[eimrine]

> How do you reconcile point 1 with the fact that atheists on average have higher IQ's than non-atheists?

2b point answers your question.

[wawjgreen]

I don't think it does. Being an atheist, you display your fine intellect for all other readers to see. 2b is a logical outcome for me, and if you think sth is wrong with it, you are implying that an atheist reads scientific works that he does not understand! ...

that explains the fairy tales called big Bang, Natural Selection, and other assorted amusements.