Re: A Not Nice Clarification
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The title of the thread wasn't really my point.
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A more intelligent person should be, by definition, seeking more a cushion of silly convenience such as religion. A less intelligent person would not be, by definition, worrying too much about things such as the afterlife or the essence of time, even without religion's soothing tales. The more details and graphic descriptions about the strength of our opponent in the ring we learn, the more inclined we get to annul the fight, in general. And vice versa.
Therefore, the main criterion which decides who goes forward (towards the always unpleasant truth) and who stays back (in the soft bossom of religion) is courage, before all else, e.g. intelligence, learning, etc. (Note that, in this context, "courage" is used in its fullest sense, since there is no compensation for it besides that old canard you mentioned, aka the pleasure of battle.)
I would also posit that usually there is no setting up to travel the route and then chickening out and turning back; I'd presume people won't even start on that road, and the reason is they intuit the precipice of the abyss next to the safe, religious path.
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