Originally posted by googlefudgeIt sure seems to, sometimes.
Being an atheist doesn't make you smarter.
And yes, I say this as a Christian. I do not know how many conversations I get into after church where I finally have to excuse myself because it's so obvious that the person I'm talking with is as stupid as a brick.
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Originally posted by SuzianneI suspect that's more a function of your being above average intelligence*
It sure seems to, sometimes.
And yes, I say this as a Christian. I do not know how many conversations I get into after church where I finally have to excuse myself because it's so obvious that the person I'm talking with is as stupid as a brick.
than believers at your church being significantly stupider than average.
When this comes up I tend to refer people to Matt Dillahunty from the
Atheist Experience, who has [often] said that when he became an atheist
[while training to become a preacher] he did not get any smarter than he
was when he was a theist.
It's not about intellect, it's what you do with it.
The kind of education you get also makes a huge difference. Untrained raw intellect
will often get it's ass handed to it by highly trained stupidity.
*Probably significantly
Originally posted by googlefudgeUntrained raw intellect will often get it's ass handed to it by highly trained stupidity.
I suspect that's more a function of your being above average intelligence*
than believers at your church being significantly stupider than average.
When this comes up I tend to refer people to Matt Dillahunty from the
Atheist Experience, who has [often] said that when he became an atheist
[while training to become a preacher] he did not get any ...[text shortened]...
will often get it's ass handed to it by highly trained stupidity.
*Probably significantly
Sounds like what I do to you on a daily basis.
Son.
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Originally posted by FreakyKBHThen of course there is untrained stupidity that doesn't know what having it's ass handed to it looks like...
[b]Untrained raw intellect will often get it's ass handed to it by highly trained stupidity.
Sounds like what I do to you on a daily basis.
Son.[/b]
Originally posted by googlefudgeMaybe.
I suspect that's more a function of your being above average intelligence*
than believers at your church being significantly stupider than average.
When this comes up I tend to refer people to Matt Dillahunty from the
Atheist Experience, who has [often] said that when he became an atheist
[while training to become a preacher] he did not get any ...[text shortened]...
will often get it's ass handed to it by highly trained stupidity.
*Probably significantly
The kind of education you get also makes a huge difference. Untrained raw intellect will often get it's ass handed to it by highly trained stupidity.It happens daily in the Debates forum, unfortunately.