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by roosterjm2k2 3853 days ago
It's not prejudice to point out absurdity. Religion is simply that... and while there may be some intelligent people, I would say that anyone who believes in supernatural sky beings that run everything and watch every move and every thought of every human is not smart.

I think smart is the application of intelligence, and while intelligent, the religious are not "smart" in that area.

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By that standard, basically nobody is smart because practically every person is irrational about something.

I mean, I try not to be, but let's be honest—I wouldn't know if I was.

Rationality (or at least the application of) is a Float, not a Boolean. Humans are just <str>built</str>evolved that way I guess. Though; imagine a human being that was completely rational. He would be thoroughly humourless and unappetising. I imagine he'd call himself Richard Dawkins or something ridiculous like that.