(September 25, 2015 at 11:45 pm)Cecelia Wrote: Believers do tend to be more irrational than non-believers. I recall someone once saying that the theory of evolution was a 'dying theory'. They dismiss all claims that do not conform to their preconceived conclusion. They readily accept the ones that do. That doesn't mean they are stupid. It merely means that their beliefs are so deeply rooted that they ignore reason in favor of faith.
There are also atheists in foxholes. The numbers are lower naturally because there are fewer atheists than there are believers. You will also however not find atheists flying planes into buildings, or blowing themselves up.
As for the idea nobody can be bullied into believing.. that's plainly false. Children are bullied into it with the idea that if they don't believe, they'll go to hell. That idea carries on with them through their lives. They're indoctrinated from a young age, and with bullying are led to believe that if they do not believe, they will burn in hell for eternity. That means many of them can't stop even if they wanted to out of fear (a result of the bullying)
So true. I am Agnostic and Anti-Theist,
but to say that my Christian upbringing left no trace on my psyche would be false.
I wish I could say otherwise.
