Atheist=smarter and better person?

[OnlyAmbrose]

"Smart" is relative depending on the field.

http://www.physorg.com/news5785.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n22_v91/ai_19332942

And "better" is relative depending on your belief system, so you can't really argue whether a belief system makes you a "better" person unless you begin with the premise that your belief system is right...

[muy_thaiguy]

For teh record

I think:

Religion is for idiots.
Religion causes wars.
Global warming is happening and we are the cause.
Guns in a modern country like America should be banned.

Am I smart? (I think so)

i wouldn't say all religions cause war and are for idiots im Pagan and if you read your history Pagans were murdered by Christians we didn't want war we just wanted our old way of life not this fake crap religion gun shouldn't be banned though they should be legalized that anyone can carry them its been proven time and time again theirs less crime when everyone carry's a gun look at Texas and yeah im sure Global warming is our fault but that's because people are stupid

'Twas vice versa first though.

[Frigidus]

For teh record

I think:

Religion is for idiots.
Religion causes wars.
Global warming is happening and we are the cause.
Guns in a modern country like America should be banned.

Am I smart? (I think so)

i wouldn't say all religions cause war and are for idiots im Pagan and if you read your history Pagans were murdered by Christians we didn't want war we just wanted our old way of life not this fake crap religion gun shouldn't be banned though they should be legalized that anyone can carry them its been proven time and time again theirs less crime when everyone carry's a gun look at Texas and yeah im sure Global warming is our fault but that's because people are stupid

'Twas vice versa first though.

Quite, the point is that the religion with the majority does the killing.

[Ntetos]

For teh record

I think:

Religion is for idiots.
Religion causes wars.
Global warming is happening and we are the cause.
Guns in a modern country like America should be banned.

Am I smart? (I think so)

i wouldn't say all religions cause war and are for idiots im Pagan and if you read your history Pagans were murdered by Christians we didn't want war we just wanted our old way of life not this fake crap religion gun shouldn't be banned though they should be legalized that anyone can carry them its been proven time and time again theirs less crime when everyone carry's a gun look at Texas and yeah im sure Global warming is our fault but that's because people are stupid

'Twas vice versa first though.

Not always. First the pagans were killing Christians. Once Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire many pagan temples were destroyed and most pagans were forced to convert. During the Medieval the Teutonic Knights were killing all the pagans in the Baltics. The Conquoistadors were also killing the pagans in the new world.

[Eigidansei]

I do agree that religion starts some wars. But other things do too. Like stupidity, Take Bush for example, he started the Iraq war which turned out to be nothing. But then again. He was a methodist.

[muy_thaiguy]

For teh record

I think:

Religion is for idiots.
Religion causes wars.
Global warming is happening and we are the cause.
Guns in a modern country like America should be banned.

Am I smart? (I think so)

i wouldn't say all religions cause war and are for idiots im Pagan and if you read your history Pagans were murdered by Christians we didn't want war we just wanted our old way of life not this fake crap religion gun shouldn't be banned though they should be legalized that anyone can carry them its been proven time and time again theirs less crime when everyone carry's a gun look at Texas and yeah im sure Global warming is our fault but that's because people are stupid

'Twas vice versa first though.

Not always. First the pagans were killing Christians. Once Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire many pagan temples were destroyed and most pagans were forced to convert. During the Medieval the Teutonic Knights were killing all the pagans in the Baltics. The Conquoistadors were also killing the pagans in the new world.

Look at the bold part, would you? Also, by the time Christianity became the religion of the empire, many people had already peacefully converted to it. Which includes the areas of Gaul, Palestine, Egypt, Asia Minor, Greek Archipelago, Italian Peninsula, Tunsia, Iberian Peninsula, Britain, and other places throughout the empire. And other then the first part, your paragraph has no real added part to the discussion.

And to respond to Pedronicus; Religion has not caused wars, people (like always) caused those wars.

[Eigidansei]

But some of these people were over dramatic about religion and that caused part of it too

[kagetora]

More wars have been started in the name of a god than any other single cause.

[Ntetos]

More wars have been started in the name of a god than any other single cause.

Yes but the true reason was money and greed, wasn't it? Only some stupid religious fanatics believed that they were fighting for God. Anyways a religious war is the stupidest thing ever: You kill the enemy because he doesn't believe that your God is the one that promotes love and peace.

[kagetora]

I don't remember who said it, but

"You're basically just killing each other over who has a better imaginary friend."

[Eigidansei]

Well i disagree with that. Kage you know I am a Christian so you know I would disagree with that. I believe in God, Hell, blah blah blah. But what I'm trying to get to is that people are trying to force each other into their religion.

[Eigidansei]

Well i disagree with that. Kage you know I am a Christian so you know I would disagree with that. I believe in God, Hell, blah blah blah. But what I'm trying to get to is that people are trying to force each other into their religion.

[kagetora]

Well duh they're trying to convert. That's one of the core pieces of all religions, convert non-believers to your point of view.

[Eigidansei]

True, (sorry about double post) but I know plenty of Christian's that wouldn't do that

[kagetora]

convert others? than they're defying one of the main points of Christianity, the evangelical part

[Eigidansei]

Ok what I meant by that is they try to convert but peacefully. Not I'm gonna killyou if you don't turn into a Christian

[InkL0sed]

That's one of the core pieces of all religions, convert non-believers to your point of view.

Not true at all. Many religions, including Judaism, are non-prostelytizing.

[Pedronicus]

And to respond to Pedronicus; Religion has not caused wars, people (like always) caused those wars.

This is the one that sounds a lot like 'guns don't kill - people kill'

[Frigidus]

And to respond to Pedronicus; Religion has not caused wars, people (like always) caused those wars.

This is the one that sounds a lot like 'guns don't kill - people kill'

I think muy would actually agree with that sentiment.

[Juan_Bottom]

Yeh, appearantly 'staches kill people. Can't remember where I read it though.....

Anyway, we should probably repeal them or something.

[PLAYER57832]

More wars have been started in the name of a god than any other single cause.

That is factually incorrect. More wars are started by leaders. Sometimes, particularly in more recent history, they have used religion, but that is all they did .. use it.

[kagetora]

But how many of the people fighting do it in the name of their god?

[Eigidansei]

How many people don't? I'd say more than half

[Juan_Bottom]

I would say fighting in the name of peaceful god is just an excuse. A lot of poeople who belong to any religion really do live their lives like an Atheist/Agnostic. So,... Atheist/Agnostics have done most the killin'.

Since most of the people on here are Christian, I'll use them as an example.
As a Christian, what's your job? To be the best Christian that you can be, and that's about it.
I did an experiment back in high school. Only three people passed, and one was a Jehovah's Witness! All I asked them was to quote me five passages from the Bible.
If you can pass that test, then you're a Christian, or whatever religion.... But if you can't, then you're prolly more an Atheist than you want to admit.



This excludes of course the periods of our history, even through today, when the Preists were the only people who could read/interpret the Bible for you. Like as in the Crusades.

[Frigidus]

I would say fighting in the name of peaceful god is just an excuse. A lot of poeople who belong to any religion really do live their lives like an Atheist/Agnostic. So,... Atheist/Agnostics have done most the killin'.

Since most of the people on here are Christian, I'll use them as an example.
As a Christian, what's your job? To be the best Christian that you can be, and that's about it.
I did an experiment back in high school. Only three people passed, and one was a Jehovah's Witness! All I asked them was to quote me five passages from the Bible.
If you can pass that test, then you're a Christian, or whatever religion.... But if you can't, then you're prolly more an Atheist than you want to admit.

Probably more agnostic as they believe in a god of some sort, but yeah, most people would probably have difficulty quoting one.