Helmuth Nyborg 1
University of Aarhus, Denmark (1968–2007)
The present study examined whether IQ relates systematically to denomination and income
within the framework of the g nexus, using representative data from the National Longitudinal
Study of Youth (NLSY97). Atheists score 1.95 IQ points higher than Agnostics, 3.82 points higher
than Liberal persuasions, and 5.89 IQ points higher than Dogmatic persuasions. Denominations
differ significantly in IQ and income. Religiosity declines between ages 12 to 17. It is suggested
that IQ makes an individual likely to gravitate toward a denomination and level of achievement
that best fit his or hers particular level of cognitive complexity. Ontogenetically speaking this
means that contemporary denominations are rank ordered by largely hereditary variations in
brain efficiency (i.e. IQ). In terms of evolution, modern Atheists are reacting rationally to
cognitive and emotional challenges, whereas Liberals and, in particular Dogmatics, still rely on
ancient, pre-rational, supernatural and wishful thinking.
http://helmuthnyborg.dk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Publ_2009_The-Intellligence-Religiosity-Nexus.pdf
University of Aarhus, Denmark (1968–2007)
The present study examined whether IQ relates systematically to denomination and income
within the framework of the g nexus, using representative data from the National Longitudinal
Study of Youth (NLSY97). Atheists score 1.95 IQ points higher than Agnostics, 3.82 points higher
than Liberal persuasions, and 5.89 IQ points higher than Dogmatic persuasions. Denominations
differ significantly in IQ and income. Religiosity declines between ages 12 to 17. It is suggested
that IQ makes an individual likely to gravitate toward a denomination and level of achievement
that best fit his or hers particular level of cognitive complexity. Ontogenetically speaking this
means that contemporary denominations are rank ordered by largely hereditary variations in
brain efficiency (i.e. IQ). In terms of evolution, modern Atheists are reacting rationally to
cognitive and emotional challenges, whereas Liberals and, in particular Dogmatics, still rely on
ancient, pre-rational, supernatural and wishful thinking.
http://helmuthnyborg.dk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Publ_2009_The-Intellligence-Religiosity-Nexus.pdf
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