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Simple math problem could indicate your religious beliefs.
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Phew! I got it right, even though I'm absolutely terrible at mathematics
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
Oh fuck! I answered $10 for the ball. >:c I fucking hate mathematics, with all of my hate. >:c
On the assumption everyone is posting their results honestly, the poll "Simple math problem could indicate your religious beliefs" seems to be falling on its arse according to these results: I answered "$10" and I am religious 33.55% (1,520 votes) I answered "$10" and I am not religious 31.19% (1,413 votes) Fucking useless brain of mine. 
 RE: Simple math problem could indicate your religious beliefs.
April 29, 2012 at 8:13 pm
(This post was last modified: April 29, 2012 at 8:16 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(April 28, 2012 at 11:19 pm)Matt231 Wrote: I got it wrong. Me too. The last time I passed math was year 9. Oddly, I managed to pass symbolic logic at Uni..  Quote:Fucking useless brain of mine. Ah, but where would you be without it? There is only so much demand for politicians and clergy. I guess you could become a Republican or a Libertarian. 
I immediately analysed the question and still got it wrong - somehow I came up with $0. Oh shit, does that mean that I am a stupid unbeliever and there really is a god?
Math comes easy to me and I did get it correct, but only because I was fore-warned. But really! Why is it so important for some people to believe being an atheist makes you smarter than believers? Penis envy, perhaps.
Quote:Why is it so important for some people to believe being an atheist makes you smarter than believers? Possibly human insecurity,like say the need of people such as your good self for complex personal superstitions.
  (April 29, 2012 at 11:28 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Math comes easy to me and I did get it correct, but only because I was fore-warned. But really! Why is it so important for some people to believe being an atheist makes you smarter than believers? Penis envy, perhaps. Atheists are evious of theists? Wow, really?
You are currently experiencing a lucky and very brief window of awareness, sandwiched in between two periods of timeless and utter nothingness. So why not make the most of it, and stop wasting your life away trying to convince other people that there is something else? The reality is obvious.
I knew my initial thought (that the ball was $10) was wrong, but I didn't know why. In fact I had a surprising amount of trouble, haha. I don't mind. I just stared at it for a while and then sought an explanation when I couldn't figure it out. It's taught me to read questions better
 (April 29, 2012 at 11:28 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Why is it so important for some people to believe being an atheist makes you smarter than believers? Penis envy, perhaps. I'm not sure why penises are involved, except with the religious fixation on penises. Education however has a stronger correlation with non-belief, and the reason it is important has nothing to do with sexual organs, but it is important that education remains accessible to as many people as possible. If you're the sort who believes there is a war of minds between atheists and theists, the atheist battleground is in promoting education, whereas the religious battleground is to censor and restrict education. This is far more prominent in fundamentalist ideologies rather than the more conciliatory moderate religious. The point of this study clearly has nothing to do with maths, but your approach to solving problems, whether you take an instinctual leap to an answer, or whether you take a more methodical approach. The question posed is a poor one for a variety of reasons, most of all that it is really a reading comprehensive test than anything else.
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