Why do so many people on this site imply that Christians are stupid?

Question

I have seen this many times on Yahoo Answers.

Answer 1

I don't think that it's just Christians, certainly that's not the evidence from my own studies. The following may help you understand the religious/intellect connection.

Religion is a serious mental illness. It’s the inability to face the reality of life and the finality of death. It affects 85% of the USA and 75% of US victims are Christians. The more pathetic and desperate a persons life, the more likely they are to believe in a god. People with otherwise empty lives, are the strongest believers. It gives them false hope that there’s a higher meaning to their sad and pathetic lives.

Non-Believers are more intelligent than religious believers.

My own observation and analysis of the various posters on Yahoo Answers clearly reveals that Non-Believers are without any doubt, far more intelligent, thought provoking, and capable of holding sensible debate compared to their religious counterparts.

My private research studies indicate that religious people tend to be below average intelligence, and also have a tendency to be more violent than non-believers. This also seems to be supported by profiling various religious posters on Yahoo Answers..

Science suggests that religion is a mental illness and that religious people act irrationally because they are genetically predisposed to the “religious or spiritual” gene. Statistics indicate that the higher your education, income, and intelligence, the more likely you are not to believe in a god.

In general terms, this summarises as Non-Believers are intelligent and religious people suffer from madness.

We need smart kids, not dumb violent children who believe in a God. It’s a statistical fact that the higher your education, income, and intelligence, the more likely you are not to believe in a god. For every college student that converts to a religious belief system, 17 college students convert to atheist beliefs.

Atheists have an average intelligence of 25 IQ points above their Christian counterparts.

I think stupid is the wrong word to use, but below average intelligence would be more approriate. I hope the above information helps you understand the issues more clearly.

Answer 2

It's a stereotype, just as there are many other stereotypes about many different types of people. And sometimes, you must admit, there are some loud obnoxious Christians that do come off as not especially bright.

Answer 3

Maybe you should ask yourself that question.