(June 22, 2012 at 9:34 pm)ZSO Wrote:(June 22, 2012 at 8:47 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That's a pretty good definition of stupidity.
It’s the definition of irrationality, plenty of stupid people are rational, plenty of smart people are irrational, religious people are not stupid, neither is religion stupid, religion is a series of irrational beliefs that have captivated some of the brightest minds for thousands of years. The mistake atheist often make is not truly understanding religious belief.
Well, to be fair, nobody fully understands religious belief and behavior. I tend to agree in thinking most atheists are off the mark as a consequence of relying on folk psychology and sociology, and naive ideas about mind and relevant philosophical issues, but there is still a great deal that is simply unknown. Until further research in a broad range of fields pans out, it's largely anybody's guess where the truth actually lies.