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Originally Posted by msmith
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So is the apparent inference from the posted statistics is that the French should be exponentially smarter than Americans because they don't believe in God to the overwhelming degree that Americans do (i.e. religious people= dumb, atheists=smart). That is patently absurd. The United States is one of the highest educated nations on the face of the earth, and one of the most religious.
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If it helps some people feel more "comfortable" reading it, Vox Day the author of "The Irrational Atheist" is a member of Mensa.
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Just to keep things on a level playing field, the opposite of smart is dumb & the opposite of educated is ignorant. There are plenty of well educated people who aren't very smart as well as plenty who are not formally educated but are very smart.
Also having been a member of Mensa and known several other members, I am not terribly impressed with the organization nor their members. Some of them would have a hard time finding their way in out of the rain. Indeed they would have a hard time recognizing that they were out in the rain until it was pointed out to them. But that's just my opinion. I'm sure that they are all very smart.