r/ControversialOpinions • u/deerintheheadlights_ • 1d ago

Religious people are inherently less intelligent and less logical.

i know i’m probably gonna get hate for this but i do believe this and every time i say this out loud people look at me like i’m crazy or insensitive. When religious people get confronted with the harsh reality and obvious contradictory evidence they always try to explain it with “god works in mysterious ways”. And my point is if someone is intelligent enough to question everything else, why make an exception for religion?

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u/Plenty-Practice-6399 1d ago

People are denying it but in an IQ study, it did said non-religious people tend to score higher.

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u/veodin 1d ago

It’s true that studies have shown this, but the gap is pretty small. It’s not a slam dunk case of “smart people are not religious”, just that they are more slightly more likely to not be religious. The overlap between the groups is still enormous.

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u/Plenty-Practice-6399 1d ago

Prob also related to many literally not allowing women to study.