“Could Wednesday be the sort of person who could win a Nobel Prize in science and make great advances in rationality?” In that case, the answer is empirically yes.
we should note that most scientists are atheists, so making Wednesday a devoutly deluded believer would quite possibly decrease the probability of her achieving these great things.
Of course, I should add that I think it is unlikely that Wednesday would benefit by being an atheist. She is probably not going to be naturally intelligent enough to attain a Nobel prize anyway. I must admit, in terms of living the good life, religion wins over atheism at the moment.
Nevertheless, the following still supports the statement that Wednesday is less likely to be a scientist, given that she is religious:
“With little doubt, scientists at major research universities are less religious—at least according to traditional forms of religion—than members of the general public.” (same source)
we should note that most scientists are atheists, so making Wednesday a devoutly deluded believer would quite possibly decrease the probability of her achieving these great things.
Of course, I should add that I think it is unlikely that Wednesday would benefit by being an atheist. She is probably not going to be naturally intelligent enough to attain a Nobel prize anyway. I must admit, in terms of living the good life, religion wins over atheism at the moment.
Not true.
Nevertheless, the following still supports the statement that Wednesday is less likely to be a scientist, given that she is religious:
“With little doubt, scientists at major research universities are less religious—at least according to traditional forms of religion—than members of the general public.” (same source)