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| | The [[dysgenic fertility]] theory posits an inverse relationship between intelligence and fertility (Lower intelligence people having more children). | | The [[dysgenic fertility]] theory posits an inverse relationship between intelligence and fertility (Lower intelligence people having more children). |
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| | + | [[Denmark]], [[Sweden]]. [[Great Britain]], [[Norway]] and [[Australia]] are less religious than many regions of the world (see: [[Secular Europe]] and [[Irreligion in Australia]]). |
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| | 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>[https://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>[https://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> |
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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. |