View Poll Results: Do You Believe In A "God"?

Har-Tru · 10-27-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Arend

How your IQ calculation is done:

Average IQ 100
+40 for not supporting Nadal.
-20 for watching anime.
-30 for being a Yani fan.
-40 for supporting Federer.
+50 for not being an American.
+50 for starting a thread titled "WTF is your problem mods?"
-20 for posting in The Castle.

The result is accurate with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 points.

In all fairness the bolded bit should have got him at least 100 euros, but watching anime -100.

Jōris · 10-27-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Clydey

I'm genuinely curious about your owl obsession. What is the root of your interest in those furry creatures?

I was raised by a family of owls.

That creature in your avatar looks kind of cool.

habibko · 10-27-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Arend

How your IQ calculation is done:

Average IQ 100
+40 for not supporting Nadal.
-20 for watching anime.
-30 for being a Yani fan.
-40 for supporting Federer.
+50 for not being an American.
+50 for starting a thread titled "WTF is your problem mods?"
-20 for posting in The Castle.

The result is accurate with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 points.

but you forgot the most important one

+100 for enjoying Arend's posts

habibko · 10-27-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Har-Tru

I say habibko and Arend are right now cuddled together.

don't worry Hosay, our luv bridge has room for three

this thread is all about love

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Originally Posted by Har-Tru

In all fairness the bolded bit should have got him at least 100 euros, but watching anime -100.

it got me an arbitrary warning

you pplz deserve negative IQ for not appreciating the true essence of Japanese arts

Chiseller · 11-05-2009, 06:29 PM

Brought some oil and fire to play with.

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In 2008, intelligence researcher Helmuth Nyborg examined whether IQ relates to denomination and income, using representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth, which includes intelligence tests on a representative selection of American youth, where they have also replied to questions about religious belief. His results, published in the scientific journal Intelligence demonstrated that on average, Atheists scored 1.95 IQ points higher than Agnostics, 3.82 points higher than Liberal persuasions, and 5.89 IQ points higher than Dogmatic persuasions. "I'm not saying that believing in God makes you dumber. My hypothesis is that people with a low intelligence are more easily drawn toward religions, which give answers that are certain, while people with a high intelligence are more skeptical," says the professor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio...belief_and_I.Q.

superslam77 · 11-07-2009, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Arend

How your IQ calculation is done:

Average IQ 100
+40 for not supporting Nadal.
-20 for watching anime.
-30 for being a Yani fan.
-40 for supporting Federer.
+50 for not being an American.
+50 for starting a thread titled "WTF is your problem mods?"
-20 for posting in The Castle.

The result is accurate with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 points.

Clydey · 11-07-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiseller

Brought some oil and fire to play with.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio...belief_and_I.Q.

Nice to have facts that back up something I have long maintained.

Jōris · 11-07-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Clydey

Nice to have facts that back up something I have long maintained.

Nyborg's results are disputable. My calculations show your iq is, in fact, 10 points lower than habibko.

100 average iq
+25 for being Scottish
-100 for being British
+25 for not being English
+50 for not being American
+40 for supporting Murray
+10 for being a disagreeable ****
+10 for the Predator quote
-40 for living in the same country as Ditherless and Burrow

I think this result is true and accurate.

Clydey · 11-07-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Arend

Nyborg's results are disputable. My calculations show your iq is, in fact, 10 points lower than habibko.

100 average iq
+25 for being Scottish
-100 for being British
+25 for not being English
+50 for not being American
+40 for supporting Murray
+10 for being a disagreeable ****
+10 for the Predator quote
-40 for living in the same country as Ditherless and Burrow

I think this result is true and accurate.

I agree with all of that.

habibko · 11-07-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Clydey

Nice to have facts that back up something I have long maintained.

I've already refuted your argument, being smart doesn't make you right, and not all smart people are atheists.

Clydey · 11-07-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by habibko

I've already refuted your argument, being smart doesn't make you right, and not all smart people are atheists.

Firstly, you didn't refute my argument. Secondly, I didn't say that all smart people are atheists. There are many smart people who believe in God.

Atheists on average, however, seem to be more intelligent. Or they at least do better on IQ tests, generally.

habibko · 11-07-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Clydey

Firstly, you didn't refute my argument. Secondly, I didn't say that all smart people are atheists. There are many smart people who believe in God.

Atheists on average, however, seem to be more intelligent. Or they at least do better on IQ tests, generally.

agnostics are on the average smarter than religious people as well, it's because smarter people tend to question more and think for themselves, therefore they are more prone to believing in rebellious ideas like atheism than the average Joe.

Clydey · 11-07-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by habibko

agnostics are on the average smarter than religious people as well, it's because smarter people tend to question more and think for themselves, therefore they are more prone to believing in rebellious ideas like atheism than the average Joe.

Precisely.