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Citing data from the [[General Social Survey]] (GSS), [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] writes about atheist [[Intelligence testing|intelligence quotient]] (IQ) scores:
Citing data from the [[General Social Survey]] (GSS), [[Vox Day|Theodore Beale]] writes about atheist [[Intelligence testing|intelligence quotient]] (IQ) scores:
{{cquote|"..the two most common types of atheists are the High Church atheists with +2[[Standard deviation|SD]] [[IQ]]s (128+) and Low Church atheists with -2SD IQs (65-72). Note that the Low Church atheists actually outnumber the High Church atheists, 22.9 to 17.2 percent...<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/01/mailvox-distribution-of-atheist.html Mailvox: The distribution of atheist intelligence]</ref>}}
{{cquote|"..the two most common types of atheists are the High Church atheists with +2[[Standard deviation|SD]] [[IQ]]s (128+) and Low Church atheists with -2SD IQs (65-72). Note that the Low Church atheists actually outnumber the High Church atheists, 22.9 to 17.2 percent...<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/01/mailvox-distribution-of-atheist.html Mailvox: The distribution of atheist intelligence]</ref>}}
[[Social science|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>
In his article ''How Many Americans are Atheists? Fewer than You Might Think'', Bradley Wright wrote:
In his article ''How Many Americans are Atheists? Fewer than You Might Think'', Bradley Wright wrote: