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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 11:25 am
(July 8, 2017 at 10:24 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (July 8, 2017 at 9:43 am)Jesster Wrote: Uh huh
In other news, a study conducted by the Fishing Is Fun Institute concludes that, among people who find fishing enjoyable, the overwhelming majority enjoy fishing.
Boru And a study conducted by the same institute found that fishers are overwhelming more open minded about the practice of fishing than are fish who tend to focus on the negatively.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 11:39 am
I'd rather be a little close-minded than be open to financially supporting an organization which shelters molesters.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 12:03 pm
(July 8, 2017 at 10:46 am)Aliza Wrote: Gosh, you atheists are so narrow minded!
We can't help it. There's this book that tells us to hate gays, and not intermarry, and hate other similar beliefs for being false.....oh wait. That's the theists. Granted there are closeminded atheists out there, but not because they were raised on a book that says they'll be punished if they condone other beliefs and lifestyle choices.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 12:06 pm
Yeah there is open minded as in a willingness to consider new information and then there is just clueless gullibility. Don't think I want to be the most loosely open minded person in the room.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 12:13 pm
IKR? Brains might fall out - as evidenced by the religious.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 12:17 pm
There seems to be this need from both "sides" at times to put the other down as if this will somehow bring people to "their" side. Honestly, there's open minded and closed minded people who are atheists and theists, so I wonder about the validity of these "studies." How about Einstein etc...he seemed so open minded that many of his peers thought he was crazy for his theories. (although, he didn't believe in the idea of a personal god, not sure if he considered himself agnostic or an atheist) I would say that I've met many more close minded religious types than atheists, in general. Many religious people only view life according to their "holy book" and can't see any new thoughts or ideas past that.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 12:24 pm
Quote:according to researchers at a Catholic university
That is called the fly in the ointment.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 12:58 pm
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Bet they also find that crackers can be magically transformed into godflesh by men in dresses. If people from a catholic university found that water was wet, I'd have to stick my hand in it just to make sure. Knowing them, it would all have been an elaborate ploy..and I'd find a priests crotch at the bottom of the bucket.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 1:02 pm
(July 8, 2017 at 12:17 pm)*Deidre* Wrote: There seems to be this need from both "sides" at times to put the other down as if this will somehow bring people to "their" side. Honestly, there's open minded and closed minded people who are atheists and theists, so I wonder about the validity of these "studies." How about Einstein etc...he seemed so open minded that many of his peers thought he was crazy for his theories. (although, he didn't believe in the idea of a personal god, not sure if he considered himself agnostic or an atheist) I would say that I've met many more close minded religious types than atheists, in general. Many religious people only view life according to their "holy book" and can't see any new thoughts or ideas past that.
So true! Casting broad generalizations onto hugely diverse populations is just dumb (and really closed-minded).
Theists and atheists can be closed or open minded depending on their personal outlook, intelligence, and life experiences. Believing or not believing in a deity isn't the single contributing factor here.
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RE: New Study: atheists are less open-minded than theists
July 8, 2017 at 1:14 pm
(July 8, 2017 at 1:02 pm)Aliza Wrote: (July 8, 2017 at 12:17 pm)*Deidre* Wrote: There seems to be this need from both "sides" at times to put the other down as if this will somehow bring people to "their" side. Honestly, there's open minded and closed minded people who are atheists and theists, so I wonder about the validity of these "studies." How about Einstein etc...he seemed so open minded that many of his peers thought he was crazy for his theories. (although, he didn't believe in the idea of a personal god, not sure if he considered himself agnostic or an atheist) I would say that I've met many more close minded religious types than atheists, in general. Many religious people only view life according to their "holy book" and can't see any new thoughts or ideas past that.
So true! Casting broad generalizations onto hugely diverse populations is just dumb (and really closed-minded).
Theists and atheists can be closed or open minded depending on their personal outlook, intelligence, and life experiences. Believing or not believing in a deity isn't the single contributing factor here.
Agree!
My parents are Catholic, and sadly, my dad believes everything coming out of the Vatican. Lol
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