I thought so, but it seems like boasting to say it!

Though I agree with this, those theists do tend to not follow holy books to the letter. They tend to understand history and regional social ideals play a large part of what's in those books. They also tend to compare several religions and come to the idea that though there must be some sort of deity or creative life force, and strongly follow certain thologies, they also come to the idea their beliefs are clearly not scientifically supportable, are simply personal beliefs. I know a few that won't push their beliefs on others for that very reason and tend to be a bit disgusted with those who do, even by those from the same faith.

Of course that is a generalization of that sort of person but that's where I was coming from with this, a generalization.

@AmyLF Exactly.

Canndue. I tried to word my question a a way that did not imply that I think I myself to belong in that category, although I do have a high I.Q. The question was prompted by my observing a list which included some of the most eminent minds of the past two hundred years and including our present generation. Of course quite a few have been in the sphere of science and philosophy so one would expect them to hold atheistic views but by no means all of them. I was surprised by the sheer number of names on that list, some of whom I had no idea were atheist and that was a revelation. Pascsl’s Wager implies that an intelligent person go along with the idea that they believe in god because on balance the benefit of doing so would outweigh disadvantage of professing disbelief. However, the flaw in that argument is that once reason has taken hold of the mind it cannot be set aside easily. To quote Shakespeare....” to thine own self be true”, in my mind to do otherwise would render our lives meaningless.

Maybe you are just being modest ...eh!

@Marionville I wish I was, but I take the time to learn. I try to learn something new everyday, be it about Biology, astrophysics, phycology, or any number of things. I just take the time to think. I'm not smarter than most, I just value learning, and I think that the religious think they have the answer. I don't think it has anything to do with intelligence, and everything to do with what you value, if you value God, you will invest your time into God, if you value learning you will invest your time into learning. This doesn't mean that religious people are dumb, they just have their priorities mixed up, of course this is just my opinion, and they would most likely say the same about me.