nontheist's post raise a real valid question: does being angry make you dumb, or does being dumb make you angry?
nontheist and his ilk are like a chicken and egg enigma of anger and stupidity.
As a rank insult....meeh.
Anger and intelligence
Kinda funny how these keyword are coopted. Some bone head Researcher in the Ivroy Tower has linked low intelligence to conservative views and linked that to anger. But as usual only the "recent study" is lied about but never referenced for our reading.
However, the big 5 traits of personality is where we find anger.
Neuroticism – (
sensitive/nervous vs.
secure/confident). The tendency to experience unpleasant emotions easily, such as
anger,
anxiety, depression, or
vulnerability. Neuroticism also refers to the degree of emotional stability and impulse control, and is sometimes referred by its low pole – "emotional stability".
And indeed we find strong correlations between that and low I.Q.
Personality and Intellectual Competence
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Adrian Furnham (page 44, 50)
Also, I found strong evidence that anger lowers your I.Q. situationally and over time.
It gives you heart attacks and apoplexy. Smart people live longer also.
So, anger is dumbing down Ameica, don' cha know, mon?