Why is it that the more somebody claims to be God believing, the worse their spelling and grammar is?

Question

Robert Frost:

"Not All There" in A Further Range (1936):

I turned to speak to God
About the world's despair
But to make bad matters worse
I found God wasn't there.

People like Miracle whip should be careful about their claims on celebreties

And "..." fellah should check his dictionary. He only makes my statement stronger.

Edit to edit: One error isn't the point. If it is a typo or a simple misspelling I ignore them when responding to other peoples posts. There are some truly egregious examples to be found, and they are usually from fundamentalists.

Answer 1

Gee, no one's ever asked this question before!

*Gulp* :0)

The problem of incorrect spelling and grammar is a fault of many Y!A users, not just one specific group. I have found many an error among the Atheists, just like I have among the Christians.

If you are trying to make the incorrect assertion that all Christians are fundie rednecks who flunked out of the third grade, you are going to be sorely disappointed. There are many Christians on here, myself included, who have extensive secular educations and, IMHO, present ourselves quite well, if I may say so :D

Edit: Don't you mean "celebrities"? I find it pretty funny that you bash Christians for their poor spelling, yet make an error of your own. Hmmm . . . .

Answer 2

The most God-believing writers that come to the top of my mind at the moment:
Milton (author of Paradise Lost, etc.) Perhaps you've heard of him in an English Lit class you've taken
William Cowper
Annie Dillard
Robert Frost

There is something wrong with your hypothesis. I have given you data to show that it is not supportable.

Some Christians are poor spellers. Some atheists are poor spellers. And there are excellent spellers, and thinkers for that matter, in both categories as well.

Answer 3

funny how perception works...most of what i've noticed in the 'poor grammar department' is that, when people post stuff about some group or another being 'less than brilliant', spelling and grammar fly right out the window...and i've noticed some atheist posters trying to use 'ten dollar words', usually incorrectly...and some seem to be convinced that they're so intelligent, they don't need spell-check

Answer 4

Why are there so many people who are awful with their generalizations? I have seen plenty of athiests and pagans and others who cannot spell properly either. I just do not judge people by their spelling and point it out all the time. Not sure why you are feeling the need to? God could take away your worries, just accept Him into your heart and ask forgiveness for your sins. None of us are perfect! We are all sinners. But God loves us all! :)

Answer 5

This is an unfounded assertion on believers in God and in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

I believe in God the Father, in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost--all Holy Entities of the Godhead.

Now please find my spelling errors and report back immediately!

Answer 6

Umm....
Meh.....I don't think it means anything. I know plenty of well-educated and intelligent Christians. interestingly enough they are logical and respond to other areas/subjects of their life with great reason. But when the subject is religion---that just goes away.
Thinking and rationale just....go away.

I don't say that a believer has to be a full-fledged atheist or think as I do. I never said I knew it all---but.....I see it as only natural to 'question' things. From there if there are no answers to the question well....are your beliefs worth believing in? Shouldn't they be discarded?

I bounce questions off a friend of mine all the time because....none of it makes sense to me and I have a desperate need for things to 'make sense'. LOL. Everything has to fit and if it doesn't, I can't do anything with it. So--I don't quite understand how she makes sense of her faith.
She usually can't counter me with anything but she welcomes my constant grilling! LOL

I wonder to myself:
How can one remain so steadfast in their faith when even they will admit that you (as a nonbeliever) are correct in your thoughts. When even THEY know that what you say makes absolute sense and they can't think of anything in defense?

Is this madness?
Well---whatever.
But at least she/they are happy...

Answer 7

Look who's talking. You spell "grammar" incorrectly. Too much intelligence can also lead to excessiveness. It should be spelled "gramar"

Answer 8

Wow, I'm really shocked at how many people are willing to engage in this kind of Christian-bashing. Are we so intolerant?

Answer 9

They spend so much time reading the Bible with its archaic use of language, they forget that the 21st century uses very different word usage and grammar.

Answer 10

Because cult indoctrination starts as young as possible - before the ability to adequately read and write. And because they think a spell checker sounds too much like witchcraft.