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Talk:Essay: 2018 will be a terrible year for atheists (view source)
Revision as of 02:33, February 10, 2018
, 02:33, February 10, 2018→Most atheists live in East Asia and the explosive rise of Christianity in China is raising living standards (and intelligence scores) and part of the reason is the Protestant work ethic
*[https://tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China]
*[https://tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China]
China has the 5th highest national IQ in the world with a score of 105.<ref name="CountryIQ"/> China's Zhejiang province is China's Christianity heartland.<ref name="Zhejiang">[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/03/chinas-christian-province-had-highest.html China's Christian Province had the highest IQ in China in 2005], ''Examining Atheism''</ref> In 2005, the ''Chinese Journal of Endemiology'' (Owned by China ‘s ministry of health) reported that Zhejiang province had the highest IQ of all the provinces in China with an average IQ of 115.8 which was markedly higher than China's average IQ at the time which was a score of 103.4.<ref name="Zhejiang"/>
In the latter part of the 20th century and throughout the 21st century, China has seen a rapid growth of [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical Christianity]] within their nation, increased economic development and a leap in intelligence scores.<ref>
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10776023/China-on-course-to-become-worlds-most-Christian-nation-within-15-years.html China on course to become 'world's most Christian nation' within 15 years]
*[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref><ref name="Are human beings becoming smarter">[http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31556802 Are human beings becoming smarter], BBC, March 2, 2015</ref> See also: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]] and [[East Asia and global desecularization]]
In addition, compared to China, [[Singapore]] and [[South Korea]] (which have higher degrees of religion/religious freedom) have higher national IQ scores of 108 and 106 respectively.<ref name="CountryIQ"/> In addition, [[Hong Kong]], which has a greater degree of religiosity than China as a whole and greater religious freedom than mainland China, has a regional IQ score of 108.<ref name="CountryIQ"/> See also: [[Growth of Christianity in China#China, state atheism and persecution|China, state atheism and persecution]]
=== Secularization has stalled in Europe and religious fundamentalism is rising ===
=== Secularization has stalled in Europe and religious fundamentalism is rising ===