Daniel Wilson

9 minutes ago, iNow said:

Nonsense. 

No this is not nonsense, you claim that the data in the linked articles is not reliable, you have to prove it.

4 minutes ago, iNow said:

No. I think most never bothered to answer the question and that the 10% claim relies too heavily on assumption and limited data.

Well, this is an assumption that You have to prove.

1 minute ago, iNow said:

Because in my experience I’ve found that it’s a wise standard operating procedure when it comes to questionable assertions like these. 

So what do you think, that the Nobel prize winners lied when they said that they believe in God?

16 minutes ago, iNow said:

I question the validity of the source data. Is sharing ones religious affiliation / nonbelief in an open and honest way prerequisite to receiving the award? No, it’s not, so most of these “data” underlying the claim of “only 10%” are surely better classified as unsourced assumptions. You may as well be asking why only 10% of Nobel winners like mozzarella. 

I don't understand your comment, why do you question the validity of the source data?

This are very smart people, so my expectation was to see a much higher percent of atheists in this community.

(BTW: Why can't I turn my links to a clickable links? )

1 minute ago, dimreepr said:

Why does it matter?

Because this are a very smart people, so my expectation was to see a much higher percent of atheists in this community.

That's why.

Hi all,

I was very surprised to discover that only 10% of the Nobel prize winners are atheist:

1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Religion_of_Nobel_Prize_winners.png

2. https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/?p=7237

3. https://www.quora.com/What-proportion-of-Nobel-prize-winners-are-atheist

4. https://www.johnlennox.org/resources/145/how-many-nobel-prize-winners

This info contradicts everything I've heard before, that there is a strong negative correlation between intelligence and religiosity.

For example:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xvILvxYbFA&feature=youtu.be&&t=1m45s

2. https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_militant_atheism#t-955695

3. https://www.psypost.org/2019/11/meta-analysis-of-83-studies-produces-very-strong-evidence-for-a-negative-relationship-between-intelligence-and-religiosity-54897

How do you explain this?