# Study links liberalism, atheism and monogamy to higher IQ's **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 26, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770 "2010-02-26T18:04:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/1 "2010-02-26T18:04:10Z")
i score 3 out of 3 here… [http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/26/liberals.atheists.sex.intelligence/index.html?hpt=C2](http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/26/liberals.atheists.sex.intelligence/index.html?hpt=C2) Newman loses… on 1 of these… ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/2 "2010-02-26T18:07:06Z")
YAY! ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/3 "2010-02-26T18:23:49Z")
2/3 I am not a liberal. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/4 "2010-02-26T18:24:33Z")
2/3 i am not down with teh monogamy ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/5 "2010-02-26T18:34:25Z")
Interesting article. I really like this: > Atheism allows someone to move forward and speculate on life without any concern for the dogmatic structure of a religion. I couldn’t have said it better. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/6 "2010-02-26T18:48:09Z")
2/3 I believe in a higher power, though I most churches organizations have their heads up their asses. So maybe 2.5/3. ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/7 "2010-02-26T19:09:11Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > 2/3 I believe in a higher power, though I most churches organizations have their heads up their asses. So maybe 2.5/3. So you’re a unitarian? Unitarians are like social atheists, no shame in that. ---
**Author:** ![97\_B18b1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/cdc98d/32.png) [@97\_B18b1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97_B18b1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/8 "2010-02-26T19:20:20Z")
this is an old argument that richard dawkins tried using in his debates, only to to have it dismantled by william lane craig. heres one of his responses to it, i dont think their debate is on video anywhere though. [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51882479](http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51882479) ---
**Author:** ![Event](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/event/32/5443_2.png) [@Event](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Event)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/9 "2010-02-26T19:21:23Z")
> [@khoveraki](#): > > So you’re a unitarian? Or a Deist. Either way, nothin wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/10 "2010-02-26T19:23:51Z")
I consider myself Agnostic; > Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable. > [Agnosticism - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism) > It’s different than Atheism because you acknowledge that even your own opinion can be false and you believe in a higher being(s) but you believe it’s impossible to proof it’s existence or purpose, etc. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/11 "2010-02-26T19:25:16Z")
Lets not turn this into a religious thread. K thanks. ---
**Author:** ![97\_B18b1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/cdc98d/32.png) [@97\_B18b1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97_B18b1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/12 "2010-02-26T19:26:30Z")
It was turned into a religious thread from the title alone. It had the word atheist in it, its bound to turn into one. > [@tpgsr](#): > > Lets not turn this into a religious thread. K thanks. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/13 "2010-02-26T19:28:38Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > Lets not turn this into a religious thread. K thanks. :danny: ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/14 "2010-02-26T19:36:12Z")
I don’t care. I do not want to see this turn into another 50 page debate about religion. Debate the concept of monogamy. I am now married and therefore monogamous and I can say that I had a lot more fun single, but I love my wife so I will do it. Joe, comments thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/15 "2010-02-26T19:47:30Z")
They’re just debating what my beliefs should be named, when the very act of naming “my beliefs” bastardizes the key “my” part. Cute little simpletons. ---
**Author:** ![Event](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/event/32/5443_2.png) [@Event](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Event)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/16 "2010-02-26T19:48:07Z")
> [@glitch](#): > > I consider myself Agnostic; > It’s different than Atheism because you acknowledge that even your own opinion can be false and you believe in a higher being(s) but you believe it’s impossible to proof it’s existence or purpose, etc. Same here. Also, I’ve been posting on here for about a month or so, and my post count remains at zero. Anyone know why this might be? ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/17 "2010-02-26T19:48:56Z")
Because you have yet to post in an automotive section. Off Topic and Classifides etc… do not count toward your post count. ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/18 "2010-02-26T20:46:02Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > They’re just debating what my beliefs should be named, when the very act of naming “my beliefs” bastardizes the key “my” part. Cute little simpletons. lolbro, how’s the weather all up there on that pedestal? Nothing I hate more than religious whackos is anti-religious whackos who think they have it all figured out. quick question: what do you put in the religion box on the census? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/19 "2010-02-26T20:55:33Z")
I’m just being a jackass. Don’t take me so seriously. I’ve never filled out a census. I was raised RC and thus that’s what I have the most knowledge of would probably be the appropriate box for me to check. ---
**Author:** ![klug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/klug/32/5222_2.png) [@klug](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/klug)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770/20 "2010-02-26T21:59:07Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > I’m just being a jackass. Don’t take me so seriously. > > I’ve never filled out a census. **I was raised RC** and thus that’s what I have the most knowledge of would probably be the appropriate box for me to check. I’m sorry. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/study-links-liberalism-atheism-and-monogamy-to-higher-iqs/79770.md?page=2)