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Sure, we may sometimes be obnoxious, rude, or sarcastic...but wouldn't you agree that we're anything but stupid?

2007-12-11 08:28:49 · 51 answers · asked by Helga G. Pataki 6 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Hmmm...a lot of tolerant Christians answered here.

2007-12-11 08:32:27 · update #1

51 answers

I have met a stupid one of everything

2007-12-11 08:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by dangroner2000 3 · 6 1

that's because atheists are usually people who have decided that you don't simply believe what your parents told you without questioning,researching and thinking. there are people who have questioned researched and thought and then end up believing in God, however the vast majority of religious people are simply because they were born into that religion and they have never questioned it. so yes you're right that when you meet an atheist its usually an inteligent person simply becuase any person who questions, researches and thinks outside of what the norm is is an intelligent person.
however, i know atheists that have been born into atheists families and although their parents have enforced an importance for education on them, and the children do go on to education they are not particulary intelligent or wise becaus e simply going to university and knowing a few theories doesnt make you clever/wise, you need to come to these conclusions yourself.

i dont know if i made my point come across well because english is not my first language.

aslo wanted to add, (with the hope of not insulting you) if youre an atheist because you came to that conclusion yourself then you may be an intelligent person, however if youre an atheist and asking questions such as "atheists are not stupid etc" then that shows some "complex" that you have with regards to stupidity/ignorance, and that makes you look as if you want to be an athiest simply because you think "the clever people are athiest", again sorry if i sound rude, but you can take the lesson in the real world, this is just yahoo after all

2007-12-11 08:40:49 · answer #2 · answered by zR 1 · 2 0

I would say about 90% of the atheist I talk to are stupid. They contridict themselves all the time. First its "God is just a myth, there is no scientific proof there is a God" Then when I argue about Zues being a myth they say "You cant scientificly prove that Zeus isnt real".

They treat science like it never failed.

I agree, we may be obnoxious, rude or sarcastic but thats a path most of the Christians are trying to avoid and overcome...its not a wake up and never do it again thing...Science is their God but some of the greatest minds were Christians.

2007-12-11 08:40:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I would never resort to labeling a group stupid. I have met smart and stupid atheists as well as smart and stupid Christians (most of them can't ever get their facts straight though) There are smart and stupid people in every religious belief, so quit trying to make yourself feel better by classifying your belief group as smart. Just to let you know where I stand: I am neither an atheist, nor a Christian... I believe in a higher power, but not necessarily the God of the Bible. I am in search of the real truth, not the truth that Catholicism has branded us with.

2007-12-11 08:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Older and Wiser 5 · 1 0

Now if you are saying they are stupid because they are athiest than you need to go back and read your Bible some more and what it says about judging people.(I mean to the answerers that are saying yes they are stupid not to the person asking the question) Like most people said stupid comes in all sizes, shapes and denominations, I have met some stupid Christians too. While I don't agree with Athiesm it is their choice and their life therefore I have no say or control over them. Especially the ones that are athiest because of science, some of them are actually very smart and know a lot of knowledge when it comes to books. I don't like though when a person says they are Athiest "just because", to me that says they don't really know anything about anything. You should know why you are or aren't a certain way.

2007-12-11 08:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by ehrlich 6 · 1 1

My ex is an atheist. He had/has isomnia and complained about it all the time. I told him to see a doctor. He said, "Doctors don't know anything. Last time I went, I diagnosed my self better than he did."

I saw him about a year after we broke up, and he was still complaining about not sleeping. Said he had used up all his "street drugs" and asked if it was a good idea for him to be drinking a beer if he had taken a Xanax and a Valium earlier. Erego, 2 years of NOT seeing a doctor has not cured his insomnia.

That sounds pretty damn stupid to me.

2007-12-11 08:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by sandand_surf 6 · 0 0

Yes, they said they did not believe in God because Evolution enplaned it all we came from monkeys there for no God.... by far the worst experience I have ever had with an Atheist, most may be jerk but at least they are well thought out jerks. And some have had good point and wonderfully thought out argument, those are the ones I enjoy.

2007-12-11 08:36:14 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Death 3 · 0 0

Im an atheist
I think most would be smart because they have the ability to evaluate and weigh up opinions and facts, and come up with a valid conclusion.

But some atheists are also atheists simply because of the way they were brought up, or they are following the crowd and are to cowardly to stand up for their real beliefs

2007-12-11 08:33:32 · answer #8 · answered by lil_munchie_x 4 · 0 1

Honestly, as an atheist, I have met some stupid atheists. However, I run across them less often than I do stupid religious types.

One such atheist comes to mind who told me how he believed in astrology. By definition, he was an atheist as he believed in no supreme beings... but lets face reality people... astrology is for the birds.

2007-12-11 08:34:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I've never met a stupid Atheist. But then I'm not Christian either. I'm Pagan. Regardless - still never met a stupid Atheist.

2007-12-11 08:33:07 · answer #10 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 0 1

I wouldn't want to use the word stupid really, but yes, I have. Just as I've met 'stupid' agnostics and Christians. Intelligence and belief systems aren't directly linked.

2007-12-11 08:33:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

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