why are atheist so darn retarded???

Question

is it there fault????

Answer 1

Eye em knott wetadded

Answer 2

Love the ignorance on the Religion and Spirituality board. Can't we have serious discussions and not call people names? Is that too much to ask? The atheist point of view is not retarded, not by any means. They have a right to their own believes as long as they don't try use the same name calling as you do.

Answer 3

I guess we're retarded because we don't gather every week and pray to some big ole imaginary fellow that sees everything that everyone in the world is doing all the time.It's because we believe that a few hands working accomplishes more than millions clasped in prayer.I could go on but I don't like to pick on retards.

Answer 4

Atheists are not retarded.

However, believing in a Flying Spaghetti Monster that created the world with his Holy Noodle (Or, similarly believing in an Omnipotent Omniscient Super-being that created the world with his Holy Spirit) should be cause for psychological evaluation.

Answer 5

I think you've got this stuff a little backwards. There are about 40 studies, conducted over the past 80 years, that reveal a statistically significant NEGATIVE correlation between intelligence and religiosity. In plainer language, they found that the more intelligent a person is, the LESS likely he is to be religious.

We're not entitled to conclude causality from these data, but there are three possibilities:

1.Considering religion important lowers measured IQ (unlikely, since IQ is substantially genetic whereas belief is not).

2.The causality is via other factors not considered, such as socio-economic conditions, cultural history, or physical environment (definitely possible).

3.Having a higher measured IQ lowers your likelihood of considering religion important (most likely).

If you think about it, this makes a lot of sense. Intelligence tests mainly provide an indication of reasoning ability and problem solving ability... critical thought. These are the very qualities that see through religion, and recognize it for what it is; i.e., religion cannot survive the glaring light of reason and critical thought. This was well understood by important figures in religious history. This is why the early church destroyed all the writings that were in conflict with dogma, such as Greek philosophical, medical and mathematical knowledge... all the good stuff... which led directly to the Dark Ages.

Just to illustrate the point, here's what Martin Luther, the 'father' of protestantism, had to say about it:

"Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense, and understanding, and whatever it sees must be put out of sight and ... know nothing but the word of God." ~ Martin Luther

"Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but -- more frequently than not -- struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God." ~ Martin Luther

"There is on earth among all dangers no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroit reason... Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed." ~ Martin Luther

"Reason should be destroyed in all Christians." ~ Martin Luther

Christianity is essentially a criminal business enterprise... in fact, it is the world's longest running and most successful Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) scam. The product they are selling is 'salvation'... and the 'pay plan' doesn't kick in until after you're dead. What a racket! FORTUNATELY, it only works on those who are gullible enough, and sufficiently lacking in critical thinking skills, to fall for it. UNfortunately, THAT accounts for about 75% of the population of the USA. (There are a lot more people who DON'T know how to think properly than there are people who DO know how to think properly.) That is why there are a lot more religious people in the USA than there are 'Free-thinkers'... including Atheists. Also, Christians are generally too dense to realize that proselytizing (spreading the 'good news') is a key element of the Christian MLM MARKETING PLAN, which was instituted after Christianity lost the political power that had previously allowed them to simply torture and kill anybody who did not comply. Now, they attempt to just pester people to death, through persistent obliviousness and obnoxiousness. If you stop to think about it, you will realize that Christians are very much like the Borg, on Star Trek Next Generation: "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." I would not be surprised to learn that thoughts of Christianity provided the 'creative spark' for the Borg concept.

Interestingly, statistics on supernatural beliefs count the USA on a par with backward, developing Third World nations, rather than among modern, advanced industrial powers.

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"Selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back after the goods are not delivered." ~ Victor J. Stenger

"Businesses may come and go, but religion will last forever, for in no other endeavor does the consumer blame himself for product failure."  ~ Harvard Lampoon, "Doon" (paraphrase)

http://www.answers.com/topic/religiosity-and-intelligence
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-thinkingchristians.htm

Answer 6

Hmm. Do you take lessons from your priest in how to be so judgmental and arrogant, or is it a result of all the touchy-feely stuff he did to you when you were in the choir?

If acknowledging religion as the means to control idiots, makes me a retard, then I hold that label high for the world to see.

;)

Answer 7

Why are you so weak as you have to follow what other people tell you to do. Use your own mind and learn. Wake up and smell the coffee and learn to be a stronger person. Ta for the 2 points!

Answer 8

You perceive us as stupid because you have been brainwashed into that way of thinking. If you really question your beliefs and ask yourself a few questions, if you are a normal, intelligent person, you may come to a new conclusion. God is no different than Zeus...eventually science will prove he doesn't exist and we can end what is really stupid, religion. We can then focus on our life as we know it and stop pretending....

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Answer 9

They are philosophically-challenged, not retarded. LOL

I'm not religious, but I find atheists incredibly amusing. You have to laugh at people who profess a negative, "God does not exist," and then when asked to defend their belief respond "You can't prove a negative!"

Genius.

Answer 10

Satan's fault.