In a move that is bound to offend millions of churchgoers, a British psychologist says he has found a link between having a high IQ and being an atheist.
The study came from Prof Richard Lynn - a retired academic at the University of Ulster who has courted controversy in the past with studies looking at sex, race and intelligence.
His latest work, published in 2008 in the scientific journal Intelligence, compared religious belief and average national IQs in 137 countries.
His latest work, published in 2008 in the scientific journal Intelligence, compared religious belief and average national IQs in 137 countries.