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Atheists & Agnostics

RKP5637

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Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #14)

Sun Oct 18, 2020, 05:24 PM

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Are religious people pretty stupid? [View all] RKP5637 Oct 2020 OP

Some religious people are very smart Chainfire Oct 2020 #1

That's what the article concluded too! RKP5637 Oct 2020 #3

Wow. Talk about low IQ Boomer Oct 2020 #2

However, the article concluded ... RKP5637 Oct 2020 #4

There seems to be a lack of an ability to doc03 Oct 2020 #5

Yep, I think your last sentence really sums it up quite well. He fed them a lot of lies RKP5637 Oct 2020 #6

Many of Trump's supporters are the same people that fall for the doc03 Oct 2020 #10

Yep! And send money now to me, except it's, TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP! He is really just the RKP5637 Oct 2020 #11

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That seems to happen quite often, the religious do not know everything RKP5637 Oct 2020 #12

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I don't get it.. mitch96 Oct 2020 #8

Ha, or just Republican Family Values! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #9

there is a high correlation w epilepsy. mopinko Oct 2020 #13

Interesting! Never knew that. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #20

was told to me by a devout mormon w epilepsy. mopinko Oct 2020 #21

I don't think religious people Mr.Bill Oct 2020 #14

... RKP5637 Oct 2020 #18

"God damn america" sammythecat Nov 2020 #29

Maybe not necessarily stupid, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #15

Yes, and there is a lot of Group Think by them. And the conclusions was: RKP5637 Oct 2020 #16

I think an explanation for some is escapism gone wrong Shermann Oct 2020 #17

Yes, I think there is a lot to what you say. Also, some lead a very rough life and it gives RKP5637 Oct 2020 #19

Not at all. They're like non religious people--some smart, some not, and the rest in the middle Warpy Oct 2020 #23

Well said! RKP5637 Oct 2020 #24

Thank you! Boomer Oct 2020 #25

well not according to the data, but I do understand why this gets people upset. Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #26

Testing bias Warpy Oct 2020 #27

ok if that makes you happy. Voltaire2 Oct 2020 #28

religion never made sense to me when I went to church and the people demigoddess Aug 2021 #30

Religious people tend to be anti-modern , but not all are stupid. endinequalitynow Aug 2021 #31

Can't speak for anyone else, but... Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2021 #32

Some are very smart, but they're wrong RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #34

Absolutely!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2021 #35

There are those easily duped LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #36

Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And over and over again, and they just don't comprehend how RKP5637 Nov 2021 #37

I think that this is silly. old as dirt Dec 2021 #38