Comments on: “The smartest religious book is ‘The Book of Mormon’” http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/ A Community for Anyone Interested in Mormonism. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chanson http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8258 chanson Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:17:01 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8258 <i>The Book of Mormon scores so high because of all the BYU students. The Color Purple scores so low because it is a book that appeals to African American women, many of whom do score high on the SAT, no doubt, but many others just did not have educational opportunities as children.</i> Exactly, that was my point in #6. The Book of Mormon scores so high because of all the BYU students. The Color Purple scores so low because it is a book that appeals to African American women, many of whom do score high on the SAT, no doubt, but many others just did not have educational opportunities as children.

Exactly, that was my point in #6.

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]]> By: Seth R. http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8251 Seth R. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:05:15 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8251 I agree with the sentiment that this is a purely fun survey that shouldn't be taken too seriously one way or the other. I agree with the sentiment that this is a purely fun survey that shouldn’t be taken too seriously one way or the other.

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]]> By: Hellmut http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8247 Hellmut Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:15:31 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8247 The Book of Mormon scores so high because of all the BYU students. The Color Purple scores so low because it is a book that appeals to African American women, many of whom do score high on the SAT, no doubt, but many others just did not have educational opportunities as children. The Color Purple must be a gateway book to many people. Rather than making you stupid. It empowers people to become adult learners. The Book of Mormon scores so high because of all the BYU students. The Color Purple scores so low because it is a book that appeals to African American women, many of whom do score high on the SAT, no doubt, but many others just did not have educational opportunities as children.

The Color Purple must be a gateway book to many people. Rather than making you stupid. It empowers people to become adult learners.

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]]> By: chanson http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8235 chanson Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:20:21 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8235 To be honest, I think this study shows the correlation between economic advantage and SAT scores more than it shows anything else. That would explain <i>Atlas Shrugged</i> doing so dramatically better than <i>The Color Purple</i> as well as explaining why "The Holy Bible" scored so badly (as much as the atheist bloggers want to paint it as "religion = stupid"). To be honest, I think this study shows the correlation between economic advantage and SAT scores more than it shows anything else. That would explain Atlas Shrugged doing so dramatically better than The Color Purple as well as explaining why “The Holy Bible” scored so badly (as much as the atheist bloggers want to paint it as “religion = stupid”).

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]]> By: Seth R. http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8230 Seth R. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:25:48 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8230 And I do not think the Book of Mormon is boring. So there you are. Whether or not I'm firing on all cylinders is for wiser heads to determine I guess. And I do not think the Book of Mormon is boring. So there you are.

Whether or not I’m firing on all cylinders is for wiser heads to determine I guess.

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]]> By: chanson http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8226 chanson Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:49:35 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8226 GNPE -- The study (even if it weren't mostly a joke study) isn't saying <i>the book itself</i> is written intelligently. It's just claiming that the people who like it relatively intelligent. GNPE — The study (even if it weren’t mostly a joke study) isn’t saying the book itself is written intelligently. It’s just claiming that the people who like it relatively intelligent.

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]]> By: Guy Noir, Private Eye http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8223 Guy Noir, Private Eye Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:22:51 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8223 the Book of Mormon is REALLY boring. Even remote "Moderin" 'doctrines'- principles appear to have been lifted from the Bible. Example: In the Bible, we read that restitution 'should be' 4 X the amount of harm (Luke 19:8); in 'Modern scripture', D&C 98:47. If the historical incosistencies, the doctrinal flubs, and the sheer boredom of LDS presentation don't anestheize and/or alienate attendees, they 'Deserve' an award... Mormonism is The capital of Hype, Ambiguity, and Double-Speak. IMHO the Book of Mormon is REALLY boring.
Even remote “Moderin” ‘doctrines’- principles appear to have been lifted from the Bible.
Example: In the Bible, we read that restitution ‘should be’ 4 X the amount of harm (Luke 19:8); in ‘Modern scripture’, D&C 98:47.
If the historical incosistencies, the doctrinal flubs, and the sheer boredom of LDS presentation don’t anestheize and/or alienate attendees, they ‘Deserve’ an award…
Mormonism is The capital of Hype, Ambiguity, and Double-Speak. IMHO

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]]> By: chanson http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8219 chanson Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:59:04 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8219 lol, that would be an interesting study... Obviously the results can't be taken seriously. For starters, the connection between the ten favorite books (according to Facebook) and the whole university's average SAT/ACT score is pretty tenuous. At the very least they should be correlating <i>individual</i> scores with individual book lists. But I think it's pretty clear that this study is meant to be just for fun. lol, that would be an interesting study…

Obviously the results can’t be taken seriously. For starters, the connection between the ten favorite books (according to Facebook) and the whole university’s average SAT/ACT score is pretty tenuous. At the very least they should be correlating individual scores with individual book lists. But I think it’s pretty clear that this study is meant to be just for fun.

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]]> By: John Moeller http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/01/26/the-smartest-religious-book-is-the-book-of-mormon/comment-page-1/#comment-8218 John Moeller Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:18:11 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=231#comment-8218 Ugh. Yet another completely meaningless correlation as a result of an amateur data-mining operation. I predict that we will also see a correlation of political views of bloggers and the number of lolcats linked to on their blog. Ugh. Yet another completely meaningless correlation as a result of an amateur data-mining operation. I predict that we will also see a correlation of political views of bloggers and the number of lolcats linked to on their blog.

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