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Permalink Reply by chiz on January 4, 2009 at 4:20am

The title sounds familiar, I'll have to check it out.
You said:
"The most interesting observation that I made was that the more one learns of the universe, the further one must range from a literal interpretation of the bible."

I agree with this statement 100% and unfortunately a majority of people in the world will never learn enough about astronomy to understand that... at least not in my lifetime.

It's been a good discussion. Thank you for your opinions; they were well delivered.

Permalink Reply by Gina on January 3, 2009 at 11:27pm

great pic doone. Gah This is a good discussion. Doone's point of view is very valid. Not everyone that goes to church is dumb. But I would say the atheist I know (outside the site friends) are pretty smart. (smarter then most christians I know) and I am talking about college ivy grad students

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Permalink Reply by Aric on January 3, 2009 at 11:43pm

I know many intelligent people who are religious. However, even though they are intelligent their opinions are still influenced by the church.

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Permalink Reply by Dinah on January 4, 2009 at 1:21am

yup, the priest that gave sermon last time is intelligent in a lot of areas, but i guess it's very not nice of him to say that the only beautiful music to listen to in this world is christian music =(

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Permalink Reply by Aric on January 4, 2009 at 1:23am

Christian music is terrible. Even if I were a christian I would still think christian music is terrible.

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Permalink Reply by Frink on January 4, 2009 at 2:51am

What I think:

It depends on who you're talking about. There's simply no excuse for the staggering amount of breathtaking stupidity--yes, stupidity--consistently thrust upon society by fundamentalists on the religious right. Give me an example of how atheists as a whole are less intelligent than these people, as a group, and I'll give you a dozen examples in return for each one you provide. Do note that offering them a mere 12:1 stupid-ratio is philanthropy-level generosity.

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Permalink Reply by chiz on January 4, 2009 at 3:58am

I don't think either group can be found to be more or less intelligent, let alone trying to prove it.

I'll go ahead and agree that the Fundamentalists of these groups have some serious mental illnesses. They should all be institutionalized.

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Permalink Reply by Frink on January 4, 2009 at 6:40pm

Not on both sides. Last I checked, atheists weren't trying to turn this country into the United States of God Hates Fags.

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Permalink Reply by chiz on January 4, 2009 at 6:58pm

You mean both sides, as in theist and atheist? Agreed. I consider the fundamentalists of the atheist side are people like Bill Maher. Our fundies are harmless.. though they may be an assholes. I would rather deal with an asshole atheist than a car bombing, clinic burning, 'god fearing' nutjob.

I said "these groups" meaning religious groups.

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Permalink Reply by SevenTenths on January 4, 2009 at 5:35pm

Chiz ,
I'm always happy with a discussion that leaves me with something to think about . Cheers, 7/10

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Permalink Reply by Nolan Meyer on January 5, 2009 at 9:09pm

i think the level of intelligence has a lot to do with how curious someone is and how satisfied they are with answers like "it just is". A lot of atheists are naturally curious and want to know the real reason other than "just because".

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Permalink Reply by chiz on January 5, 2009 at 11:00pm

But wouldn't that just mean that they are more curious, and not more intelligent? What does curiosity have to do with how well you grasp physical sciences, math, english or history?

Going back to the conversation I had with SevenTenths, I think Christians choose not to apply logic to areas they are comfortable with. I think their belief is one of convenience and comfort. I don't think they have attempted to apply logic to the "big question".

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