Finding Out [Whoever] Believes in God
July 27, 2012 at 4:52 pm
(This post was last modified: July 27, 2012 at 5:01 pm by HappyHumanist.)
When you find out that someone you admire and respect -- someone who is very intelligent and otherwise full of common sense -- believes in god, does your opinion of him/her take a nosedive?
I do understand why people who have been indoctrinated since birth and surrounded/brainwashed their whole life by family, friends, authority figures and "millions of faithful" would tend to just accept what they've been told as gospel (cough)... but I'm still shocked and disappointed to discover so many otherwise smart people can't eventually overcome all that as they grow up, and instead continue to believe in an all-knowing all-powerful magical invisible superhero who chooses to not help anyone.
To me, it's like they believe in Harvey, the giant invisible rabbit. (One of my favorite flicks, btw... and yes, I know this hints at my age. Just between you and me, I'd take Harvey over Yahweh in a second!)
I do understand why people who have been indoctrinated since birth and surrounded/brainwashed their whole life by family, friends, authority figures and "millions of faithful" would tend to just accept what they've been told as gospel (cough)... but I'm still shocked and disappointed to discover so many otherwise smart people can't eventually overcome all that as they grow up, and instead continue to believe in an all-knowing all-powerful magical invisible superhero who chooses to not help anyone.
To me, it's like they believe in Harvey, the giant invisible rabbit. (One of my favorite flicks, btw... and yes, I know this hints at my age. Just between you and me, I'd take Harvey over Yahweh in a second!)
