OK fat heads go ahead and satisfy your egos on this one.
2007-01-12 07:23:11 · 24 answers · asked by bob j 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, but probably smarter then you.
2007-01-12 07:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
The smarter people are, the more they question ANYTHING!
Think about the people that make outstanding breakthroughs in science. They are bright and naturally inquisitive.
People that are bright and naturally inquisitive about spirituality tend to either have a very broad view or sometimes multiple views or if they can't come to any accommodations like that, they just say they don't believe. They become defacto atheists.
I have this argument with my wife who claims to be an atheist. She has beliefs ... just not conventional beliefs that fit into so strict category. I tell her she is not an atheist just an "unclassified spiritualist".
2007-01-12 15:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Gary 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. All atheists possess the one true faith... er I mean unfaith. They alone possess the intellectual gifts necessary to recognize that a diversity of spiritual views is an unwelcome attribute of the human race.
Since all Christian believers everywhere since time began believe that God created Fred and Wilma Flinstone, and said to them, "Go forth and multiply", it is up the superior intellectual abilities of atheists to clear all this up.
They will do so by making ingenious analogies about Santa Claus and bigfoot. And as if those were not already mystifyingly brilliant, the great unwashed will depart their mosques, synagogues, and cathedrals when they hear the clever tales about flying spaghetti monsters and pink unicorns.
Never mind that they are incomprehensible, and don't quite mirror the religions they are meant to parody. Their brilliance will overcome, I tell you!
2007-01-12 15:38:03 · answer #3 · answered by evolver 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a distribution of intelligence among both atheists and "everyone else". I think it's safe to say that atheists as a group have a relatively high intelligence, but of course there are exceptions in both groups. I work with some very intelligent believers, at least a few of whom may be brighter than I am.
Why is it is considered so egotistical to claim to be smart? If I were 7 feet tall, and I claimed to be taller than most people, would you say I was egotistical? If I could run 100 meters in 15 seconds, and claimed to be faster than most people, would you say I was egotistical?
The fact is that many of the atheists here are pretty danged smart - and as a group, obviously smarter than the believers here. There's nothing egotistical about that - it's the fact of the matter.
2007-01-12 15:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Statistically, those without god belief have a higher IQ - most scientists are, in fact, atheists. And less than 1/10 of 1% even CONSIDER Creationism/ID as a real theory. Watch the video posted for more detail.
... you don't have to be rude about the facts.
2007-01-12 15:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you I will.
The answer to your question is that there can only be one person who is smarter than everyone else. I would be willing to bet that that person is an atheist.
2007-01-12 15:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
On average atheists are smarter, But there are some believers that are smarter than some atheists.
2007-01-12 15:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
NO! Of course not!
It's just that on average test after test shows that there is an inverse correlation between intelligence and religion - therefore more intelligent people are more likely to be atheist and not hold 'beliefs' of any kind, while the dumber people... well they come on here and say 'I didnt come from no monkey!'
2007-01-12 15:27:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
everybody is different in terms of intelligence and being smart anyway there are intelligent and smart people who are atheists agnostics and religious people just like there are ignorant people in each category so whatever i'm agnostic and that's that
2007-01-12 15:29:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not being arrogant but factual to state that probably they tend to be a bit more intelligent on average than believers.
2007-01-12 15:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. I certainly see many on here that are much more intelligent than me. JP for example.
2007-01-12 15:29:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋