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Why are christians often associated with poor education and intelligence?

Just recently I've noticed that alot of people think that christians are stupid or of low intelligence. I don't understand why. I'm in 9th grade, passing honors and AP classes, and I'm tolerant of other peoples beliefs, but I'm also a christian.

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  • 10 years ago
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    Because they don't want to believe Christians can be smart and have higher education. They think in order to believe in ANY deity you have to be stupid. Too bad THEY are the ones showing ignorance and intolerance with those comments.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Because arguing on that basis is an ad hominem logical fallacy -- but not enough people are educated on these types of arguments and tend to repeat them.

    There are highly intelligent Christians and other religious people, and there are highly intellgient atheists, and likewise, in all groups, there are some extremely stupid and uneducated people, as well.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    If your in 9th grade, soon you'll probably learn that Christianity was made by the higher and followed by the lower classes of society during Roman times.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    Stereotypes do have a basis in truth you know...I mean, black people tend to like fried chicken (along with practically everyone else), Jewish people tend to be wealthy (there are three Jews on the top ten richest people in the world list), and so on...

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Spend a few days on this site,and you'll find out.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Intelligent people do not believe that snakes can talk.

  • 10 years ago

    white christians=redneck hicks

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