Are Christians Stupid Or Just Ignorant and Delusional?

[Xavier]

Obviously there are Christians who have extremely high IQs and do work high up in the fields like science.

Does it make them stupid though to blindly believe what they do in spite of any evidence whatsoever?

[Minimalist]

All of the above?

(Actually, I suspect in many cases it just means they are lazy.)

[thesummerqueen]

I would like to point out ONCE AGAIN that neither atheism nor theism hold the monopoly on intelligence.

I will say that on a whole, most Christian sects promote a level of ignorance I find despicable - irresponsible at best.

On the other hand, there are atheists out there who boggle my mind with their sheer stupidity.

[Abracadabra]

Obviously there are Christians who have extremely high IQs and do work high up in the fields like science.

Does it make them stupid though to blindly believe what they do in spite of any evidence whatsoever?

All Christians who believe in the Bible do so by blatantly ignoring the truth that it is a highly contradicting and utterly absurd collection of fables.

They pretend that it could be made to make sense if one simply has enough faith to believe that it could be made to make sense.

Christianity requires only pretense and self-delusion.

It has nothing to do with intelligence.

[NoMoreFaith]

I can only agree with delusional as the definition fits fine.

Stupid and Ignorant are ad hominem. However, as unpleasant the connotations are with delusional, its not an insult to the person, simply a description of an absolute conviction in a belief.

[Doubting Thomas]

I think that many Christian scientists tend to keep following their religion out of a sense of tradition, as in their parents and their parents before them always believed, so they should too, not to mention that most of their family is also religious. Somehow they tend to compartmentalize their beliefs and find a way to be comfortable with the fact that reality contradicts the bible. I was not able to do this when I started thinking critically and came to the realization that Christianity was a bunch of myths made into lies.

It might also have something to do with a poll which showed that few Christians actually really believe all the tenets of their faith. They probably just go along with the whole "be good and go to heaven, go to church on Sunday" thing, but they don't get anywhere near fundie territory, nor do they probably read the bible or know what's in it.

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Obviously there are Christians who have extremely high IQs and do work high up in the fields like science.

My physics professor is a Christian.

Does it make them stupid though to blindly believe what they do in spite of any evidence whatsoever?

I wouldn't call him stupid, he is a very brilliant man. I'd say afraid is a better answer.

[Xavier]

Obviously there are Christians who have extremely high IQs and do work high up in the fields like science.

My physics professor is a Christian.

Does it make them stupid though to blindly believe what they do in spite of any evidence whatsoever?

I wouldn't call him stupid, he is a very brilliant man. I'd say afraid is a better answer.

This is something I just don't understand.
Why wouldn't a scientist treat Christian beliefs with the same scientific method and need for evidence as they do to science.
It is just completely crazy to me that some brilliant sacientist could just go home after a days work and then start praying to Jesus.

[Doubting Thomas]

Like I said, compartmentalization.

[Xavier]

Like I said, compartmentalization.

I know but I find it completely bemusing because I can't do that.
I find myself completely unable to believe in myths without evidence.

In a way it would be a good skill to have to just believe in what u wanted.
I have suffered from depression in the past and it would've been good then if I could just decide to believe in some good things that weren't true.