There are plenty of philosophers, scientists, novelists, essayists, and engineers that fall within the vast spectrum of intellectuals who would also consider themselves strong believers of some form of theological ideology.
On the other hand there are many atheists that live their lives in the blue collar industry as plumbers, painters, taxi-drivers and brick layers, and some who didn't completed their secondary or tertiary education.
These examples on their own cannot "prove" any point as to who would be more intellectual than the other, and so we cannot possibly conclude that the level on which intelligence is measured upon is based on theology or atheism.
A "man of science" fits in both categories, since science has not yet contradicted religion; only theories have. Mainstream society too frequently forgets this. Since theories are still grouped in the category of speculation, one cannot assume that a man of faith falls outside the realms of "reality", and neither can he be labelled as ignorant.
Many of the philosophical ideologies presented by atheists and in particular regarding such concepts as the big-bang theory or Darwinism, is still in fact theory. The very thought process on what "might" or "might-not" have occurred in the history of the universe is in itself a belief; and therefore one may argue that atheism ultimately is a belief system in its own rite.
Just because these concepts are popular today, doesn't necessarily provide a means to measure intelligence.
On the other hand there are many atheists that live their lives in the blue collar industry as plumbers, painters, taxi-drivers and brick layers, and some who didn't completed their secondary or tertiary education.
These examples on their own cannot "prove" any point as to who would be more intellectual than the other, and so we cannot possibly conclude that the level on which intelligence is measured upon is based on theology or atheism.
A "man of science" fits in both categories, since science has not yet contradicted religion; only theories have. Mainstream society too frequently forgets this. Since theories are still grouped in the category of speculation, one cannot assume that a man of faith falls outside the realms of "reality", and neither can he be labelled as ignorant.
Many of the philosophical ideologies presented by atheists and in particular regarding such concepts as the big-bang theory or Darwinism, is still in fact theory. The very thought process on what "might" or "might-not" have occurred in the history of the universe is in itself a belief; and therefore one may argue that atheism ultimately is a belief system in its own rite.
Just because these concepts are popular today, doesn't necessarily provide a means to measure intelligence.
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