Surprise! Theism negatively correlated with IQ

What's worse: that it took so long for someone to get round to doing this research, or that this research is more important than ever in the 21 century?

University of Ulster professor Richard Lynn will draw the conclusion in new research due to be published in the journal Intelligence, the Times Higher Education Supplement reports.

Lynn and his two co-authors argue that average IQ is an excellent predictor of what proportion of the population are true believers, across 137 countries. They also cite surveys of the US Academy of Sciences and UK Royal Academy showing single-digit rates of religious belief among academics.

Oh, I know what's worse. That I'm going to have to tread on eggshells when taking about this with so many people I hold dear.