Ok, my last question was really misunderstood by both camps. Im not calling anybody anything nor am I saying ALL believers in God. Also, I may have a few typos...big deal. please only answer my question.
When I talk to religious people they say that non believers are stupid because they wont accept what they "easily see".
They use analogies that i guess make sence. Like how can order and complexity come about from disorder and chaos. This seems to be true, but is it really? If i dont accept their logic does that make me stupid?
I mean, come on...just because we (humans) see in color and there are millions of colors to be seen does not mean that creation was behind this seeming coincidence. Is it not true that evolution also teaches that living organisms evolve to better adapt to thier environment? Does this not easily explain why both coexist? it s just cause and effect.
Also, is it not true that atheists of past and present demenstrated that they are not stupid? Science!
2007-12-30 17:57:46 · 34 answers · asked by viajero_intergalactico 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I dont need to list any great scientific minds that were also atheist. This truth is self evident.
My only question is this: How can you be a minimum wage earner who only got a GED and dropped out of middle school think that he is smarter than a world class scientist? I mean, come on! who knows more?
by the way, for the record...i am a believer.
also, i ask about the set of believers who think atheists are stupid. not all of them. some believers dont insult and acturally know why they believe. i can respect them.
2007-12-30 18:03:27 · update #1
The answer is simple. Humans tend to think that their personal opinion is the right opinion, therefore, everyone else is wrong and because they are wrong, that makes them stupid.
2007-12-30 18:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by Corrupt 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I appreciate the fact that you "took up" for the poor, mentally-challenged atheist, who should be able to perceive the "easily-seen" evidence of a creator. Then you asked "My only question is this: How can you be a minimum wage earner who only got a GED and dropped out of middle school think that he is smarter than a world class scientist? I mean, come on! who knows more? " Apparently, your straw man fell over prematurely. The problem is that you focus intently on whatever evidence that seems to support your preconceived notions, discarding anything else as chaff. All christians don't demonstrate that level of hypocrisy, pretending to be Christlike while demonstrating the opposite. Even though I may not agree with the christian premise, I won't tar the whole group with sweeping generalizations. Some of the posters that agreed with you noted that atheists seemed to be "angry." There could be a reason for that.
2007-12-30 18:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Gonzo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian and I don't think that believers in God generally think atheists are stupid. I have heard many accuse them of being sarcastic, insulting, and ignorant concerning the bible, but never stupid. There are allot of questions flying around about the intelligence and attitude of atheists and believers alike and my answer is always the same, there are ignorant, sarcastic, insulting, and hateful people on both sides. It is in the nature of some people and that's all there is to it. I just wish the stereotyping would stop already.
2007-12-30 18:22:51 · answer #3 · answered by dooder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im a christian and i dont think their stupid just lost is all and as for the quote"Is it not true that evolution also teaches that living organisms evolve to better adapt to thier environment? Does this not easily explain why both coexist? it s just cause and effect"
Actually evolvement dosent take millions of years just a few generations actually for a species to better adapt to its inviroument
2007-12-30 18:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by Krissy W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they are just going to ask you why atheists think theists are stupid. And I do see that it goes both ways. Both parties have a great deal of trouble understanding why the other doesn't think as they do. People come from different places, different backgrounds. No one is ever going to think the same... and I think it will be a while before people learn to accept one another for who they are rather than attacking each other for no good reason.
2007-12-30 18:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Tamsin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have know a lot of Brilliant Atheists and I am Catholic.
Why are you making a such ridiculous generalization?
The reason why some believers are like that is because most of them are very Cliquish. In other words, they hang out with people who think like them and believe the same thing that they do.
Life is too short to be limiting yourself to one group (this comment was directed specifically at the "Jesus Freaks")
2007-12-30 18:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by Indy Indy Indy!!!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believers are the ones who are "intellectually challenged..."
That's precisely why "religion" appeals to them so much, and why they easily accept it without question or an ability to see through the absurd claims and "illogic" of the whole thing...
(Even children before they're "brainwashed" ask questions about religion that point out its' obvious "contradictions" and "ludicrous suppositions...")
Questions like...Where did God come from? Does He have a "god" that made him? How can you have "predeterminism" AND "free will" at the same time?
Why does God need us to "approve" of him? Or why does it piss God off so much if we don't believe in him? Or why would a person need to be "scared" into behaving good?
I got a million of 'em...
2007-12-30 18:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Any person who just answered rudely to your question is ignorant and not a true christian.I am a christian and the fact that these people are answering this way just makes Christianity look even worse then what people make it look like. I think not all atheist are stupid,in fact there even smart.Usually atheist people study what they believe and that's what makes them who they are.Mostly atheist people are educated.
2007-12-30 18:10:30 · answer #8 · answered by Seb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I am very religious, very spiritual, and I do NOT think atheists are stupid.
People are allowed to disagree, they do it all the time, EVEN when looking at the exact same evidence. Take for instance a court of law. Jurors examine the exact same evidence, hear the exact same witnesses, see the exact same diagrams and DNA etc, and then they disagree. Juries are split all the time.
People even disagree with THEMSELVES, as they change their minds.
2007-12-30 18:03:21 · answer #9 · answered by Epitome O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're rude. Anyways it's not all believers, just some. Or to me, a lot. But some atheists also do think the believers are stupid.. But oh wells. I doubt we'll ever agree on anything.
2007-12-30 18:01:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
STEPHEM_H write:
"Because they really are.
The choose their lifestyle of pleasure over the fact that there is a God."
It is this kind of supreme arrogance, down right contempt, TOTAL lack of even the slightest Christian spirit inherent in this kind of answer, which pisses the hell out of me!!!!
Look in the mirror == STEPHEN_H and what type of person do you see? If it is the same face you have shown here you would cringe.
2007-12-30 18:10:38 · answer #11 · answered by roccopaperiello 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋