Comment Re:Whoever is responsible for this article (Score 1) 1258
Intuitive thinking relies on shortcuts for efficiency. Analytical thinking yields more deliberate, reasoned responses. They aren't totally separate, it's just that the former uses current schema to save time.
If I raise a child from birth, and say "box" whenever I point to a sphere, and vise versa, but give accurate and truthful definitions of each word, "intuition" will tell you that a sphere is a box until you stop being lazy and think about it for yourself.
You ask whether athiests are lacking in intuitive thinking, but that doesn't make a lot of sense, since they are only shortcuts based on prior learning.
Analytical thinking vs intuition are kind of like pedalling a bike vs coasting. If you're bad at the former, there's a good chance that when you try to do the latter you'll end up hurting yourself.
