harmony, are more independent and more outgoing and straightforward.
The theory fits not only in China, but also in other rice-cultivating countries, such as Japan and South Korea. Singapore is another “rice personality country” because a big part of the population there are descendants of Chinese immigrants from the rice-farming areas, Talhelm says.
For the past few years, the 28-year-old American has traveled around China to work on his rice theory, and now he is expected to expand it to India and other Asian countries.
“Rice is very special farming,” says Talhelm who recently came to Shanghai for a psychology workshop, “because before modern technology was developed, farming rice needed more cooperation than farming wheat.”
“Rice needs much more labor, and people need to cooperate,” he says. “Flooding, draining, harvesting, fertilizing and others all need cooperation, and if you mess things up, your neighbors may be pissed.”<ref>[http://www.shanghaidaily.com/feature/people/You-are-what-you-grow-Rice-theory-of-culture-holds-intrigue/shdaily.shtml You are what you grow? Rice theory of culture holds intrigue] By Lu Feiran</ref>}}
=== East Asian values ===
=== East Asian values ===