5 Ridiculous Ancient Beliefs That Turned Out to Be True | Cracked.com
So that's a big athiests 0 and believers 1 then.
So that's a big athiests 0 and believers 1 then.
Pew said:On average, Americans correctly answer 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions on the survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. Atheists and agnostics average 20.9 correct answers. Jews and Mormons do about as well, averaging 20.5 and 20.3 correct answers, respectively. Protestants as a whole average 16 correct answers; Catholics as a whole, 14.7. Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons perform better than other groups on the survey even after controlling for differing levels of education.
You have gotten to the point where I can't tell if you're serious or joking anymore.
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This is an improvement actually, since it's far better than your last one.
Too funny.This is an improvement actually, since it's far better than your last one.
It is an interesting point, but I wasn't surprised. I think this is the obvious truth about the "Judeo-Christian culture" of the United States. It's more of a culture, and less the actual religions. (overall, over the spread of the population)Conversely, I found it interesting that US atheists and agnostics did better than believers on a Pew Religion Quiz.
Conversely, I found it interesting that US atheists and agnostics did better than believers on a Pew Religion Quiz.
I found the quiz to be pretty easy... I guessed on a couple of items, but got them all correct.
It is an interesting point, but I wasn't surprised. I think this is the obvious truth about the "Judeo-Christian culture" of the United States. It's more of a culture, and less the actual religions. (overall, over the spread of the population)
This has more to do with intelligence than anything else. Morons score lower, and smart people score higher. Because Jews, Mormons and atheists are smarter and more educated on average, they score better than protestants (who represent 65% of the US population -- the dumb masses). I'm pretty sure in Western Europe the gap is much narrower.On average, Americans correctly answer 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions on the survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. Atheists and agnostics average 20.9 correct answers. Jews and Mormons do about as well, averaging 20.5 and 20.3 correct answers, respectively. Protestants as a whole average 16 correct answers; Catholics as a whole, 14.7. Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons perform better than other groups on the survey even after controlling for differing levels of education.
'Ancient Beliefs (That Turned Out to Be True)' is a bit of an overstatement. Really, it's 'Ancient Beliefs (That Are Only Mostly False Instead of Completely, Assuming That the Beliefs Were Based on These Specific Events and Not Just Vaguely Coincidental Guesses, and Regardless They Still Certainly Do Not Rely on Gods or the Supernatural)' is more accurate.