Last night I had a very passionate religious debate with a Christian. She was, of course, a creationist, who argued when I showed her clear evidence of evolution etc, that she could no longer look at the evidence because it would anger Jesus.
She went on to claim that being an intelligent person is a "curse".
Is this where we are, Christians? Really? I seriously want to know if other Christians think that being an intelligent person, who values evidence and facts over a book that was written when men still thought the sun revolved around the earth is cursed. If so, who cursed us? Why?
This is not the first time I've heard this from a Christian, but they've never been able to answer my questions that follow. She tried to answer by saying that being intelligent is a curse because it turns us away from the bible/lord, but if I am a creation of god, why did he create me to be intelligent? Why didn't he make me stupid? Also, by saying this, is it not saying that Christians are stupid? That's what it sounds like to me.
She went on to claim that being an intelligent person is a "curse".
Is this where we are, Christians? Really? I seriously want to know if other Christians think that being an intelligent person, who values evidence and facts over a book that was written when men still thought the sun revolved around the earth is cursed. If so, who cursed us? Why?
This is not the first time I've heard this from a Christian, but they've never been able to answer my questions that follow. She tried to answer by saying that being intelligent is a curse because it turns us away from the bible/lord, but if I am a creation of god, why did he create me to be intelligent? Why didn't he make me stupid? Also, by saying this, is it not saying that Christians are stupid? That's what it sounds like to me.
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