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  1. Newsgroups: alt.atheism
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!apple!mumbo.apple.com!gallant.apple.com!wintermute.apple.com!user
  3. From: ksand@apple.com (Kent Sandvik )
  4. Subject: Re: iq<->religion: connection?
  5. Sender: news@gallant.apple.com
  6. Message-ID: <ksand-271292173212@wintermute.apple.com>
  7. Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 01:34:00 GMT
  8. References: <s!V=jTC@engin.umich.edu> <1992Dec19.224717.1993@prime.mdata.fi> <Stafford-221292170738@stafford.winona.msus.edu> <1992Dec25.162355.8674@prime.mdata.fi>
  9. Organization: (Evil Eye Creature from Mars, Inc.)
  10. Followup-To: alt.atheism
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  12.  
  13. In article <1992Dec25.162355.8674@prime.mdata.fi>, iikkap@mits.mdata.fi
  14. (Iikka Paavolainen) wrote:
  15. > In article <Stafford-221292170738@stafford.winona.msus.edu> Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford) writes:
  16. > >Consistent in my experience, too.  However, I do find among some of the
  17. > >brightest (and intellectually brave) a compelling interest in
  18. > >transcendental consciousness or the idea of a greater 'mind' but not
  19. > >the conventional notion of a god.
  20. > 
  21. > Environment, personality and idealistics are also important factors, 
  22. > but not as important is logical intelligence. You can also find atheists
  23. > among the dumbest people.
  24.  
  25. I don't know, I've not personally observed any correlations between
  26. intelligence and atheism. However, from my humble experience I've 
  27. noticed that extrovert people that have experienced a lot of the world
  28. (i.e. travelled, experienced other cultured) seem to have a more holistic
  29. view concerning religion, and where atheism is a valid world view.
  30.  
  31. Kent
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  33. Kent Sandvik (UUCP: ....!apple!ksand; INTERNET: ksand@apple.com)
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