Study Shows Born-Again Christians Have Smaller Brains

The New American ^ | 05.27.11 | Dave Bohon

[Misterioso]

Who says a bigger hippocampus is better?

Seven out of ten hippos.

[smokingfrog]

There ya go...

[WorkingClassFilth]

LOL! Best laugh in a long time.

Silly apostates - what will their large brains come up with next.

[TwoSwords]

The chicks.

[TwoSwords]

The chicks.

[YHAOS]

"My concern is how this data is utilized, and if it is used as a way to demean people of faith"

Awww . . . ya think?

[Cvengr]

ergo Born-Again brains are more efficient.....

[LadyDoc]

this is a fake interpretation.

The size of the brain does not correlate with intelligence. If that were so, then small petite Asian women would all be stupid, and huge Irishmen would be smart.

Second, it was measuring the elderly, of people over age 58, whose brains tend to shrink with age. This is a loss of connective tissue, but not necessarily of the ability to think.

Third, by measuring only the elderly, it means that some folks have died already.This is especially important since malnutrition and poverty is associated with a smaller brain.

Since religiosity correlates with a healthy lifestyle, perhaps the poor atheists with small brains were underrepresented because they were dead, but the poor religious folk were in the study.

Four, the small number makes it probable that there was a “selection bias”...

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Yes, but of course, this is PC science, so it is not only acceptable, it is truth.

Anyone that argues against it will be labeled a “denier,” just like in the AGW debate.

[right way right]

Where can I get my brain measured.
This really concerns me.

[Salvavida]

And white lacross players are automatically guilty of rape when the accuser is a black harlot.

I wouldn’t send my child to that liberal zoo.

[Rocky]

I’m guessing that Neanderthals have larger brains.

[Scotswife]

and they wonder why people don’t take their word as gospel about global warming.

[WorkingClassFilth]

...and run cooler.

[aumrl]

“Reminds me of the researchers of a bygone era who used to study the brain cavities of Negroes and others ~ to draw conclusions”

First thing I thought of also.

[goodnesswins]

Did they also evaluate HOW MUCH of the BRAIN these people USED....as compared to others....we all have a LOT of brain...much of which we do not use...because we don’t CHALLENGE ourselves to....sheesh....this study is idiotic.

[abcc2011]

So, old meat head is not a Christian. Yeah, what else is new?

[Chode]

feh...

[SkyDancer]

Agnosticism and atheism are a belief therefor a type of religion.

[Kickass Conservative]

In reading the article, I see that Dr. Mengele was not given any credit for his contributing research.