is the amount of faith one person clings to directly proportional to how ignorant they are?

Question

meaning they have done no meaningful research about their faith or the origins of their faith.

note i didn't say INTELLIGENT i said IGNORANT.

Answer 1

ABSOLUTELY





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Faith and intelligence have as much in common as a refrigerator and a car.

Your assumption that people who have faith don't study is erroneous.

This borders on insult rather than a question.

And it makes you out to be an arrogant azz.

Not at all flattering to you, and it makes me wonder if I should ignore all future postings by you.

Later...

Answer 2

Not necessarily, I think. In some cases that may be precisely the case, but I think fear is the greater cause. Even very well educated people turn to faith out of fear of the unknown. Possibly because, like Albert Einstein, they realize that "the more I learn the more I realize I don't know."

Some people are able to spend their lives learning and discovering more and more, accepting that the limitations of humankind's current stage of development will never allow them to find all the answers they would like. Others seem to reach a point where they cannot accept that limitation, and so turn to something that comforts them instead, to give them answers they find more palatable than not knowing.

Answer 3

Pretty close I think. I know plenty of intelligent spiritual people but not many who "claim to know" that XYZ religion/cult is the best.

There does seem to be an almost inverse realtionship between "blind faith" and intelligence.

There is as much proof that Father Christmas exists as there is for most of the riligious claims - and at least father christmas isn't responsible for "holy wars" - an amazing meeting of two words - or other misery generating activities.

Heh ho.

Answer 4

Faith does not suggest ignorance. Some things just can't be known by the human mind.

Read Hebrews 11. It tells you a lot about faith. And faith makes it possible for us to know. It does not blind us or make us ignorant of the truth.

Answer 5

Religions are cults that prey on the ignorant. The sluggish-witted and poorly knowledgeable are lots greater in all likelihood to have confidence in superstition and mysticism, and as a result are greater genuinely manipulated. the ability to doubt and question oftentimes correlates to bigger psychological ability, while the lack of ability of that ability oftentimes ends up in credulousness and blind obedience (additionally oftentimes used as "faith").

Answer 6

HOW IGNORANT ARE YOU?

1. You BELIEVE that the Bank has your monies and securities?

2. You BLIEVE that you Car will Start and Run, after you use your KEY?

3. You BELIEVE that you Mate IS FAITHFULL?

4. You BELIEVE that when you type on your Computer Keyboard the message will POST HERE?

Now, PLEASE TALK ABOUT YOUR "IGNORANT FAITH?"

(Proverbs 26:4-5) Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

(Pro 26:5) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in HIS OWN CONCEIT.

Thanks, RR

Answer 7

If they do not practice studying what they believe, they are relying on what they have been taught. It doesn't have anything to do with Faith, since faith is believing what has not been seen., So no.

You should change your name from General to Pharoah to go with your Avatar.
LOL. Best wishes

Answer 8

Without a doubt. Belief is a poor substitute for knowledge.

Answer 9

Strangely enough, I would have to answer NO. There are quite a few Jesuit scientists who say that the more they learn the more they believe in God. They have impressive degrees in both religious and secular education.

Interesting, huh?

Answer 10

Confucius say "General T used his head for an ice cream bowl".
Not studying is not called 'faith' it is called ignorance.