You are less likely to be intelligent if you buy into it.
Your thoughts?
2007-07-11 06:01:27 · 20 answers · asked by Rosebee 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe that to be true... I think it takes lack of intellect or brainwashing to buy into that stuff...
2007-07-11 06:05:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
I didn't hear the show, but knowing Boortz, I suspect he meant something like this:
Some people isnsist on believeing every story in the Bible is "literally " true--which is nonsense. Many of them are metaphors or allegories. That does not mean they are false--it means they are symbolic renderings which illustrate a spiritual or moral truth.
And--he is right. You really have to question theintelligence, or at least thee ducation, of someone who doesn't understand this. Its not exactly rocket science. No one thinks when Christ told the parable of the sowerand the seeds, He meant people were literally seeds. But the parable is true--it states animportant moral and spiritual truth using a symbolic motif that was familier and meaningful to His audience. The same is true of many of the stories in the Bible.
Christ Himself made this clear. When He sai a person must be "born again" the literalists of the day got totally confused. How could someone go back into the womb and be born a second time. I suspect Christ just sighed and muttered "I know Yougave them brains, Father, but reallly!" before he explained that he was referring to a spiritual rebirth.
The point--which should be obvious--is that it is clear that the stories in the Bible are all "true" --in terms of their meaning. They are NOT indended to all be taken as physically literal renderings.
2007-07-11 13:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't buy that, and I think the bible is crap.
I don't think intelligence is a starting point from which points are deducted if you believe this or that.
I'm not aware of a survey that concisely states that believers are less intelligent than non-believers (or whatever you want to call these groups of people, I forget the R&S PC term......)
Now, if he had used the term gullible or something other than "less intelligent" I would probably agree.
2007-07-11 13:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of Neal Boortz. His opinion means nothing to me.
2007-07-11 13:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of Neal Boortz
Never heard of WSB radio
2007-07-11 13:06:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
So if people stop believing the Bible, they'll become intelligent?
How are people supposed to respond to this information with anything beside a snicker when the undeniable truth is that many intelligent people believe the bible is true, and many stupid people don't believe in God, and vice versa.
2007-07-11 13:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Neal Boortz is wrong about almost everything, but I agree with him on this.
I feel like I need to take a shower now.
2007-07-11 13:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by damnyankeega 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think Neal needs to get saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost!
2007-07-11 13:11:40 · answer #8 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Political talk show hosts are not unlike pro wrestlers : they know exactly what buttons to push to get the crowd to love them or hate them.
Boortz was a big deal here in Atlanta long before he went national. I agree with him about 1.3% of the time.
2007-07-11 13:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by Deke 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
My thoughts are that he doesn't know what he's talking about. I'm intelligent enough to qualify for membership in Mensa and I'm a Christian.
2007-07-11 13:06:28 · answer #10 · answered by Machaira 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummmmm... yeah. No, I don't think religious belief is a measure of intelligence. You have experts and idiots, PhD and numb skulls on both sides.
2007-07-11 13:05:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋