It says this:
An atheist is to a genius as a theist is to a/an ______.
A) Dunce
B) Imbecile
C) Incompetent
D) Obtuse
E) All of the above
2007-08-03 10:09:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Upset because you didn't get enough answers the first time around? Or that an atheist didn't attack you?
2007-08-03 10:12:02 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Unbeknownst to the people being tested, the test always reacted to a “no” by saying that it was a lie, and confirmed a “yes”. " That's not how lie detector tests work. This story simply isn't true. It's another one of those "I'd like to believe this is true, so I'll say it as though it were" stories. Atheists distinguish between truth and falsehood, and we value honesty. ================== "HOw is this not how the tests work? Elaborate. Because at this point, you are just another atheist with a tendency to just deny another God-related story" I am an atheist who denies obviously false "God-related" stories, and yes, there are a LOT of them. Lie detector tests do not "say" that an answer is a lie or "confirm" an answer. They show physiological responses, which the tester interprets. There's a LOT of interpretation involved, which means that the biases of the tester have a lot of influence in the interpretation. That's why there are careful protocols for polygraph use, and that's why even with those protocols polygraph test results are not considered very reliable. Is there any reason to suspect that there'd have been bias involved if what you describe had really happened? Well, let's see here...you've got a tester who is "a Christian", and who completely violates lie detector test protocol by throwing in his own questions - in particular, asking "Do you believe in God?". Clearly there's about a ton of bias here. Then he purportedly tells people that the test ALWAYS reacts a certain way. Now "always" in this kind of context is a dead giveaway that the story is fiction. You seemed to think that the fact that I denied this story reflected narrowmindedness on my part. That's obviously not the case - you'd have to be terribly narrowminded to believe that it's true. This one is a nonstarter - it's obviously false. Obviously we can't tell who it is who is at fault here, but this story is another example of a desperate Christian making up lies about atheists. The fact that they have to lie so much to defend their beliefs should tell them something about the quality of those beliefs.
2016-05-17 10:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by debora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
F) None of the above, since "obtuse" is an adjective, not a noun. Otherwise, atheists are the opposite of genius, just like theists are the opposite of dunces, imbeciles, and incompetents. So any or all of the first three would be correct.
2007-08-03 10:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That should not be in a test, many/most atheists are not geniuses nor are many/most theists any of the above.
Granted many of the questions and answers on R&S would seem to indicate that theists are uneducated at the worst but I don't think that this is a valid generalization.
Just this atheist's opinion.
2007-08-03 10:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
B.
Because an antonym of atheist is genius and an antonym of theists is imbecile. It is nice how that works out.
2007-08-03 10:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by mecasa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the above.
2007-08-03 10:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems like a gimme. I think that even christians would be able to get a correct answer on this one.
2007-08-03 10:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry the correct answer isnt on here.
2007-08-03 10:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by god_of_the_accursed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Should I Do?
2007-08-03 10:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
box of hammers.
2007-08-03 10:11:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋