Can non Christians answer please?

Question

Do you assume a person is uneducated or "stupid" when you find out they are a Christian? Even before you have any actual interaction with them? Please be honest. I am not making judgements, I am just curious.

Answer 1

Short Answer: Yes

Long Answer: To be honest, I do... either willfully ignorant, brainwashed, or just stupid.
Because of the simple fact that basic logic would show that religion is hogwash.
I was able to start figuring it out myself when I was eight and learned of other, now dead religions.
After all, if these past civilzations had a religion they wholeheartedly believed in, what's to say what people believe in now is right, and the past wrong?
From there, I started reading the Bible, and asking questions to people... and hell, by the time I was 10, it was plain to see that all these religions have to be false.
Simple logic based on the facts and evidence we know as a society now.

Answer 2

No. Christ had some really good ideas about how to live.

And, some people need the rules & regulations & pre-thought-out philosophies of organized religions in order to know how to behave properly in life - kind of a guideline to keep them on track.

Same way some people can just eat whatever they want & not gain any weight, but others need to follow Weight Watchers or some other plan.

Or, same way some people can simply focus & get stuff done, while others need some ritalin to keep them on task.

So, I don't think that people who follow organized religions are stupid, I just think that they need a little more help deciding what's right & what's wrong.

That's OK. It's just different.

Answer 3

No, I don't. It's usually once I've actually spoken to someone and learned their views on things before I assume that they're Christian. I don't assume people are stupid based on their faith, though I wonder what makes them believe as strongly as they do. People generally are just plain stupid, however, and in time, the stupidity shows through, regardless of religion. Christians, however, do sometimes tend to say stupid things - AIDS is God's revenge on gays (heard that a lot in the 80's), Katrina was divine punishment, fetuses are vacuumed out of women and thrown in "baby dumps", etc etc. I will admit that sometimes, if someone I've just met seems exceptionally dumb, I do wonder if they are religious. My own slanted view of the world, certainly, but the thought usually bears up correctly.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. I look at all people equally and judge them by the quality of what comes out of their mouths and the actions they display.

Yeah I said that. I judge...

We all do. Its how we make friends and how we know who to look out for. Its how we don't get taken advantage of by every opportunistic money grubber out looking to victimize.

I do consider Christian beliefs to be a bit unnecessary- but if you keep those beliefs to yourself, or debate your position with me in a peaceful and non forceful manner- I will respect you as much as anyone else. I may even befriend you. I'm not really as much of an a$$hole as I act like on here- unless provoked. I do get provoked... usually by unintelligent Christians who want to know why there are still monkeys like they have a point or something- or unintelligent Atheists telling me how much Jesus sucked...

I don't assume a person is stupid until they give me good reason to believe so- Christian beliefs alone are not good enough reason to believe someone stupid- merely different... and I can respect that.

Answer 5

No. I have many intelligent and reasonable Christian friends. I think it is a beautiful religion attended by largely good people. I think things are skewed on the internet, as the anonymity and entire lack of accountability or consequences tend to allow people to post with a big chip on their shoulder. This is not just true for Christians, but for everyone. And I am not one of those who thinks that Christians here are less tolerant, intelligent, or educated than any other large group on the board.

Answer 6

Short answer: no. My college roommate was a Christian, and she is very intelligent. We had some very interesting conversations on religion.

General answer: It has been my experience that many Christians are often less educated than I wish they were, and frequently jump to the "God did it" conclusion when faced with anything requiring a lot of thought (like difficult science). But by no means am I generalizing this to all Christians, or to any other religion.

Answer 7

That depends on how I find out that they are a Christian. If it's seeing a group protesting gay marriage, then it's an easy assessment. If I just hear them name the church they attend, I have no way of knowing their level of intelligence.

I do tend to feel a sort of sadness for the limitation Christianity places on how much of life we can truly experience.

Answer 8

Certainly not. I find that many "REAL" Christians are very intelligent.The ones who actually see Christianity for what it is, to bring people together, not to separate and divide us. I don't believe in Jesus as god , but I do respect his teachings that he has given to Christians to follow. Now the ones, that twist and manipulate his words, i do believe to be uneducated.

Answer 9

No. It usually depends on how they are involved in Christianity. If they were born into it and grew up without really questioning much, they're usually halfway respectful and fairly decent people. The most problems I've had with people are the "born again" type who declares everything as the devil and is akin to a child with their fingers in their ears going "la la la I can't hear you" when you try to explain your own faith.

Answer 10

No. But many of them will try to debate a subject in which they have no formal education in, and it is very obvious when they do this.
If a persons college degree only called for one course in General Chemistry, then they don't have the education to debate the validity or accuracy of Carbon 12 dating. It becomes extremely annoying to those of us who have spent several years in Chemistry courses!