College graduates are more likely to consider the Ten Commandments irrelevant, and reject the Bible as the word of God, than those with no college degree, according to a recent study.
A “distinct shift” occurs after college regarding beliefs and opinion, said Richard Brake, director of university studies at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
The ISI surveyed 2,508 Americans on questions intended to measure the impact of a college degree on people’s beliefs. The Wilmington, Del.-based ISI has administered the survey for the past three years.
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Posted March 9, 2010 at 12:02 am
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2. John316 wrote:
I saw a similar London School of Economics study reported on CNN. It linked higher IQ with Atheism among other things but said that it might come from a desire to assert superiority and exclusivity. March 9, 3:17 pm | [comment link] |
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3. phil swain wrote:
Wisdom and “higher” education are not necessarily inclusive of one another. March 9, 4:34 pm | [comment link] |
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