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*Satan: Atheists deny the existence of Satan, while simultaneously doing his work.

*Satan: Atheists deny the existence of Satan, while simultaneously doing his work.

*Superior intellect: atheists believe that atheists are inherently more intelligent than theists, and some even consider this an "inevitable product of ongoing social selection."<ref>Gordon Stein, ''An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism,'' 164.</ref> In fact, a recent peer-reviewed study (which confirms a number of prior peer-reviewed studies), found a strong correlation between IQ and religious belief.<ref>[http://dailycow.org/system/files/article_0.pdf]</ref> Similarly, only 7% of "great" scientists today profess "personal belief" in a supernatural deity.<ref>[http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/news/file002.html]</ref> The connection between intelligence and atheism, therefore, appears not only to be statistically strong but to be getting stronger, at least according to the available data published in peer-reviewed journals like ''Nature''.

*Superior intellect: atheists believe that atheists are inherently more intelligent than theists, and some even consider this an "inevitable product of ongoing social selection."<ref>Gordon Stein, ''An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism,'' 164.</ref> In fact, a recent peer-reviewed study (which confirms a number of prior peer-reviewed studies), found a strong negative correlation between IQ and religious belief.<ref>[http://dailycow.org/system/files/article_0.pdf]</ref> Similarly, it was reported in ''Nature'' that only 7% of "great" scientists today profess "personal belief" in a supernatural deity.<ref>[http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/news/file002.html]</ref> The connection between intelligence and atheism, therefore, appears not only to be statistically strong but to be getting stronger, at least according to the available data published in peer-reviewed journals like ''Nature''.

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