Atheists Rare in Mensa, Most Mensa Members Religious

[asterism]

Self-described atheists are a very small minority in Mensa, while most Mensa members are religious.

Mensa Survey

Christian

Catholic: 21.4%
Protestant: 17%
Anglican: 9.6%
Unspecified Christian: 5.9%
TOTAL: 53.9%

Religious - Non-Christian

Jewish: 2.3%
Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu: .6%
Unconventional: 6.1%
TOTAL: 9.0%

Other

Agnostic: 6.2%
Atheist: 5.5%
Skeptic, misc. against: 5.7%
None, unaffiliated, lapsed: 5.1%
Undecided, searching, sometimes: 4.7%
Humanist, individualist, life, nature, hedonist, eclectic, etc: 5.4%
Ambiguous, unclassifiable: 4.5%
TOTAL: 37.1%

Believe It Or Not: Mensa's Religious Quotient

 

[Moonglow]

and by joining this egghead organization you will be giving yourself that recognition no one else would.

 

[Mr Natural]

Maybe it's that they're smart enough to hedge their bets.

You know, just in case.