Several atheists here at iMDB say that it is only logical an sensible to not believe in any sort of God, and those with religious beliefs are just ignorant fools. Then why does the percentage of people that hold some sort of belief in a deity or spiritual realm far outweigh those who do not? Before the 19th century there was hardly such a thing as atheism. Has most of the world been total dupes up until the "glorious enlightenment" period of the late 19th century when the ideas of Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Charles Darwin were popularized?
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The reason why is because the media and education system is spreading lies, and disorting and removing God from public view on purpose for the benifit of the elite.
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Well, I think it would logically follow that most of humanity is not rational, if you assume the aforementioned atheists' assertion (alliteration ahoy!)
So the majority of people throughout civilization, who were uneducated farmers that would follow anything, outweigh the most intelligent minds of our century who, despite their personal beliefs, do not say that a god does not exist, but simply say there is no proof of such? Well hey I know of a huge following that believe Aliens have taken them on their spaceships and done experiments on them. How could they all be wrong?
It started a bit earlier than the 19th and the people you mention, but otherwise the answer is FUCKING YES!
Yeah, because all of those 'christians' just picked that particular religion, right? It's funny that superstitious and barbaric folks weren't more learned on the ways of the universe. You fucking dolt.
Just because a majority of persons believe something to be true, that is no assurance that is is actually true. Remember, eat shit, 300 billion flies can't be wrong.
Actually, since they'd be mostly farm communities and really no education except what you learned at home. I think 200 years ago you'd be lucky if half the population ever heard your Christian story. The further you go back, the less likely.
C'mon ! A thousand years ago, Most the population never saw a church or preacher of Christianity.
Here, in France, we have a rather long tradition of atheism, that became mainstream back in the 18th, actually.
And reality is not a democratic process. Because the majority believe in something does not make it real.
"Then why does the percentage of people that hold some sort of belief in a deity or spiritual realm far outweigh those who do not?"
Maybe most people are ignorant and are indoctrinated or possibly fear/shame mongered into their religion?
"Before the 19th century there was hardly such a thing as atheism"
This might have something to do with the fact that anyone who declared themselves to be an atheist in 17th century England would have been in trouble.
They tried to prosecute Thomas Hobbes for atheism for example.*
*whether or not he was actually an atheist is debateable though it is possible he was.
"The reason why is because the media and education system is spreading lies, and disorting and removing God from public view on purpose for the benifit of the elite"
"Religion is the opium of the masses" ring any bells with you????
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So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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