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Old 04-26-2012, 08:07 PM   #250
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Originally Posted by Makarov View Post
Several of the most brilliant lawyers and judges that I know are devoutly religious. I admit that, as a pompous atheist, I'm always a little bit disappointed when I learn that one of these brilliant people that I admire believes in the bible/koran. However, that said, it demonstrates to me profoundly that there is no causal nexus between religiosity and intelligence.
Yeah, I've noticed the same thing. I wonder how religious they would be if they weren't raised with religion of any sort, and then somebody tried to sell them on it in their 20s? Probably none, but it's a question that will never be answered.

I think a lot of these people are not being intellectually honest with themselves if they are believers, though. Somebody close to me who I consider to be very intelligent went from believing a literal version of the bible to being a full-on atheist in his late 30s, so there is hope I suppose.
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