(June 26, 2013 at 9:30 am)ShadowWolf1986 Wrote:(June 26, 2013 at 9:22 am)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Welcome to the forums! As one new guy to another, I think you'll enjoy your time here. If an atheist starts picking on you, that's just simple bullying, so don't stand for it. Walk away from the insults...don't feed the assholes.
I was trying to find a video for you on YouTube that illustrates an actual study done to show that Christians are just as intelligent as Atheists. It basically showed that any belief does not diminish one's IQ, rather, it merely influences the choices a person makes in his or her life. I found it very helpful when trying to account for all the intelligence-insulting accusations being thrown around between both parties. One conclusion some people come to is that Christians don't require the same standard of evidence that most Atheists do, simply because faith in a higher power is not based on any demonstrable proof, but God-fearing people are okay with that. If you do have proof for your faith, do not hesitate to bring it to the table; you will almost always start a deep, intellectual discussion that way.
Enjoy your stay!
You make valid points. I for one am as annoyed by the "just have faith" mentality of most modern day Christians. Being a student of history I know that Christians have made huge contributions to Science. However, I know that Atheists have mostly taken over the institutes of Science and turned it to their biased worldview, but that is no reason for a Christian not to wade into Quantum Physics. I find that kind of stuff fascinating, and it doesn't conflict with the Bible at all.
(June 26, 2013 at 9:27 am)Psykhronic Wrote: Well, it's true second hand knowledge can be and is often distorted - but we can still comment on it. On top of that, he provided something more concrete, a link to a study, for people to discuss. Now if he said "Because of this experience of mine with a christian ALL CHRISTIANS are fucking stupid" and people agreed with him, based on his experience alone, then I would object. But I don't see much of a problem with what went on in that thread; you could argue we don't know if the christian is an asshole based upon what he said, but calling him an asshole was not central to any atheist's argument.
I already know that most Atheists take a dim view of Christians intellectually, and I believed this thread pointed it out beyond a shadow of a doubt, but it seems anything can be denied. So let me restate the reason I pointed to that thread and posed the question I did. Christianity and Atheism have little, to nothing, to do with one's intelligence.
I think the atheists found valid problems to the christian's argument . . .
But so it's clear - I agree, you are not automatically smart/stupid/inbetween/whatever based on whether or not one is a Christian, Atheist, Jew, Hindu, etc.
