Do you generally view religious people as less intelligent?

[Sean88gt]

I've met some absolutely brilliant people on both sides of the issue, as well as a few abortion survivors as well that make stupid people feel smart.

[Snatch Napkin]

Well! I missed that guess.

[racrguy]

Well! I missed that guess.

I didn't feel the need to bring it up. This thread is about opinions, after all.

[Chas_svo]

I voted no only because the shoe fits both sides equally as well.

This

[MustangPoser]

It's been proven time and again that as a whole, religious people are less intelligent. You don't need to poll the idiots here.

Google "Religion and Intelligence" for an abundance of studies.

Imagine the middle east. Without religion.

Let's not forget.. 3 out of 5 of the happiest countries are ranked as the least religious.

RANT:

I've LITERALLY had people discontinue my services when their campaign has been successful... because they prayed and god wanted them to invest in other methods of growing their business. Believing that you don't control your own destiny is dangerous.. it's not a coincidence that successful people are less religious.

[LS1Goat]

No.

[BoostedD1]

Hm. No. They are not. Flip a coin. It could be viewed the other way around.

[Maddhattter]

No. Generally, I do not.

When I meet people, I usually have a good grasp on how intelligently I view them long before I discover what they believe.

[likeitfast55]

A bunch of intellectuals here!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/08/24/measles-outbreak-traces-to-vaccine-refusing-megachurch/

[likeitfast55]

I'd much rather have Pat Robertson on my side in a trivia contest than Brad Pitt.

UMm yea...............

I recently read where Pat Robertson was quoted as saying that homosexuals in San Francisco were going around intentionally infecting people with AIDS. His exact words when discussing homosexuals and AIDS were:


“You know what they do in San Francisco? Some of the gay community there, they want to get people. So, if they’ve got the stuff, they’ll have a ring. You shake hands and the ring’s got a little thing where you cut your finger. Really. I mean it’s that kind of vicious stuff, which would be the equivalent of murder.”


Now anyone who takes this man seriously should have their head examined, but it did get me to ask myself, “how is this man still on television?” At what point is his nonsense classified as hate speech? Because it’s not just this quote, there’s a seemingly endless stream of asinine statements anyone can easily find that have come from this ignorant, fear mongering ass clown.

So I decided I’d list 5 of the most ridiculous quotes from Pat Robertson that I’ve ever seen or heard:
“Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”

“It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-biased media and the homosexuals who want to destroy all Christians.”

“Just like what Nazi Germany did to the Jews, so liberal America is now doing to the evangelical Christians. It’s no different. It is the same thing. It is happening all over again. It is the Democratic Congress, the liberal-based media and the homosexuals who want to destroy the Christians. Wholesale abuse and discrimination and the worst bigotry directed toward any group in America today. More terrible than anything suffered by any minority in history.”

“I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. Christ is the head of the household and the husband is the head of the wife, and that’s the way it is, period.”

“I would warn Orlando that you’re right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don’t think I’d be waving those flags [gay pride flags] in God’s face if I were you, This is not a message of hate , this is a message of redemption. But a condition like this will bring about the destruction of your nation. It’ll bring about terrorist bombs; it’ll bring earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor.”
There you have it, ladies and gentlemen — Pat Robertson, former Republican presidential candidate and current peddler of hate, ignorance and the complete perversion of Christianity.

It’s just shocking that this man is still aired on free television.
Oh, but let’s not ignore the fact that this guy has claimed on numerous occasions that “God” has told him certain truths, such as:
The world would end in November 1982—Never happened
In 2006 here would be horrific storms levied against the Pacific Northwest—Never happened

Sometime in 2007 “mass killings” would be levied against the United States in some sort of terrorist attack—Never happened

In 2009 gold would hit $1900 an ounce and oil $300 per barrel—Never happened

That President Obama would be defeated in 2012—Never happened
And those are just a handful of his “God told me…” statements. Trust me, there are many more.

So, Pat Robertson claims he’s of sound mind, yet seems to constantly have a voice in his head that tells him all sorts of inaccurate information. A voice which he claims is “God.”
But — he’s not bat shit stupid?

[talisman]

I saw a bunch of fucking witchcraft practicing feminists just randomly murdering people outside of a church last Sunday. I don't know how they maneuver those brooms while dropping molotov cocktails from the sky.

[racrguy]

Speaking of feminists, I hate the majority of those fucking cunts. Any time one of the feminist buzzwords (patriarchy et al) come out of their mouths, I immediately stop listening.

[46Tbird]

What's the point of the thread? To make an insecure atheist feel better about himself?

Have I met really stupid religious people? Yep. Have I met really smart religious people? Yep. Same goes for atheists and everyone in between.

I would bet a lot of the people you respect and admire are religious. Ask them.

[Moose242]

Legitimate curiosity, I am not out to offend anybody.

[Chili]

I am abstaining from this poll as well.

You have failed to define "intelligent" and "religious", which can create all sorts of flaws in any results collected.

Intelligent could be interpreted to mean anything between "not stupid" and "genius". Religious could be interpreted to mean anything between "I believe there is a god of some sort" and "I believe and follow all of the doctrine of a specific belief system".