# Atheists know more about religion (Pew)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-know-more-about-religion-pew/555364>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 28, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-know-more-about-religion-pew/555364 "2010-09-28T16:31:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-know-more-about-religion-pew/555364/121 "2010-10-10T22:42:54Z")

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I believe the point isn’t so much that atheists have vast religious knowledge so much as that they beat believers at their own game. That’s what should shame believers more than anything else.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-know-more-about-religion-pew/555364/122 "2010-10-11T15:32:41Z")

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Atheist. 12/15. Meh.  
Is lack of knowledge of religion by the religious anything to do with or related to the idea amongst conservative types that intelligence/knowledge is to be looked upon with suspicion, and ‘simpleness’ (couldn’t think of a better word) is considered a virtue?

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