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[[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|220px|right|In [[Great Britain|Britain]], which is a country less religious than many countries, the evidence suggests that teenagers have lower IQ scores than their counterparts did a generation ago.<ref>
[[File:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Brain researchers have conducted a number of studies focusing on the differences between atheists and the religious. See: [[Atheism and the brain]] ]]
In terms of trends, [[Intelligence testing|intelligence test scores]] (IQ test scores) are rising in many religious countries countries while in some irreligious countries, IQ scores are falling (see: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries]]).
In terms of trends, [[Intelligence testing|intelligence test scores]] (IQ test scores) are rising in many religious countries countries while in some irreligious countries, IQ scores are falling (see: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries]]).
The ''Daily Mail'' reported in 2014, "Evidence suggests that the IQs of people in the [[UK]], [[Denmark]] and Australia have declined in the last decade."<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2730791/Are-STUPID-Britons-people-IQ-decline.html Are we becoming more STUPID? IQ scores are decreasing - and some experts argue it's because humans have reached their intellectual peak], ''Daily Mail'', 2014</ref>
The ''Daily Mail'' reported in 2014, "Evidence suggests that the IQs of people in the [[UK]], [[Denmark]] and Australia have declined in the last decade."<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2730791/Are-STUPID-Britons-people-IQ-decline.html Are we becoming more STUPID? IQ scores are decreasing - and some experts argue it's because humans have reached their intellectual peak], ''Daily Mail'', 2014</ref>
[[File:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Brain researchers have conducted a number of studies focusing on the differences between atheists and the religious. See: [[Atheism and the brain]] ]]
[[File:Union jack.jpg|thumbnail|220px|right|In [[Great Britain|Britain]], which is a country less religious than many countries, the evidence suggests that teenagers have lower IQ scores than their counterparts did a generation ago.<ref>
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4548943/British-teenagers-have-lower-IQs-than-their-counterparts-did-30-years-ago.html British teenagers have lower IQs than their counterparts did 30 years ago], ''The Telegraph'', 2009
*[http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2009/02/british-teens-iq-dropping/ British Teens’ IQ Dropping] , ''Cambridge University Press'' website, 2009
*[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329830-400-brain-drain-are-we-evolving-stupidity/ Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?], ''New Scientist'', 2014
*[http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/intelligence-quotient-james-flynn Received wisdom], ''Prospect'' magazine, 2012</ref> See: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries|Intelligence trends in secular countries]] ]]
In terms of the various [[Atheist Population|atheist population]]s in [[Global atheism|the world]], there is a significant amount of variance as far as the cultures they reside in terms of their regional intelligence levels as can be seen in the resources given directly below.
In terms of the various [[Atheist Population|atheist population]]s in [[Global atheism|the world]], there is a significant amount of variance as far as the cultures they reside in terms of their regional intelligence levels as can be seen in the resources given directly below.