A Funny Result

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Jews and Mormons have to explain to the flock how their ideas are different from those of the majority. Atheists and agnostics too, in their questioning and even rejecting, have probably devoted more thought to religion, or more accurately, religions

-- Jay Livingson, sociologist

Comments

[joshthevegan.livejournal.com]

Atheists did best on this test? Not surprised.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

it has to be a little embarrassing for the true believers, though. :)

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

Nah, we don't regard the religious as enemies. It's just that most of us grew up religious, or fascinated by the religious. Why? We couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about, so we studied it harder than the faithful. Eventually, we realized what was missing was not anything in us, but something in religion.

[joshthevegan.livejournal.com]

I didn't necessarily mean "enemy", so much as "this is a stance I completely disagree with, and these are the specific reasons why". Having full knowledge of the other side is important.

[peristaltor.livejournal.com]

Exactly that!

[cinnamontoast.livejournal.com]

It always irritated me that I'm supposed to know more about religions than religious people. It's socially acceptable for them to blindly believe - Why can't I just disbelieve without a detailed knowledge of all the world's religions? They can be lazy about their faith; they're not expected to study any other religions but the one that they grew up in, but I'm should be able to quote the Bible AND Origin of the Species because I don't have faith?

[cinnamontoast.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I was really happy when I finally figured out that there was nothing wrong with me. I just didn't believe in any of the religions.