The top 5 highest IQ countries are all Asian (and the poll indicates that Asians disagree with the Poll question).
Here are the National IQs plotted against GDP. The relationship is not perfect, but there is a strong relationship.
Posted on 09/22/2006 6:21:42 PM PDT by NZerFromHK
Learn what American attitudes toward current events and Bible prophecy are in this exclusive new poll.
Are We Living in the Last Days?
We asked: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 'Events such as the rebirth of the State of Israel, wars and instability in the Middle East, recent earthquakes, and the tsunami in Asia are evidence that we are living in what the Bible calls the last days.'"
* 42% of all Americans agree
* 44% disagree
* 14% say they don’t know
Last Days—Gender
* 50 percent of women agree; 37 percent disagree;
* 14 percent don’t know
* 34 percent of men agree; 52 percent disagree; 15 percent don’t know
Last Days—Religion
* 58 percent of evangelical/born-again Christians agree; 30 percent disagree
* 50 percent of all Protestant Christians agree; 35 percent disagree
* 38 percent of Catholics agree; 52 percent disagree
* 31 percent of Jewish Americans agree; 56 percent disagree
Last Days—Ideology/Party Affiliation
* 30 percent of liberal Democrats agree; 57 percent disagree
* 39 percent of self-described moderates agree; 47 percent disagree
* 51 percent of conservative Republicans agree; 39 percent disagree
Last Days—Party Affiliation
* 39 percent of Democrats agree; 47 percent disagree
* 48 percent of Republicans agree; 39 percent disagree
Last Days—Race
* 75 percent of African Americans agree; 16 percent disagree
* 39 percent of whites agree; 47 percent disagree
* 33 percent of Hispanics agree; 56 percent disagree
* 14 percent of Asians agree; 86 percent disagree
Last Days—Income
* 60 percent of Americans earning under $20,000 per year agree; 26 percent disagree
* 43 percent of Americans earning between $60,000 and $75,000 per year agree; 49 percent disagree
* 16 percent of Americans earning $100,000 or more per year agree; 77 percent disagree
Last Days—Region
* 37 percent of Americans living in the East agree; 49 percent disagree
* 39 percent of Americans living in the Midwest agree; 48 percent disagree
* 51 percent of Americans living in the South agree; 35 percent disagree
* 35 percent of Americans living in the West agree; 50 percent disagree
* 35 percent of New Englanders agree; 51 percent disagree
Last Days—Age
* 57 percent of Americans aged 18–25 agree; 39 percent disagree
* 32 percent of Gen-Xers aged 26–40 agree; 49 percent disagree
* 43 percent of Americans aged 41–55 agree; 47 percent disagree
* 42 percent of Americans aged 56–65 agree; 44 percent disagree
* 46 percent of Americans aged 65 and over agree; 39 percent disagree
Israel: A Prophecy Come True?
We asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: 'The rebirth of the State of Israel in 1948 and the return of millions of Jews to the Holy Land after centuries in exile represent the fulfillment of Biblical prophecies.'"
* 52% of all Americans agree
* Only 22% disagree
* 26% say they don’t know
Israel Prophecy—Gender
* 54 percent of women agree; 18 percent disagree; 28 percent don’t know
* 49 percent of men agree; 27 percent disagree; 24% don’t know
Israel Prophecy—Religion
* 70 percent of evangelical/born-again Christians agree; 12 percent disagree
* 59 percent of all Protestant Christian affiliations agree; 16 percent disagree
* 52 percent of Catholics agree; 24 percent disagree
* 56 percent of Jewish Americans agree; 22 percent disagree
Israel Prophecy—Ideology/Party Affiliation
* 44 percent of liberal Democrats agree; 21 percent disagree
* 50 percent of self-described moderates agree; 28 percent disagree
* 65 percent of conservative Republicans agree; 18 percent disagree
Israel Prophecy—Party Affiliation
* 47 percent of Democrats agree; 24 percent disagree
* 61 percent of Republicans agree; 19 percent disagree
Israel Prophecy—Race
* 60 percent of African Americans agree; 17 percent disagree
* 52 percent of whites agree; 22 percent disagree
* 46 percent of Hispanics agree; 41 percent disagree
* 29 percent of Asians agree; 29 percent disagree; 43 percent don’t know
Israel Prophecy—Income
* 62 percent of Americans earning under $20,000 per year agree, 15 percent disagree
* 55 percent of Americans earning between $60,000 and $75,000 a year agree; 22 percent disagree
* 37 percent of Americans earning $100,000 or more per year agree; 37 percent disagree; 26 percent don’t know
Israel Prophecy—Region
* 45 percent of Americans living in the East agree; 29 percent disagree
* 52 percent of Americans living in the Midwest agree; 23 percent disagree
* 58 percent of Americans living in the South agree; 15 percent disagree
* 48 percent of Americans living in the West agree; 29 percent disagree
* 47 percent of New Englanders agree; 20 percent disagree
Israel Prophecy—Age
* 61 percent of Americans aged 18–25 agree; only 7 percent disagree, 32 percent don’t know
* 37 percent of Gen-Xers aged 26–40 agree; 33 percent disagree; 31 percent don’t know
* 53 percent of Americans aged 41–55 agree; 19 percent disagree
* 56 percent of Americans aged 56–65 agree; 22 percent disagree
* 59 percent of Americans aged 65 and over agree; 21 percent disagree
NOTE: The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, interviewing 1,000 randomly selected American adults (likely voters) on February 13, 2006.
Last I remember the Second Coming is still on the Catholic doctrine. It is in a sense, an "end times" season.
Unless you deny Jesus will come again, I can't see why the statement "This is NOT the End Times" will be valid.
Religion also plays a factor. By definition, there is of course no such concept of End Times in the Christian sense among Asians who are either secular materialists/atheists (for those who come from mainland China) or Buddhists (Taiwanese).
Earnings are highly correlated to IQ and education, so we can infer that the more educated and intelligent you are the more you are likely to disagree with the statements.
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Or perhaps the more you are enjoying this life the less likely you are to be welcoming the next.
According to Jesus himself, all true Christians are born again Christians.
John ch 3:v 5-7, "Jesus answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Since Jesus said that himself I don't see why the term "born again" is so objectionable to many professing Christians.
"So if it is the 'last days' what does that mean? What is next? So many questions not addressed by this poll."
Maybe you need to dust off your bible and find out.
St. Paul said we are living in the last days 2000 years ago.
I believe we are and have been for some time. No one is quite certain when the actual last day will be however.
That would mean that Asians the happiest people on earth and Blacks the most miserable?
MATTHEW 19:23 Jesus said to his disciples, "Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God."
Well I can think of three counterexamples at least,
1. Li Ka-shing didn't even have a formal school education,
2. Bill Gates is a college droupout,
3. Richard Branson is a secondary school dropout
You are caught trying to changing your definitions, sir. Trying the old trick of mixing Asians who live in the United States (who tend to be upper middle class professionals or grocery store owners) and all Asians in the whole earth eh?
I'm not sure that helps explain the data or has much to do with the price of wheat in China.
Well said.
You are correct bur it iscloser than it was!!
The West is obviously sick. Perhaps people confuse the the process of dying exhibited by our Civilization with the end of the world?
That's why we teach course in Staistics. You can find many examples of anything to support whatever argument or hypothesis you put forward.
You can find an agnostic Liberal homosexual who voted for GWB, but statistics would show that over the entire population of agnostic Liberal homosexuals,the vast majority voted for Alfred E Newman.
IOW - the exceptions prove the rule.
There is an interesting and informative article on this subject at http://www.nationalmorality.com/index_files/Page595.htm
Huh, you're the one who posted the poll results. I'm only drawing inferences.
National IQ studies show the top 5 IQ nations to be Asian and show up high in the National GDPs.
Catholic teaching is we don't know the day or the time. We don't "know" we are now in the last days.
God bless
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