Ana the Ist
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I stopped answering because I assumed I was being trolled at this point.
Hard to tell sometimes, right?
Many intellectuals of yesteryear used to predict that as western culture became more educated and more intelligent that religion would die off - especially Christianity. The assumption was that there were religious people because of a lack of education and low intelligence.
But they were wrong. All of these predictions have always been wrong.
There are equally brilliant, educated, and intelligent people who are both atheists and religious. The difference doesn't seem to be one of education or intelligence. So what is the difference?
Why are there religious people? Christianity has an answer, but what's the secular answer?
Not entirely... but that's one factor...
It would certainly help if you chose a specific religion to talk about here. Different religions perpetuate themselves through different methods. Many of them have much in common...but as soon as I get too specific about one you'll be able to point to another which may not apply to the point I was making.
You don't need a specific denomination... just pick a religion.
Surprised that I just need to literally say it. The reason Atheists are able to accept reality much more than a religious person is because we're not confused on the cause of everything happening. We don't first try to determine if the cause of anything was first supernatural or not because the supernatural to us is just implausible. So in turn we are able to accept reality for what it is and are not confused on what it is.
You are arrogantly taking possession of the concepts of plausibility and reality. That's the problem with you atheists, you walk in and think you own the place.
So you don't think supernatural is a possibility?
Religion will always pervade because general revelation is apparent to all those who don't reject it.
The 'reality' being spoken of is supernatural. There is no other 'plausible' cause.
What do you mean by 'general revelation'?
Many intellectuals of yesteryear used to predict that as western culture became more educated and more intelligent that religion would die off - especially Christianity. The assumption was that there were religious people because of a lack of education and low intelligence.
But they were wrong. All of these predictions have always been wrong.
There are equally brilliant, educated, and intelligent people who are both atheists and religious. The difference doesn't seem to be one of education or intelligence. So what is the difference?
Why are there religious people? Christianity has an answer, but what's the secular answer?
Why are there religious people? Christianity has an answer, but what's the secular answer?
Christianity.
Many intellectuals of yesteryear used to predict that as western culture became more educated and more intelligent that religion would die off - especially Christianity. The assumption was that there were religious people because of a lack of education and low intelligence.
But they were wrong. All of these predictions have always been wrong.
There are equally brilliant, educated, and intelligent people who are both atheists and religious. The difference doesn't seem to be one of education or intelligence. So what is the difference?
Why are there religious people? Christianity has an answer, but what's the secular answer?
Many intellectuals of yesteryear used to predict that as western culture became more educated and more intelligent that religion would die off - especially Christianity. The assumption was that there were religious people because of a lack of education and low intelligence.
But they were wrong. All of these predictions have always been wrong.
There are equally brilliant, educated, and intelligent people who are both atheists and religious. The difference doesn't seem to be one of education or intelligence. So what is the difference?
Why are there religious people? Christianity has an answer, but what's the secular answer?
Because death is scary, and not fully understood.
Not sure if that's the answer, but that's my answer.
Maybe it's because religion promises to the poor, under-served, uneducated masses that they can have something better, if they'll just follow the religious creed. Of course, similar kinds of optimism involving economic opportunity, material acquisition, and technological enhancement are also present in Western, Secularized Culture, whether Capitalistic or Socialistic.
Maybe there's just a whole lot of wishful thinking going around...
Which view is actually making good on its promises?
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