13 Oct 06
Originally posted by scottishinnzI always liked the example of relating number of churches in a town to the number of bars. They are very closely related. So obviously churches drive people to drink.
Indeed. One of the professors at Dundee, where I did my undergrad used to delight in telling us this. Indeed, one of his favourite correlations was between the average length of miniskirts and TV ownership in the 1960s. As TV ownership went up, miniskirt length went down. Obviously TVs are the cause of short miniskirts (or vice versa).
(In hindsi ...[text shortened]... p would help to spread pop-culture, which probably was linked to decreased miniskirt length....)
13 Oct 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZBrilliant. Do you have any insight into the correlation of the number of Auto Insurance firms in a town with the number of Southern Fried Chicken stands in that town?
I always liked the example of relating number of churches in a town to the number of bars. They are very closely related. So obviously churches drive people to drink.
13 Oct 06
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Originally posted by telerionCuld you pleaze learn me about correlatin. IF Im gonna do this atheeism thing I need to sound learned like you.
I think you offended some people here, ATY. Perhaps you should explain the meaning of "correlation" to them so that these poor believers quit offering up inconsequential anecdotes.
Mamma always told me ta be carefull about corrilatin with strange women and such, is this what yur referin to?
13 Oct 06
Originally posted by whodeyConsult the poor man's university.
Culd you pleaze learn me about correlatin. IF Im gonna do this atheeism thing I need to sound learned like you.
Mamma always told me ta be carefull about corrilatin with strange women and such, is this what yur referin to?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_implies_causation
13 Oct 06
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Originally posted by telerionSorry, but I see nothin about corrilatin with stange women and such on yoor web site. Im begginin to think you athiests ar not as smart as you think you ar.
Consult the poor man's university.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_implies_causation
13 Oct 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZMy home town of Livingstone, Zambia, has a population of about 100,000 and over 150 Christian denominations.
I always liked the example of relating number of churches in a town to the number of bars. They are very closely related. So obviously churches drive people to drink.
If there is trully a correlation between no of churches and no of bars that is not related to population then there could be other explanations. I believe that poorer people tend to be more religious and drink more (this may also explain the lower intelligence scores). however this is a guess not based on any actual statistics.
Also in a country with several cultures it is likely that a town with say more muslims will have both less churches and less bars. Hispanics in america may also be more or less religious or heavy drinkers than say the black people.
13 Oct 06
Originally posted by AThousandYoungdefinitely.
"One of the clearest trends I observed is the inverse correlation between religiosity and verbal IQ (the GSS includes a verbal IQ test). In other words, people who are more religious tend to be less intelligent. "
http://www.halfsigma.com/2006/06/religious_peopl.html
14 Oct 06
Originally posted by AThousandYoungIt's possible that, the more ability you have, the more likely you are to be conceited about it. You could take a validated measure of grandiosity and of IQ and correlate them, and see what comes out. However, I don't think the correlation is very strong if it exists. Moreover, I doubt it would be of sufficient magnitude to explain to correlation between IQ and religion.
I'd want to see the study which correlates intelligence with "pride" and how that pride is defined.
It might be an interesting exercise to assess in a reasonably representative population (a) judged level of probability that God exists; (b) tendency towards grandiosity; and (c) IQ, and see if the inverse link between (a) and (c) persists covarying for (b).
14 Oct 06
Originally posted by PawnokeyholeThink of how many Darfius-types are out there . . . ugh.
It's possible that, the more ability you have, the more likely you are to be conceited about it. You could take a validated measure of grandiosity and of IQ and correlate them, and see what comes out. However, I don't think the correlation is very strong if it exists. Moreover, I doubt it would be of sufficient magnitude to explain to correlation betwee ...[text shortened]... osity; and (c) IQ, and see if the inverse link between (a) and (c) persists covarying for (b).