If believing in Jesus makes me stupid, than what are the classifications?

Question

Just that I believe in Him or that I won't except some form of Atheistic view and look at the world through your logical yet deluted since of rationalization? Just curious as to what exactly classifies me as stupid? Oh, I believe the Bible is the written word of God too, so what classification of stupid does that make me? Seriously, if you believe I don't have some type of intellect because I am a Christian, than who is really the ignorant one here?

Just saw a few Christians on here getting slammed and being called ignorant and stupid. Kinda twisted my undies the wrong way. lol

Spelling... excuse me for not having a degree in hitting the check spelling button like you did before you sent your message. I was more interested in the point and opted to not use my 3rd grade skills to hit the button. I am sure in all your majesty you have never wrongly spelled anything. Guiness must have a huge section set out just for you guys. Get over yourselves and just answer the question asked! The fact that you even nit picked through my writing is hilarious.

Answer 1

You know, people call us stupid for our belief in God's word and in his son. They say we are stupid for believeing in our faith. They question "How do we know it really IS Gods word...and not just a fairy tale" but...how can they know it really isn't God's word and just a fairy tale? So you see, everyone will argue who is wrong and who is right...but everyone will see the truth one day. Until then...try not to let it get under your skin. Someone will always give you a hard time about your beliefs, whether it be about religious beliefs, political beliefs, heck...they can even give you a hard time about what bands you like....some people just can't stand the fact that other people just might believe differently than them. Just know that you are blessed to have faith, and to actually believe in something. Many people waste their lives trying to avoid believeing in God...but in the end...we all believe in something...or someone. Don't let it bother ya...keep your chin up.

Answer 2

Ya know, I've often wondered the same thing. Here I am with a master's out of USC (MSEE), was a "rocket scientist" in the 60s and 70s, professional pilot...the list goes on. Thought I must have at least 2 brain cells I could rub together, but according the atheists, I'm a dummy. 'Course, my thought is always that if I'm wrong and they're right, then the only thing that has happened is I've perhaps been a little better man than I might have been otherwise, and I'll die and turn to dust. On the other hand, if I'm right and the atheists are wrong...well, you get the picture.

Late note for Laissez Faire Guy - If you had met me, you could no longer make that statement. It was not my rearing, nor was it a crisis that made a believer out of me. Read "High Flight" sometime, and perhaps you'll understand.

Answer 3

If I believed anything....let’s say a monster under my bed. Would you think I am stupid for believing in this monster? You ask for proof and I say I have felt him, and have read book that includes him, and others also believe in the monster.

Do you think it is intelligent to believe anything completely without an ounce of proof? Disassociate yourself from your religion and look around, you see the scientologists? There the same as you believing in something without any proof.

And by the way Albert Einstine was not a real Christian, someone else said he was up top. He was actually misqouted by Christians I do not really care I just hate when people spread false truths.

Answer 4

I never believed the believers were stupid, or even necessarily deluded. It's stupid to spend a lot of energy trying to convert those who are convinced not to believe. It's stupid to be concerned about what us non-believers think. Your faith makes you walk taller, puts a spring in your step and gets you through the day. And I say: good for you, and I'm happy if you're happy. But don't accuse me of thinking something I've never thought. That's just rude.

Answer 5

sorry to say it but there is a PROVEN negative correlation between religious beliefs and IQ, see below for several studies into the matter

1. Thomas Howells, 1927
Study of 461 students showed religiously conservative students "are, in general, relatively inferior in intellectual ability."

2. Hilding Carlsojn, 1933
Study of 215 students showed that "there is a tendency for the more intelligent undergraduate to be sympathetic toward… atheism."

3. Abraham Franzblau, 1934
Confirming Howells and Carlson, tested 354 Jewish children, aged 10-16. Found a negative correlation between religiosity and IQ as measured by the Terman intelligence test.

4. Thomas Symington, 1935
Tested 400 young people in colleges and church groups. He reported, "There is a constant positive relation in all the groups between liberal religious thinking and mental ability… There is also a constant positive relation between liberal scores and intelligence…"

5. Vernon Jones, 1938
Tested 381 students, concluding "a slight tendency for intelligence and liberal attitudes to go together."

6. A. R. Gilliland, 1940
At variance with all other studies, found "little or no relationship between intelligence and attitude toward god."

7. Donald Gragg, 1942
Reported an inverse correlation between 100 ACE freshman test scores and Thurstone "reality of god" scores.

8. Brown and Love, 1951
At the University of Denver, tested 613 male and female students. The mean test scores of non-believers was 119 points, and for believers it was 100. The non-believers ranked in the 80th percentile, and believers in the 50th. Their findings "strongly corroborate those of Howells."

9. Michael Argyle, 1958
Concluded that "although intelligent children grasp religious concepts earlier, they are also the first to doubt the truth of religion, and intelligent students are much less likely to accept orthodox beliefs."

10. Jeffrey Hadden, 1963
Found no correlation between intelligence and grades. This was an anomalous finding, since GPA corresponds closely with intelligence. Other factors may have influenced the results at the University of Wisconsin.

11. Young, Dustin and Holtzman, 1966
Average religiosity decreased as GPA rose.

12. James Trent, 1967
Polled 1400 college seniors. Found little difference, but high-ability students in his sample group were over-represented.

13. C. Plant and E. Minium, 1967
The more intelligent students were less religious, both before entering college and after 2 years of college.

14. Robert Wuthnow, 1978
Of 532 students, 37 percent of Christians, 58 percent of apostates, and 53 percent of non-religious scored above average on SATs.

15. Hastings and Hoge, 1967, 1974
Polled 200 college students and found no significant correlations.

16. Norman Poythress, 1975
Mean SATs for strongly anti- religious (1148), moderately anti-religious (1119), slightly anti-religious (1108), and religious (1022).

17. Wiebe and Fleck, 1980
Studied 158 male and female Canadian university students. They reported "nonreligious S's tended to be strongly intelligent" and "more intelligent than religious S's."

Answer 6

What are the classifications of what? Your question is incomplete. The classifications of mammals? The classifications of elements? The classifications of Christians? The classifications of stupid people?

Incidentally, "deluded" is spelled with a "d," not "t."

And I believe you meant to say "sense of rationalization," not "since of rationalization."

Finally, I think you meant to write "then who is really the ignorant one here?"

Enough said.

Edit: Okay, perhaps that was unfair. It's easy to make grammatical mistakes when there are homophones involved. In any case, it does come across as somewhat naive and delusional to believe in something that is basically a huge fairy tale simply because it makes one feel better about oneself. I wouldn't necessarily conclude that anyone who believes in Christianity is an idiot, but I would conclude that they have some psychological weakness that makes it necessary for them to embrace a literal interpretation of the Bible.

Incidentally, if you're really seeking answers from others, it's not a good idea to use ad hominem attacks in defense of your own position. We don't like being called "ignorant" any more than you do.


Second Edit: I didn't have to use the spell check button. I am a French professor at a local university and I just happen to have a lot of experience at identifying spelling and grammatical errors in both French and English. Moreover, if I had used a spell check on your writing, it would not have detected your errors because they are each correct spellings, but of the wrong word.

Normally I wouldn't presume to correct others' minor grammatical errors. I tend to give others the benefit of the doubt, as none of us is perfect. However, when someone acts disrespectfully towards others and goes out of her way to claim intellectual superiority and to attack those who disagree with her as "ignorant," it only seems logical to thoroughly check that person's writing and logic to see if they are as flawless as she claims them to be.

That said, I will admit that you actually sound fairly intelligent on the whole, although your initial question could use a little fine tuning. (I still don't understand what you mean by "classifications of stupid," and apparently no one else does, either.) I still resent your cocky, disrespectful attitude, however.

Answer 7

i don't think having belief in anything makes a person stupid, i think intolerance for the views and beliefs of other cultures is what is truly ignorant there really is nothing that is stupid it is just a word that was made up by the ignorance of some person who was intolerant because some person refused to hold the same values and beliefs

Answer 8

Being religious isn't stupid. To us atheists, we just don't see the logic of believing a religion.

By the way, Albert Einstein was a Christian. OOOOH what now religion bashers! lol

Answer 9

Believe in Jesus does not make you stupid. there is proof that the man Jesus did live.

Believing that anything is the word of God does make you extremely stupid! Do you have a copy of his handwriting? Do you have a picture that you want to share? The bible is the word of Paul, Pope Gregory, and many other liars.

Answer 10

Not at all. If anyone implies you're stupid because you believe in God, that's a misconception. There are clearly extremely intelligent people who share your faith.

However, I think I can say with confidence that your faith is a delusion. Althoug 93% of the national academy of sciences are atheist, there is the other 7%, all made up of distinguished scientists.

So while I believe your faith is wrong, a delusion, and bad for you and the world, I don't think you're stupid.