Why are religious people referred to as anti-intellectual?
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The ancient greeks were christians?  There are some timeline anomalies in your theory ..
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Academia is so liberal because they learn so much about everything that the feel they must accept it all.  So they begin to think of everything as relative, including right and wrong.  Eventually they think they are so much smarter than everyone because they are so 'open-minded' that they lose their souls in their quest to be 'open-minded'.  Not only will they support a religious Jihad that kills innocent people but they will blame it on the innocent people that are killed because we 'just don't understand' our attackers.  So, in summary, academia is so liberal because they want to be relativists about everything.  They forget that to have shades of gray, there needs to be black and white.
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Athesits behave cause of fools like you.. they think people who follow some religion will talk like you idiot.
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Religion is a path to spiritual enlightenment, not a weapon. Those who use their religion as a sword, shall be cut by their own word.\n\nPlus there are people out there like that man, who are so focused on believing that their religion is the only correct one, that they go out of their way to make enemies out of those who do not follow their religion. I've met a few people like this, and honestly, the world needs less of them.
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Religious persons don't have an innser world.
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They are ignorant and would rather believe a religon than delve deeper into the truth. That or they just do not have the mental capabilities to believe anything else than what they were raised on.
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Because there is something seriously wrong with all people who consider themselves conservative christiians, and any other religion for that matter. No matter how high and mighty they think they are, everyone is flawed, and religion causes war.
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well im a christian myself but a budding scientist also so i think that a lot of religious people attack science only because they're sheep.  they think that since it wasn't said in whatever their respective holy book is, then it must be false.  the ironic thing though is that because they limit the workings of the world to what is said in their book and by also saying that there is no way that their god cant/doesn't work through science, then they limit the omnipresence of their god.\n\ni havent really heard of anybody attacking aspects of science that do not conflict with their religion.  when you find one, let me know
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No, those are fanatics of christianity.  Christianity is supposed to teach tolerance and acceptance.  A true christian is not supposed to such a thing.  Those people are also close minded morons.  Ignoring them is the best way to handle them.
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Scared and gullible? No, they really are more stupid than the average person. There have been many studies aimed at establishing a link between 'religiosity' and intelligence and almost all of them find that the smarter a person is the less religious he is. The results are summarised in this article with links to the data used.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence\n\nAs further evidence, note especially the christian response in the article, which can be summarised "Yes we are idiots, but that is part of gods plan."
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Because deep down they realize that religion has no real basis in fact.  Therefore, they fear reasoned arguments by anybody else, especially non-believers.
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That is a matter of your own opinion. Just because someone doesn't have the same beliefs as you that does not make that person a idiot. You are just stereotyping that individual which is not right because if you are religious I doubt your religion consist of being judgmental towards others and not to mention rude.
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While that's a noble ideal, it is human nature to disagree.  Everyone has their own set of life experiences that helped shape their beliefs and the priority they give different aspects of life, including those that intersect with the government.  Also, for the intellectually lazy, it's simply easier to demonize opponents instead of addressing their concerns and engaging in reasoned debate.
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This was a very illuminating question.  Answers included empty platitudes, insults, references to your supposed low IQ, suggestions that since the majority of people believe in god it must be true, and other intellectually underdeveloped answers.  It may seem like they didn't answer the question, but really they did.  The nature of their answer is in the phrase "intellectually underdeveloped."    The only thing I would add to these answers, since they mostly speak for themselves, is that no religious person will ever admit to any sort of mental weakness or error  because of the extreme cognitive dissonance created by tying your religious beliefs so closely to your definition of self.  The ego  couldn't take it.  Cognitive dissonance is a fascinating thing, isn't it?  This cognitive dissonance is the same reason they will not question their own beliefs and risk them being falsified.   This is what leads to the kind of faith we see in the religious - "I am, a priori correct, and no matter how much evidence to the contrary you produce, I have 'faith' and will not change my mind."
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You could argue that some Athiests are actually practising a sort of anti-religion. They've gone beyond simply not believing in God all the way to believing that there is no God, which in many ways is as much a leap of faith as believing in God is. Religious people have always attempted to convert their fellow man and Athiests are no different, they're all just trying to save each other, either from eternal damnation, or from the living of a life based on a lie.  It's hardly surprising that they're going to start arguing with each other, in many ways they've managed to set themselves up as mortal enemies. \n\nI personally think it's wonderful fun to have these arguments with people,I'd say that having these arguments helps people to understand the issues better, the arguments force people to think in order to defend their position and in doing so, they learn more about what their position actually is. It also forces people to learn more about each other, and understand each other, even if it is only so they can argue more effectively.
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Those types  do it because they are afraid of anyone who is different than them.  In the end, they are more fanatical than religious.  \n\nTruly religious people look for the good in everyone and strive to live by the guidelines of their religion in a positive and wholesome way.  They may not approve, and in acting on that, they are trying to guide a person into a more positive way of life.  But they don't ostracize or judge.  As you said, it is God's place to be the ultimate judge.  \n\nIt isn't just religious people that judge though.  I have found that more and more people are liable to make snap judgements about people - causing them to act like gossipy high schoolers.  The best thing to do is to avoid people like that and those you mentionned and surround yourself with people who love and care about you.  Good luck with whatever you are being judged on.
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Being harsh or critical have nothing to do with wether you're relgious or not. i've met religious people who are so gentle and considerate, and i've met athiests who are so polite and open minded. It depends on the person, not the faith.