Religious people are less intelligent than atheists

Religious people are less intelligent than atheists, according to analysis of scores of scientific studies stretching back over decades. Study found 'a reliable negative relation between intelligence and religiosity' in 53 out of 63 studies.

A new review of 63 scientific studies stretching back over decades has concluded that religious people are less intelligent than non-believers.

A piece of University of Rochester analysis, led by Professor Miron Zuckerman, found “a reliable negative relation between intelligence and religiosity” in 53 out of 63 studies.

According to the study entitled, 'The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations', published in the 'Personality and Social Psychology Review', even during early years the more intelligent a child is the more likely it would be to turn away from religion.

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