I don't know if it's accurate, since IQ tests are quite unreliable, but...

[Bucky]

I just like this chart

[HopeHoops]

1. It does seem to have a little bit of an editorial edge to it.

Although the Baptist, Mormon, and Scientologist rankings seem to be mostly accurate, if not a bit high. The others I'm not sure about. I guess there wasn't room in the <60 range for shrubs and other Texahegians or Alaskan governors.

[Deja Q]

2. W00t!! Smarter than a Shinto!!

Though not by much...

[trof]

3. Nyah-Nyah-Nyah...Atheists are smarted than Jews and Christians.

:evilgrin:
I guess I should be a Shintoist?
;-)

[Deja Q]

4. If you like, but keep this in mind:

We stay crunchy in milk. :D

[pink-o]

14. So if I'm a Jewish atheist, does that make me a genius?

[Bucky]

19. The ability two hold two contradictory ideas in your head at the same time

... is not quite as genius as the ability two hold two contradictory ideas in your head at the same time while playing "Red River Valley" on the harmonica. Now that would be fucking genius!

[Critters2]

5. My tradition isn't on there, but I'm guessing we're up there close to

Episcopalians.

[northernlights]

6. wow

I beat out the Shintos with a little room to spare in my depressed phase. In the manic phase, I'm kind of off that chart. But then, although I'm not an atheist I've also always found it hard to follow *any* organized religion. :o

[surrealAmerican]

7. I doubt that any factual data was used in the making of this chart.

[azmouse]

8. Meh... looks like someone with an axe to grind made that up.

[Bucky]

9. The data is from a peer-reviewed academic journal

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. The Journal of Shinto Supremacists?

[DS1]

10. My IQ is 228, I wear a size 28 triple wide shoe, and fuck like a beast

/Internet self-measurement thread trifecta

[Bucky]

13. oh my

I'm not sure fucking like a beast can be assessed by "self-measurement." I've tried a self test and about as much as I can claim is that I fuck like a really awesome palm.

[Ikonoklast]

26. Wow.

That means you must be a very smart elephant?

[blogslut]

11. I had a friend give me an I.Q. test

It was part of her practical for her LPC. She refused to tell me the results - just told me I was very smart.

grrr.

[Bucky]

12. Don't worry. IQ scores are utter crap.

You can't actually measure intelligence. It's too situational to be quantifiable. What an IQ test tests is your ability to take IQ tests. There's a dozen different tests out there and they're all fraught with dozens of cultural biases.

[blogslut]

16. I realize that

I realize that. I operate on the theory that every human possesses some skill or knowledge where they excel.

My "grrr" was more about my selfish need for positive reinforcement.

[Bucky]

17. That theory of yours just shows how totally awesome you are

And recognizing your selfish needs like that is just utterly brilliant.

[blogslut]

18. LOL

My mouth is watering. Did I just hear a bell?

[Dem_4_Life]

20. WOW...that is a cool chart.

Where did you find it?

[rurallib]

21. I had an IQ test once

tasted good with a little taco sauce.
My Mom was a Shinto and my dad was an atheist. They compromised with me and made me an Atho

[lightningandsnow]

22. BALEETED

None of you need to know my IQ.

[DS1]

28. Nice post, Strongbad

And you're right.

[Noodleboy13]

23. I think I might know why the curve is heavy on the Asian Religion.

First a little background.
The Noodleboy was raised by a child psychologist. I used to take IQ tests for fun. If my dad could have built a Skinner box big enough, I'd a been in it.

Right after college I got a job as a note taker at the U of M. I sold a lot of copies of the Individual Differences, a stats/psych class that dealt mainly with bell graph, deviation toward the mean, Twins studies etc.

One touchy thing about IQ is that it DOES correlate along ethnic, racial and socio-economic lines (groups not individuals). It is important to remember however, as someone pointed out earlier, your IQ score shows how well you take IQ tests. That's it.

Taoism, and to a greater degree Shintoism, are Japanese religions. I don't think I'm painting with too broad a brush to say that the japanese educational model stresses memorization and test-prep. Like studying for the SAT's x10. So. You have a population that as a group, tends to score highly on tests and culturally happens to ascribe to Eastern philosophies. There ya go.

peace
Noodleboy

[Juche]

24. Jews have higher IQs than that

Ashkanazi jews (who make up 80% of the world's jews) have an IQ of around 107-112.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_intelligence

That chart puts them at about 101.

[FloridaJudy]

25. Interesting

Most Asian religions are non-dualistic. Maybe the tradition of being able to hold more than one point of view encourages more creative problem solving?

Or maybe presenting this graph on April First tests the thinking skills of Westerners.

[old mark]

27. Not questioning the religious dimension, but the bell curve -

Is over 145 REALLY in the top .1%?

No wonder I have so few friends....

I thought it was just because I'm a prick.....

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