728. Disadvantaged Religious People
Something is wrong with people, who believe in the existence of a deity, whose existence can neither be proven nor disproved and who nevertheless allow this belief govern their life. Depending on the point of view, these believers are either extremely stupid or have a partially dysfunctional brain.
The following study indicates, that taking the bible literally is a hindrance to successful higher education:
Something is wrong with people, who believe in the existence of a deity, whose existence can neither be proven nor disproved and who nevertheless allow this belief govern their life. Depending on the point of view, these believers are either extremely stupid or have a partially dysfunctional brain.
The following study indicates, that taking the bible literally is a hindrance to successful higher education:
Social Context and College Completion in the United States:
The Role of Congregational Biblical Literalism
http://spx.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/01/01/0731121414559522.full.pdf?ijkey=kziE9jf5LEBody7&keytype=finite
"The proportion college graduates for individual biblical literalists (0.24) is about half that of their non-literalist counterparts (0.48)"
This difference compares religious people, who only differ in how much the take the bible literally. I wonder about the difference between religious and nonreligious people.
