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| − | [[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|In [[Great Britain|Britain]], which is a country less religious than many countries, [[Phenotype|phenotypic]] intelligence is now declining.<ref>[http://www.academia.edu/1203173/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_World_1_ ''The Rise and Fall of the World's IQ''] by Thomas Hally</ref><ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/05/14/whats-the-most-godless-place-on-earth/ What’s the Most Godless Place on Earth?] by [[Hemant Mehta]], May 14, 2012</ref> See: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries|Intelligence trends in secular countries]] ]] | + | [[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|220px|right|In [[Great Britain|Britain]], which is a country less religious than many countries, [[Phenotype|phenotypic]] intelligence is now declining.<ref>[http://www.academia.edu/1203173/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_World_1_ ''The Rise and Fall of the World's IQ''] by Thomas Hally</ref><ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/05/14/whats-the-most-godless-place-on-earth/ What’s the Most Godless Place on Earth?] by [[Hemant Mehta]], May 14, 2012</ref> See: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries|Intelligence trends in secular countries]] ]] |
| − | Within various countries, standardized [[intelligence testing|intelligence test]] scores (IQ test scores) related to the issue of [[atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] vs. [[theism|theists]] intelligence scores often yield conflicting results.<ref>
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| | + | In terms of trends, intelligence test scores (IQ test scores) are rising in many religious countries countries while in many irreligious countries, IQ scores are falling (see: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries]]). |
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| | + | Within various countries, standardized intelligence test scores related to the issue of [[atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] vs. [[theism|theists]] intelligence scores often yield conflicting results.<ref> |
| | *[http://www.doxa.ws/other/smarter.html Who is smarter? Believers or non-believers?]*[http://www.randalolson.com/2014/08/24/the-myth-of-the-smarter-atheist/ The myth of the smarter Atheist] by Randy Olson, Posted on August 24, 2014 | | *[http://www.doxa.ws/other/smarter.html Who is smarter? Believers or non-believers?]*[http://www.randalolson.com/2014/08/24/the-myth-of-the-smarter-atheist/ The myth of the smarter Atheist] by Randy Olson, Posted on August 24, 2014 |
| | *[http://christianmomthoughts.com/are-christians-less-intelligent-than-atheists-heres-what-all-those-studies-really-say/ Are Christians Less Intelligent Than Atheists? Here’s What All Those Studies REALLY Say] by Natasha Crain</ref> Part of the problem is that social scientists use variant [[Definition of atheism|definitions of atheism]].<ref>[http://www.strangenotions.com/atheists-higher-iqs/ ''Do Atheists Really Have Higher IQs than Believers?''], Dr. William M. Briggs</ref><ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/blackwhiteandgray/2012/01/how-many-americans-are-atheists-fewer-than-you-might-think/ How Many Americans are Atheists? Fewer than You Might Think] by Bradley Wright, January 26, 2012</ref> | | *[http://christianmomthoughts.com/are-christians-less-intelligent-than-atheists-heres-what-all-those-studies-really-say/ Are Christians Less Intelligent Than Atheists? Here’s What All Those Studies REALLY Say] by Natasha Crain</ref> Part of the problem is that social scientists use variant [[Definition of atheism|definitions of atheism]].<ref>[http://www.strangenotions.com/atheists-higher-iqs/ ''Do Atheists Really Have Higher IQs than Believers?''], Dr. William M. Briggs</ref><ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/blackwhiteandgray/2012/01/how-many-americans-are-atheists-fewer-than-you-might-think/ How Many Americans are Atheists? Fewer than You Might Think] by Bradley Wright, January 26, 2012</ref> |