[jluetjen]

Originally posted by kang
As I write this, 35% of the poll respondents say there is no god. I find this very interesting. If I recall correctly, something like 15% (depending on the source) of the general US population are atheists. 35% is a very high number. I wonder why this is? Perhaps it is because PPOT posters are smarter than average? Remember, there is an inverse correlation between religiosity and intelligence. In Europe, the number of atheists is substantially higher than the US. Perhaps we have a high representation from Europe?

Thoughts?

And on the other hand...

Originally posted by snowman
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer, the Hiltons, The Underhills, The Townsends, The Hoffmans, The Frosts are all blood relatives, very close ones. THeir history is published in various places. their intellect, far superior, to most college professors. Most have graduated from Harvard, Julliard, Yale and the like. Many have extreem IQs. Most beleive in God. I challange you to find higher intellects, anywhere in the world. God is not a myth, but part of our nature, a fact. Like it or not.

Intellectually, I can't find a weaker argument then "all of these smart people agree with me" -- from either side. Am I the only person who found both of these posts silly??? They don't seem to demonstrate anything to me aside from the inability of the poster to think and reason on their own, and reach a conclusion separately from the crowd of lemmings around them.