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| | *[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> |
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| | *[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329830-400-brain-drain-are-we-evolving-stupidity/ Brain drain: Are we evolving stupidity?], ''New Scientist'', 2014 | | *[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]] ]] | | *[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]] ]] |
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| | 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. |