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The Bell Curve book is not the only controversial study on IQ among different races or groups of people. Danish professor [[Helmuth Nyborg]] has conducted studies of IQ which indicate [[Politically correct language|politically incorrect]] results such as: on average, white people have higher IQs than black people, and men have higher IQs than women. His latest research finds that on average, [[atheists]] have IQs about 5.8 points higher than people of [[faith]], prompting similar outrage among his critics, who claim that such results might be due to cultural biases.[http://danish.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/05/554043-professor-atheists-are-more-intelligent-than-believers]
 
The Bell Curve book is not the only controversial study on IQ among different races or groups of people. Danish professor [[Helmuth Nyborg]] has conducted studies of IQ which indicate [[Politically correct language|politically incorrect]] results such as: on average, white people have higher IQs than black people, and men have higher IQs than women. His latest research finds that on average, [[atheists]] have IQs about 5.8 points higher than people of [[faith]], prompting similar outrage among his critics, who claim that such results might be due to cultural biases.[http://danish.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/05/554043-professor-atheists-are-more-intelligent-than-believers]
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==Political Ideology and IQ==
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Many University studies have shown liberals tend to have higher IQ scores than conservatives.
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Similar studies have linked both conservatism and prejudice ( racism and homophobia) to having a low IQ
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.eugenics.net/papers/mssel.html As the Bell Curves] - [[Charles Murray]] and [[Daniel Seligman]] - (Originally published in The National Review, December 8, 1997)
 
*[http://www.eugenics.net/papers/mssel.html As the Bell Curves] - [[Charles Murray]] and [[Daniel Seligman]] - (Originally published in The National Review, December 8, 1997)
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