Anyone who has previously\u00a0been a young-earth creationist will probably\u00a0acknowledge\u00a0that they weren\u2019t stupid<\/em> at the time, and that their change in viewpoint was not a result of a sudden increase in intelligence<\/em>. <\/p>\n It seems clear that the issue is not the amount of evidence or a person\u2019s IQ but other factors entirely. And Downard\u2019s speech seems to explore those factors in helpful ways, and so I look forward to giving it a more careful reading soon, but wanted to share it now so others may also have a chance to do so.<\/p>\n The Panda\u2019s Thumb reproduces a speech by James Downard which argues that it is not lack of intelligence that explains why people (religious believers, atheists, and\u00a0probably everyone) believe things that aren\u2019t supported by evidence or even have evidence against them. I had to skim parts of it, but hope to return to it, as it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-472714057185096233?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\")