why are the bible thumpers?

Question

so stupid?

Did god make them that way?

Answer 1

In answer to your question, I would argue that Christians and non-believers are just like other folks; some are overly sensitive, insensitive, kind of spirit or not easily ruffled. In short, we are all imperfect people in an imperfect world. I believe charity of spirit is the most important quality one should strive to obtain. Such a benevolent goodwill enables a person to peacefully co-exist with everyone and make this imperfect world just a little bit more tolerable. We all have our inherent biases and flaws, but there is no reason we cannot strive to be better, no matter what our personal circumstances may be.

Intellectually, Christians and non-believers, like all of us, fall into the standard bell curve of intelligence, with the usual statistical distributions. For example, I am a member of MENSA and a Christian, so I am at least one actual and verifiable data point indicating that any assertion of inferior intelligence on the part of Christians might be flawed. Nevertheless, if you or anyone has some empirical data that supports a assertions about the intelligence of believers or non-believers, I would be interested in reviewing it for use in a conference paper I am authoring.

Answer 2

That is an unfair accusation. Just because people disagree with you does not mean they are stupid. Believing in God or Christ has no impact on one's intelligence, just like being an atheist does not necessary make someone smart.