Hillman Senior Member



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Emotional, Illogical or Stupid?



While I am uncomfortable with some of the author's verbiage it does seem to be a recurring descriptive theme on the blogosphere. Comments?



What makes atheists stupid

Atheists hate being told they are stupid, ignorant, or foolish . Perhaps this is why Psalm 14:1 calls atheists fools, and not wicked or evil. Even though atheists proclaim a private morality, most couldn't care less about being viewed as evil or wicked in the sight of God, because they don't believe in Him. So even though everyone, including atheists, is fundamentally wicked, it doesn't usually resonate with an atheist if you tell him that.



If you want to get under an atheist's skin, tell him he's a moron. Not as an ad hominem attack, but as a demonstrable fact. So what makes atheists stupid? The atheist claims that he does not believe in God because he cannot see, hear, smell, touch, or taste Him. That then of course means that the atheist also does not believe in anything his senses cannot detect.



And while you would have no problem getting most atheists to admit this, you will probably not get him to admit that he has a glaring contradiction in his own beliefs. What is it? He believes he can only know only what his senses tell him, yet none of his senses tell him that. The atheist clearly has another reason for believing that he can only know what his senses tell him.



Once you get an atheist to this point, you have indisputably established two things:

1. The atheist's own beliefs contain a logical contradiction

2. The atheist is a liar



I would say that any person who is presented with a logical contradiction in their own beliefs and blatantly denies or ignores it is a total fool. Or stupid, or just a moron. I call these the Ignorant Atheists because they are ignorant of basic logic, or perhaps ignorant of what they actually believe (as strange as that sounds).





Now there are some atheists who admit they can know things above and beyond what their senses tell them. These atheists are also just as stupid and foolish as the atheists described above.



These atheists are a hair more honest than their brethren, but still just as stupid. They pick and choose to belief in ephemeral concepts such as goodness, badness, right, and wrong, but without any foundation other than their own opinion.



These atheists will typically say something like, "I believe in the goodness of life," or "I believe in morality without God" Obviously, the atheist's senses cannot detect "the goodness of life" or tell him what "goodness" is.



They simply choose not to believe in God because they don't want to. They cannot use the, "I don't see God" argument as a reason for their atheism because they readily believe in other things they cannot sense. Yet they will still try it, making them both hypocrites and fools. The reality is they do not want to believe in God, but are not ready to abandon all of God's precepts. I call them Emotional Atheists because they pick and choose their beliefs based on how they feel about them, rather than on any specific argument. Sorry for the long "blucher" (cut & paste) but this warranted posting: badp's learning center - What makes atheists stupid While I am uncomfortable with some of the author's verbiage it does seem to be a recurring descriptive theme on the. Comments?Atheists hate being told they are. Perhaps this is why Psalm 14:1 calls atheists fools, and not wicked or evil. Even though atheists proclaim a private morality, most couldn't care less about being viewed as evil or wicked in the sight of God, because they don't believe in Him. So even though everyone, including atheists, is fundamentally wicked, it doesn't usually resonate with an atheist if you tell him that.If you want to get under an atheist's skin, tell him he's a moron. Not as an ad hominem attack, but as a demonstrable fact. So what makes atheists stupid? The atheist claims that he does not believe in God because he cannot see, hear, smell, touch, or taste Him. That then of course means that the atheist also does not believe in anything his senses cannot detect.And while you would have no problem getting most atheists to admit this, you will probably not get him to admit that he has a glaring contradiction in his own beliefs. What is it? He believes he can only know only what his senses tell him, yet none of his senses tell him that. The atheist clearly has another reason for believing that he can only know what his senses tell him.Once you get an atheist to this point, you have indisputably established two things:1. The atheist's own beliefs contain a logical contradiction2. The atheist is a liarI would say that any person who is presented with a logical contradiction in their own beliefs and blatantly denies or ignores it is a total fool. Or stupid, or just a moron. I call these the Ignorant Atheists because they are ignorant of basic logic, or perhaps ignorant of what they actually believe (as strange as that sounds).Now there are some atheists who admit they can know things above and beyond what their senses tell them. These atheists are also just as stupid and foolish as the atheists described above.These atheists are a hair more honest than their brethren, but still just as stupid. They pick and choose to belief in ephemeral concepts such as goodness, badness, right, and wrong, but without any foundation other than their own opinion.These atheists will typically say something like, "I believe in the goodness of life," or "I believe in morality without God" Obviously, the atheist's senses cannot detect "the goodness of life" or tell him what "goodness" is.They simply choose not to believe in God because they don't want to. They cannot use the, "I don't see God" argument as a reason for their atheism because they readily believe in other things they cannot sense. Yet they will still try it, making them both hypocrites and fools. The reality is they do not want to believe in God, but are not ready to abandon all of God's precepts. I call themAtheists because they pick and choose their beliefs based on how they feel about them, rather than on any specific argument.



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