Aard Father Who Art In Heaven! Tops Box Office

World Wide Box Office Revenue

1.Aard Farther Who Art In Heaven ! (2009)
$1,666,666,777

2.Titanic (2001)
$600,316,061

3.Star Wars (1977)
$460,935,665

4.Life Of Brian (1979)
$436,471,036

5.E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
$434,949,459

6.Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
$431,065,444

7.Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
$423,032,628

8.Spider-Man (2002)
$403,706,375

9.Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
$380,262,555

10.The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
$377,019,252

Religion & Intelligence

65% of Americans say religion is an important part of their daily lives



PRINCETON, NJ -- An analysis of more than 350,000 interviews conducted by Gallup in 2008 finds Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas to be the most religious states in the nation. Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts are the least religious states.







Reading this reminded me of a map I saw not too long ago:








If an average IQ is 100 then about half the population has an IQ above 100 and half below100.

"Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!” George Carlin





State % Religious <>IQ

1. Mississippi 85<> 85


2. Alabama 82 <>90


3. S.Carolina 80 <>89


4. Tennessee 79 <>94


5. Louisiana 78 <>90


6. Arkansas 78 <>92


7. Georgia 76 <>92


8. N.Carolina 76 <>93


9. Oklahoma 75 <>90


10. Kentucky 74<> 92


11. Texas 74 <>92

State % Religious<> IQ

1. Vermont 42 <>102


2. New Hampshire 46<> 105


3. Maine 48<> 100


4. Massachusetts 48 <>111


5. Alaska 51 <>98


6. Washington 52<> 102


7. Oregon 53 <>99


8. Rhode Island 53<> 107


9. Nevada 54 <>99


10. Connecticut 55<> 113

If you see a correlation here between religiosity and intelligence your paying attention. If not maybe you have been spending to much time in church.

Does the same IQ/religiosity correlation apply to countries as well? Keep on reading.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQajNcG39s (Found this and added 5/13/09)

Intelligent people 'less likely to believe in God'
People with higher IQs are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study.

Why should fewer academics believe in God than the general population? I believe it is simply a matter of the IQ. Academics have higher IQs than the general population.
Are Americans among the most religious people in the world? The answer depends on which "world" you're talking about. If you're referring to the entire planet, the answer is plainly "no." In 2006, 2007, and 2008, Gallup asked representative samples in 143 countries and territories whether religion was an important part of their daily lives. The accompanying map shows religiosity by country, ranging from the least religious to the most religious on a relative basis. Across all populations, the median proportion of residents who said religion is important in their daily lives is 82%. Americans fall well below this midpoint, at 65%.

A population's religiosity level is strongly related to its average standard of living. Gallup's World Poll, for example, indicates that 8 of the 11 countries in which almost all residents (at least 98%) say religion is important in their daily lives are poorer nations in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the 10 least religious countries studied include several with the world's highest living standards, including Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Hong Kong, and Japan. (Several other countries on this list are former Soviet republics, places where the state suppressed religious expression for decades.)



Social scientists have noted that one thing that makes Americans distinctive is our high level of religiosity relative to other rich-world populations. Among 27 countries commonly seen as part of the developed world, the median proportion of those who say religion is important in their daily lives is just 38%. From this perspective, the fact that two-thirds of Americans respond this way makes us look extremely devout.

Well that of course makes me wonder where American's would rank in IQ compared to the other "rich-world" countries.

But that will have to wait for another day.

Russel's Teapot (http://russellsteapot.com/

Great uncle aardvark?



More actual evidence, no need for a story or a myth. Actual scientific evidence that man came from aardvarks. Albert Einstein and all eminent scientists would appreciate the scientific world confirming one of the key beliefs of AARDVARKISM which is now FACT, that man evolved from an aardvark.




Our ancient ancestor the aardvark

The ancient ancestor of all mammals that give birth to live young - including humans - had genetic similarities with the aardvark. The elusive African mammal is a close match to our early cousin in the way its DNA is packaged into distinct bundles, or chromosomes, say scientists.

All mammals essentially had one common ancestor if you go back in distant time says
Prof Terence Robinson. The last common ancestor of all placental mammals - possibly a shrew-like creature - scurried over the planet hundreds of millions of years ago. It was probably nothing like the modern-day aardvark but could have had a similar set of chromosomes.

Jumbo cousin

The aardvark, which feeds on ants and termites, is something of a genetic oddity.
It looks nothing like an elephant but has been lumped in with jumbo and company when it comes to its genetic make-up. Scientists think both are members of the group from which all placental mammals evolved.

The order of mammals - known as Afrotherians - arose in Africa at a time when the continent was isolated from the rest of land by the movement of the Earth's plates. Six animals - the aardvark, elephant, hyrax, manatee, elephant shrew and golden mole - belong to the group, on the basis of their genetic sequences.

The last common ancestor of all placental mammals - including humans - was also a member of the group. The aardvark appears to be the closest match to this ancient relative in terms of how little its DNA has changed over time.

Deck of cards

Professor Terence Robinson of the University of Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, South Africa, is author of the study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
He told BBC News Online: "All mammals essentially had one common ancestor if you go back in distant time.

"By looking at the chromosomes of living species and extrapolating backwards, the aardvark seems to have retained a large number of primitive chromosomal characteristics." The analysis is based on how much the chromosomes of related animals change over time during the process of evolution.

Co-author Professor Malcolm Ferguson-Smith of the University of Cambridge, UK, describes this as a bit like "shuffling a deck of cards".

For some reason, as yet unknown, the chromosomes of the aardvark have undergone "very few shuffles" since the last common ancestor of all placental mammals walked the Earth. "The animal seems to have conserved the ancestral karyotype [number and form of the chromosomes of an organism] in a way that other mammals haven't," he said.

What is clear is that we are "not in the least bit like aardvarks". However, like all mammals that bear live young, we once shared a common bond, and were aardvarks.

So if you believe the bible:
Genesis 1
The Beginning
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Now you know, God is an aardvark.

Einstein's Religious Feelings

"I am a deeply religious nonbeliever.... This is a somewhat new kind of religion. About God, I cannot accept any concept based on the authority of the Church. As long as I can remember, I have resented mass indoctrination. I do not believe in the fear of life, in the fear of death, in blind faith. I cannot prove to you that there is no personal God, but if I were to speak of him, I would be a liar. I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws".

For all we know God might be an aardvark.

"My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who works on the basis of reward and punishment"

I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.

My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive With our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible Universe, forms my idea of God".

— Quoted in the New York Times obituary April 19, 1955

Aardvarkism a Threat to All Major Religions?

The Aardvarkian Monitor accepts no responsibility for any psychological damage or discomfort you may experience as a result of reading this publication. First time and or low I/Q readers may experience a high level of cognitive dissonance* when exposed to the true nature of reality as revealed in the Aardvarkian Monitor.

*Cognitive dissonance is a psychological phenomenon which refers to the discomfort felt at a discrepancy between what you already know or believe, and new the truth, the ultimate reality of the way things really are, as presented in the Aardvarkian.



The Word is spreading as more and more people realize that God is an aardvark. The spread of Aardvarkism is a major reason for the decline
in church attendance over the last few decades. The percentage of Americans who identify with some form of a Christian religion has been dropping in recent decades, and now stands at 77%, according to an aggregate of Gallup Polls conducted in 2008. In 1948, when Gallup began tracking religious identification, the percentage who were Christian was 91%.