[DMCForum] All people of faith are dumb.

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To make a blanket statement that -all- non-religious people are 
smart is the most ridiculous and reverse-bigoted thing I've ever 
heard. I've met plenty of people who don't believe in religious 
institutions who were unemployed, uneducated or who were utterly 
lacking in common sense. It doesn't take higher learning at some 
institute for a person to decide whether or not they believe in a 
diety, Catholic or otherwise. Although you admit to having 
met "smart Catholics", you've basically just said that anyone who is 
spiritual is stupid, and that some lucky few managed to achieve your 
aribitrarily designated level of "smartness". I just love liberals 
who preach tolerance and acceptance as long as it's tolerance and 
acceptance in areas that you feel tolerance and acceptance are 
warranted. I can't believe you are in an institute of higher 
learning and you are capable of making a blanket, stereo-typing, 3rd 
grader statement like that. On the other hand, sadly, I can.

That statement is as non-sensical as saying "All DeLorean owners are 
smart", or "all black people steal". I think it would be much more 
likely that you are inclined to overlook the deficiencies of those 
who happen to agree with your point of view than the fact that "all 
non-religious people are smart".

I am sooooooooooooooooo far away from ever renewing my Mid-Atlantic 
DMC membership or attending any functions in that area of the 
country ever again. I feel like I'll be judged before I even shake 
anyone's hand. In fact, after attending John Macais' BTTF screening 
in October, I think I'm going to avoid any DeLorean social functions 
and restrict my enjoyment to simple ownership.

Rich A.
#5335

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Flavia" <frvianna@xxxx> wrote:
> Speaking from a former catholic point of view, I noticed that when 
I 
> was involved with church some of my HS friends were smart, some 
weren't.
> Later, I realized God was an illusion to me lectured at my old 
> fashioned catholic school. Then, I spent more time with non-
religious 
> people, all of them were smart.
> IMHO there are smart catholics and not so smart catholics (I say 
> catholics because I am not familiar with any other christians), 
and all 
> non-religious people I know are smart! :)
> I try not to get involved with the religious threads even though 
they 
> are fun, but this one was too good not to get involved.
> Yes, Marc, I agree, Robert for president!!!!
> 
> Flavia
> 
> 
> > <SNIP>
> > 
> > Well said, Marc. Well said.
> > 
> > I really have nothing else to add, since Marc pretty much said 
it all.
> > But I would like to interject a great quote from a book I 
finished
> > reading recently, called "Snow Crash", by Neil Stephenson.
> > 
> > "Ninety-nine percent of everything that goes on in most Christian
> > churches has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual religion.
> > Intelligent people all notice this sooner or later, and they 
conclude
> > that the entire one hundred percent is bullshit, which is why 
atheism
> > is connected with being intelligent in people's minds."
> > 
> > That sums up quite a bit...
> > 
> > -Robert

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