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Why do I feel that atheists, in general, aren't very bright? When I hear them speak, their words often don’t seem to make sense. Do atheism make you retarded?
Why do i feel like atheists are not bright in general?
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You feel that way because you're dumb.
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It's more likely that they're arguing points that are completely irrelevant to your belief system than it is an indication of their intelligence. Sometimes, arguing about the factual accuracy of religious stories and the sociological drivers behind organized religion/theism can seem meaningless in the face of a feeling as strong as faith. It's nice to feel connected to a deeper meaning in the world, especially if a well-meaning community comes with it. If you're getting clear psychological benefits from the religious experience, atheist arguments can seem unnecessary.
On the other side of it, there can still be a place to employ logic in the religious sphere. Giving consideration to atheist points might help you seek improvements in your community or lend you the capacity to feel more compassion towards those who think differently from you.
On the other side of it, there can still be a place to employ logic in the religious sphere. Giving consideration to atheist points might help you seek improvements in your community or lend you the capacity to feel more compassion towards those who think differently from you.
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Did you get banned on reddit so you came here?
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They are the dominant cultural force. Nowadays dumb Christians are smart enough to shut up and dumb atheists think they’re smart enough to speak up.
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Because 9 times out of 10, an outspoken atheist is just buttmad about organised religion rather than actually being concerned about spiritual matters. Their understanding is really quite shallow and they're mostly concerned with contradicting and pissing you off instead of a real discussion because muh crusades. (They won't be able to tell you anything about the crusades if prompted further).
Intelligent atheists realise there is virtue in spirituality even if they don't share those beliefs, and they realise there is no point in trying to disrupt your worldview and make an enemy over it. You don't hear of them for those reasons, they may even claim to be agnostic just to seem less confrontational.
Intelligent atheists realise there is virtue in spirituality even if they don't share those beliefs, and they realise there is no point in trying to disrupt your worldview and make an enemy over it. You don't hear of them for those reasons, they may even claim to be agnostic just to seem less confrontational.
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I mean. I ain't the one claiming a 13 year old girl got knocked up by God, an Arab epileptic flew to Jerusalem on a horse or that God feels an intense urge to roast you for all eternity if you touch your pee pee.
You clearly have a very different working definition of reasonable to me.
You clearly have a very different working definition of reasonable to me.
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Did you get assmad that atheists interrupted your Christian circlejerk thread? Is that why you're trying to create another one?
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Ah, now I see the issue
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Anti theism is what should be concentrated on. Everyone is a atheist to some measure unless they choose to belive in every god that has been worshipped at one point or another.
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It's the more reasoned approach. Truth be told their real problem is almost certainly with the Old Testament vs. other religious beliefs because so much of the OT is just so savage and ignorant. Even by the standards of classical antiquity it was the work of barbarians, which is why Marcion rejected it in its entirety.
All of the useful pieces like the wisdom books/proverbs are just copied from the broader wisdom traditions of the Middle East. Same with the flood narrative being a copy of Mesopotamian stories.
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If you want to debate the topic I'm willing, but @Brightstar777 did not ask any of his religion-related questions in good faith and I'm just answering in kind.
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I guess there's context I'm missing, was just trying to be funny. Well hopefully you guys find an understanding eventually.
There is a lot of history to the Bible itself that admittedly I think it's stricter adherants willingly overlook. Translated and reviewed literally God knows how many times.
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One thing I will say in its defense is they're not really openly condoned, more just stated as facts. Another problem is there are other books referred to early in the OT that have been lost. Nobody has any idea what they contained or whether or not it contradicts anything in later books.
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No but believing in sky fairies does
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I think a lot atheists fall into a trap.
They see religious people "wasting" time on church and meetings and praying, and instead of using the time that would be spent on that for something more productive, they use it to complain about religious people.
I see it as similar to a lot of troonism, it's a social bonding thing. It just so happens this is one realisation with "smart" connotations, so lots of midwits get high on their own farts.
They see religious people "wasting" time on church and meetings and praying, and instead of using the time that would be spent on that for something more productive, they use it to complain about religious people.
I see it as similar to a lot of troonism, it's a social bonding thing. It just so happens this is one realisation with "smart" connotations, so lots of midwits get high on their own farts.
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Most atheists just have switched to a gayer and more cringe godless religion. A creed that they prosetylize 24/7. A few of the more we'll known atheists are pretty smart, though.
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Are you talking about proper atheists who reject dogma and ask questions or members of the woke nu-religions that were created this century?
There is a big difference.
Personally, I like the term adogmatism because there's both religious and secular dogma and I'm not a fan of either.
There is a big difference.
Personally, I like the term adogmatism because there's both religious and secular dogma and I'm not a fan of either.
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Why do I feel like you open up a new midwit question topic every day? At least put more effort in those topics, not just one or two sentences that are already in the topic title.
Atheism is a weird beast. Those that explicitly call themselves "atheist" too often tend to be fedora tippers who are indeed not as smart as they think they are.
But that correlation doesn't necessarily go the other way, and also lacks a direct causal link. I'd refer to myself as an apatheist for the most part.
Atheism is a weird beast. Those that explicitly call themselves "atheist" too often tend to be fedora tippers who are indeed not as smart as they think they are.
But that correlation doesn't necessarily go the other way, and also lacks a direct causal link. I'd refer to myself as an apatheist for the most part.