New study finds atheists/agnostics "the most knowledgeable" about religion.

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It's totally relevant. You give examples of not knowing about the computer im using, which is a fair point until you think that I don't base my whole existence on the computer im using, I dont have prejudice due to the computer im using and nobody starts wars or commits atrocities in the name of the computer im using. If people choose to follow a religion (or choose to never question the religion their parents pushed on to them), that is a big life choice that they can easily and have many opportunities to investigate and understand. It is nothing short of complete ignorance to base your life on a religion without fully understanding it, it's not like it's difficult to get hold of a bible, or koran or whatever book.

That's the thing...the very vast majority of religious people are at most religious an hour a week, during mass....for the few that actually do go to mass. Only because only the extremists make the news does not mean that they are a majority.

People do not base their lives on religion, they go to mass, and call God's name once in a while, and that's it. Religion is not a big part of life for the majority of believers. They go to work, spend time with family, and wonder about what they will eat for dinner. Just like you or me. They don't sit around screaming about abortions and gays while throwing bible verses around. Why would they know about the Bible, if they barely even think about it ?

I hate to see that condescension that atheists show towards believers. Maybe believers know less about God, but these constant attempts from some atheists to try to show themselves as smarter than believers (because this is all it is) is just sad and delusional. We are not better people than believers, and we should not try to convince ourselves we are.

Well that's certainly not the way I see myself, I just hate blind ignorance. Religious or not. Also when it comes to religion I see the moderates as big of a problem as the extremists as they provide a climate, or community in which the extremists can exist, operate and grow. Unless they know what they are following I take issue with their beliefs, if they know and still want to believe fair enough, but don't be ignorant for the sake of being part of a faith.