Why is it that non-believers think they're more "intelligent" than believers?
 

Seriously...

You're ignorant...plain and simple.


Again, I'll reference my church because it's what I know. There are multi-millionaires there who are members. Doctors are represented as well as lawyers. There are people who have traveled all around the world ministering to people in need.

I find it amusing that non-believers think they're sooooo smart simply because they choose to reject God and not live by faith. The truth is, they have no idea what the bible says because they've not STUDIED it for themselves. They probably grew up under religious oppression--often at the hands of relatives--and now believe those lies are what's true. The fact is, 80% of what you're TOLD growing up isn't necessarily the TRUTH.

I am a believer in Jesus Christ. Can I see him physically? No. So, why do I believe in something I can not see? It's called FAITH. Faith is not just believing, faith is DOING what the word of God says as best you can KNOWING that you're pleasing God and will be rewarded as a result. Is this a perfect process? No. But, people who have either rejected God or haven't accepted him are blind. They have chosen to make everything els ein life their little "g"ods instead of the true and living God.

The following things can be worshipped as "god".

1. Yourself
2. Your loved ones
3. Car
4. Money
5. House
6...ANYTHING that you give more credence to than God himself.

I take issue with being called "brainwashed" when, in fact, I often have MORE formal education than the people hurling the insult. God's business is more than some slap-happy deacon shouting "amen" from a pew. NO. Churches like the one I attend are well run institutions that are about God's business.

I'm proud to be a Christian. I'm proud that darn near EVERY Christian I know is either college educated, a professional of some sort, or is very well versed on the issues of life.

Keep believing the nonsense if you want. But, choosing to believe that God has a higher purpose for your life is NOTHING, NOTHING to be ashamed about.

Only a fool says "there is no God." The knowledge that MAN thinks he has is foolishness to God anyway. He laughs at it. Keep going.

Rejecting truth doesn't make you smart. It makes you a fool.

im not reading all this.

but just because you beleive does not make you more intelligent on the matter than a non-believer, you choose to follow god, fucking good for you.... stop throwing it in peoples faces.

this is why most people these days hate religion because faggots like you go round with "god this" "god that" tryna preach like we NEED to do this, do we FUCK, you do you and keep your shit to yourself instead of throwing it at people as if ur tryna force them into religion.

fuck sake, seriously, be quiet allready.

oh...Addendum

Many churches, including my own, offer college courses and classes FREE of charge to its members

There are health and fitness classes, drug ministries, and even tax preparation services.

Sorry, the only "brain washing" I see is the world making people think they can do whatever they want and not have to answer for it.

thats what the law is for,not the church.

wow the church does that, but there are organisations that are not related to the church in anyway that do the same things also.

you live your life how you want to, but dont go round preaching and throwing god in peoples faces, if people dont want to believe, then they dont want to believe, thats their choice, not yours.

and if they have things they need to pay for depending what it is, let the law do it or if this religiong crap is true, let them continue with their life cos they will pay in the after life(if one exists)

I dunno, I guess religion fell into the same are as santa claus and the tooth fairy. I.E. superstitions to explain what back then they didnt understand. It's like if I got food poison from old ham or something. And I didnt know what it was so I said "damn I think ive been hexed" and told everyone that. If you found out it was food poison and you told me that and I said "NO IT WASNT, I WAS HEXXED" and I compeltly denied anything u had to say, regardless of how rediculous I sound. But its sorta a different story with religion, and at the same time it isnt. I kinda go on and off with believing religion and not so I dunno what to tell you :(

I know this thread has something to do with the other thread where you assumed I didnt believe in god, which was wrong..

But sure... You keep on having faith in your religion that is just based on pagan rituals and symbolism, lies constantly about the prophet their religion is based on and bullshits their way out of factual arguments by using their buzz word 'faith'.

Lol.. yeah man.. its always EVERYONE else whos ignorant according to you...

You have NO IDEA what you're talking about. But, it's pointless for me to go further because you CHOOSE to not believe truth. THat's your choice. The "truth" that you "believe" you have is nothing more than lies to REFUTE what people have been rejecting (and accepting) since time began, and that's God.


Live with it.

lol Q.. there will always be non-believers more ignorant than believers, and so there will always be belivers more ignorant than non belivers... there are belivers that believe you have to pray to Mother Marry so God or Jesus will hear your prayer, when truthfully, you just have to pray to God or Jesus himself, now thats stupid.. y pray to mary when God can already hear your prayers? lol.. but there are ppl that are non believers that do ignorant things too.. its jst life man.. no one is perfect, there is always someone better than another and vice versa..

no beef.. jst all truth.. u know i luv u Q =P haha.. im a luving filipino! woo hoo oh yea :laugh:

EXACTLY

yet tha q insists to call us ignorant because we stick by what we beleive, when infact he is the ignorant one because he cant accept everybody has their own beleifs and lives.

lol.. u know wuts funny leady? haha.. man im so bored. .but yea.. u sed he's ignorant cuz of wut he believes of u guys being ignorant etc.. wen u calling him ignorant becuz he cant understand of how everyone has thier own belief's aswell.. so ur makin urself look ignorant.. wait iono if that makes sence. let me clear it up haha man oh man im bored.. k umm

You said he's ignorant for calling u guys ignorant cuz wut he believes what you guys believe is stupid.. yet, ur calling him ignorant wen you shouldnt cuz u know thats wut he believes.. yet at the same time you said its stupid not to understand other peoples belief's, wen u foreget to understand how Q is cuz he is really defensive for his relgion.. or i may be wrong, i mean he really luv's God and defends him as much as he can.. i do the same, defend God n Christ as much as I can, but theres no reason to defend him over things like this lol.. iono if that makes sence.. its hard to explain t hings at 8 in the morning haha.. no beef.. jst bored as hell.. man this is fun and interesting *muhaha*

i dont think i made any sence at all.. sorry :( haha

lmao dabatos is so gay. :love:

i know im happy =P

Exactly...

Again, read the point of this thread. Infidels believe that somehow believers are "less intelligent" or "blinded" because we choose to live by faith. My point is that 90% of the belivers I know are either college educated people, professional people, or worldly (meaning well traveled).


Don't get it twisted.

i think i know where ur coming from.

whats annoying me is, he saying we are this and we are that because we choose not to belive, that is why he is ignorant. i accept that he has his beliefs and have said that several times and have said he needs to stop trying to force religion into peoples lives the way he is.

i put facts and reasoning behind my path of not believing, yet Q hasnt really given good reason why he believes and why we should believe(cos he comes across like we all NEED to believe and follow religion)

i fully qualified college educated electrical and electronic servicer.

meaning i can do wiring of buildings ranging from basic house set-ups for lighting and power supply e.t.c to things like elevators, aswell as repair work on appliances e.g tv, radio, dvd, vcr e.t.c aswell as also having education on micro-electronics, erm example, whats inside a processor.

yet i dont follow religion, your theory is stupid.

the amount of people ive seen go to college and university that are gothic, emo/anti-god e.t.c is un-real.

religion has nothing to do with education.

education has nothing to do with common sense.

common sense has nothing to do with over-all intelligence.

all your arguments for things are completely un-related, yet you claim to be educated in soooo many different ways.