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Originally posted by Colin
Can you get an idea of someone's general intellectual ability from their political views or religious beliefs?
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Absolutely. Since one's beliefs are most often not single points, but rather logical webs connecting numerous small points, the strenth of the web (that is, logical consistency between the different "threads", or rather relations and arguments) most certainly indicates intelligence.
Ofcourse, there are always a number of base points which were created through education, upbringing, culture, time, etc., but what one does with those gives a fairly good indication of their intelligence. In fact, I believe this to be a lot more reliable than IQ tests.