Why do people claim those who follow a religion are stupid?

Many smart individuals are of faith and many are not... I am not trying to be smart or anything by saying this I am just curious as to why people call religious people stupid.

I have known quite a few people more intelligent than me and quite a few who are not religious and more intelligent. I try to consider myself of average intelligence but even if I was bellow the average on the intellectual range the fact that religious people I have met are smarter than me does not make them the blithering idiots that some make them out to be.

To me faith is just that an indication of ones faith for the most part... Religion gets alot of flack but without religion there might as well be fighting over plenty of other things/ideas (resources and idelogy like communism).

Because they are generalizing and thus unwittingly indicating their own level of intelligence.

When people believe something based on nothing and are very open about it, it's easy to create those generalizations.

The general idea is that they follow something which cannot be touched through any scientific method.

You believe because you are told to. There is no logic or reasoning behind that. And because of the ever increasing success the scientific method and research have, believing in something simply because you are told to is irrational and feels like a sore thumb.

without religion there might as well be fighting over plenty of other things/ideas (resources and idelogy like communism).

LostVoyager

Not everyone is an idiot, but when they follow it so blindly and disregard everything else....I think that makes them an idiot.chilly-chill

i'd argue that those who don't follow a religion are just as stupid because they themselves blindly follow incomplete theories.ZumaJones07

Those theories work and are based on the idea that they try to be the least incorrect as possible. Scientists are bound to make errors.

Religion, not so much. Especially christianity.

It's not really a comparison. I won't judge anyone by his religion but trying to make logic comparisons is just wrong. Like, completely wrong.

Because they are generalizing and thus unwittingly indicating their own level of intelligence.

sonicare

Because the people claiming they are stupid are obviously smarter than them. Duh.

but people say it's stupid to blindly follow religion when science claims everything just kinda happened... that doesn't sound like something i'd get behind because it makes no senseZumaJones07

When people believe something based on nothing and are very open about it, it's easy to create those generalizations.

TopTierHustler

Agreed imo there are 3 types of Christians

1) The stupidd types who were just force fed their believes and ignore hateful parts of the Bibles

2) The enabler beta apologizers

3) The leader, evil and alpha males

TC is an apologist/propagandist beta christian which is the worst kind imo. Without people like the topic creator defending people using religion to manipulate people into evil there would not be so much blood shed.

Hopefully as more people get eduacated that religion dies out and those using it to serve their nefarious needs fail to do so.

but people say it's stupid to blindly follow religion when science claims everything just kinda happened... that doesn't sound like something i'd get behind because it makes no senseZumaJones07

Because the people claiming they are stupid are obviously smarter than them. Duh.

shoot-first

Not at all true, how can you prove this for a fact... I know plenty lacking in intelligence who claim it, TC seems like an example. Many lacking in intelligence join religions to bask in their ignorance.

Happyness is bliss.

idk i've looked up a lot of things and it doesn't seem as though science can't explain how we came to be as thoroughly as i would like it to.ZumaJones07

With or without religion there will always be intolerant bigots.ChampionoChumps

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When people believe something based on nothing and are very open about it, it's easy to create those generalizations.

ThumpyBowser

Agreed imo there are 3 types of Christians

1) The stupidd types who were just force fed their believes and ignore hateful parts of the Bibles

2) The enabler beta apologizers

3) The leader, evil and alpha males

TC is an apologist/propagandist beta christian which is the worst kind imo. Without people like the topic creator defending people using religion to manipulate people into evil there would not be so much blood shed.

Hopefully as more people get eduacated that religion dies out and those using it to serve their nefarious needs fail to do so.

What about everybody else? There is not a single perfect person in this world. I'm sure there are plenty of non-religious people who are exactly the same as the types you have described in your post.

[QUOTE="ZumaJones07"]idk i've looked up a lot of things and it doesn't seem as though science can't explain how we came to be as thoroughly as i would like it to.Person0

idk i've looked up a lot of things and it doesn't seem as though science can't explain how we came to be as thoroughly as i would like it to.ZumaJones07

It has pretty good evidence supporting it's theory though... I know bigots like you and the topic creator like to ignore that in your analysis though.

I mean if you ask enough whys you could question anythings validity... The fact is that even if the big bang is not true the fossil records show the Earth much older than the Bible claims and evolutionary records are present.

I bet you and the TC believe satan made fossils though right?

Your usernames tell me you are probably the type that think you are holyer than thou.

[QUOTE="Person0"][QUOTE="ZumaJones07"]idk i've looked up a lot of things and it doesn't seem as though science can't explain how we came to be as thoroughly as i would like it to.ZumaJones07

Emotion

There are plenty of theories that are not based on magic.

I have nothing against anyone who is religious. It's basically organized religion in general that my main beef is with.

but people say it's stupid to blindly follow religion when science claims everything just kinda happened... that doesn't sound like something i'd get behind because it makes no senseZumaJones07

Uhm what.

Ever heard of creationism?

Your usernames tell me you are probably the type that think you are holyer than thou.

ThumpyBowser

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When people believe something based on nothing and are very open about it, it's easy to create those generalizations.

shoot-first

Agreed imo there are 3 types of Christians

1) The stupidd types who were just force fed their believes and ignore hateful parts of the Bibles

2) The enabler beta apologizers

3) The leader, evil and alpha males

TC is an apologist/propagandist beta christian which is the worst kind imo. Without people like the topic creator defending people using religion to manipulate people into evil there would not be so much blood shed.

Hopefully as more people get eduacated that religion dies out and those using it to serve their nefarious needs fail to do so.

What about everybody else? There is not a single perfect person in this world. I'm sure there are plenty of non-religious people who are exactly the same as the types you have described in your post.

Do you have examples, I have plenty.

Heaven's Gate

Jim Jones

Adolf Hitler

etc.

[QUOTE="Person0"][QUOTE="ZumaJones07"]idk i've looked up a lot of things and it doesn't seem as though science can't explain how we came to be as thoroughly as i would like it to.ZumaJones07

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Agreed imo there are 3 types of Christians

1) The stupidd types who were just force fed their believes and ignore hateful parts of the Bibles

2) The enabler beta apologizers

3) The leader, evil and alpha males

TC is an apologist/propagandist beta christian which is the worst kind imo. Without people like the topic creator defending people using religion to manipulate people into evil there would not be so much blood shed.

Hopefully as more people get eduacated that religion dies out and those using it to serve their nefarious needs fail to do so.

ThumpyBowser

What about everybody else? There is not a single perfect person in this world. I'm sure there are plenty of non-religious people who are exactly the same as the types you have described in your post.

Do you have examples, I have plenty.

Heaven's Gate

Jim Jones

Adolf Hitler

etc.

Do you really need examples? I'm not trying to convince you. Just take a look around.

50-50 religious people are stupid

50-50 athiests are stupid

1/4th of america is stupid

i just doubt that our perfect existence was random and an accident. that idea sounds less plausible than a creator.ZumaJones07

Less plausible?

You do realize how big the universe is, right?

50-50 religious people are stupid

50-50 athiests are stupid

1/4th of america is stupid

almasdeathchild

Well, if you minus 50 from 50... :P

50/50 religious people are stupid

50/50 athiests are stupid

1/4th of america is stupid

almasdeathchild

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50/50 religious people are stupid

50/50 athiests are stupid

1/4th of america is stupid

almasdeathchild

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50/50 religious people are stupid

50/50 athiests are stupid

1/4th of america is stupid

almasdeathchild

Are you asking me or yourself? You quoted yourself and asked a question.

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50/50 religious people are stupid

50/50 athiests are stupid

1/4th of america is stupid

almasdeathchild

Because they are insecure about their intelligence.

How subtle.

My Grandfather is a pretty religious man, he's read more books that I've read words, and he's at the very least the wisest man I've ever met. Being religious doesn't mean your stupid, hell I'm the first one to say those people are even more supid for not really getting the POINT of religion. That's not to say that there aren't religious people who don't get the point of religion. There's plenty of those too. And they're all morons. Because I'm insecure of my intelligence.

We cool? We cool :P

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almasdeathchild

I was just pokin' at ya. Don't take it too hard, man.

Edit: No homo.

I just assume everyone is an idiot before I get to know them. So far, the assumption has worked rather well.