Why do intelligent, smart people believe in fairy tale that Jesus is Son of God

[travestyny]

This seems like a good place to share this gem. Cracks me up every time!

[CauliflowerEars]

Chris (200 IQ genius) doesn't believe, hes proven it and knows factually (he thinks). I do not believe he is lying do you?

That's a superb video. Thanks for sharing it.

[CauliflowerEars]

Yes there are, and they would like people to stop denying that they exist.

I did a little research on the meaning and origins of that phrase, There are no Atheists in Foxholes, and I don't believe it was meant to be taken literally or in absolutes.

What Plato says reflects more of the intended meaning: That there are few Men so obstinate in their Atheism, that a pressing Danger will not reduce to an acknowledgment of the Divine Power. . .
Hannah Moore, an 1815 playwright wrote, "Under circumstances of distress, indeed, prayer is adopted with comparatively little reluctance; the mind, which knows not where to fly, flies to God. In agony, nature is no Atheist."

That organization, or rather the existence of, Atheists in the Military, does nothing to refute or defy the psychological phenomena referenced here.

Obviously, there are atheists in the military and may exist in all kinds of hazardous occupations. Yet still, it's very difficult to categorize what happens in the mind, spirit, or soul of a human, when the cold metal of a revolver is pressed against their temple, with the trigger half pulled.
Or a mother witnessing her child dangling over a 100ft drop into the ocean. Or when a shark is circling your life raft...

A "foxhole" is actually an aphorism, or metaphor, for any circumstance evoking extreme threat, ultimate fear, or any host of perilous situations.
"There are no Atheists in Probate Court" is another spin off clich?that has been adopted.

While a committed atheist may never waver or pray to God, don't be surprised how many Oh God Please Save Me's are heard the next time your neighborhood is facing a deadly rattlesnake, Freddy Krueger, or a zombie invasion.

[Mr 64 101]

If you're so intelligent you would already know the answer to your own question! And would know not to bring it up in a Boxing Forum! Go take your issues up with a Pastor, Priest or College Professor!

[Zaroku]

Wasn't there a famous Japanese movie where a bunch of kids threw themselves in front of a train?


I can't remember which one it was. At first I thought maybe it was "Battle Royal" but I think it was a different one.

Japanese movies can be so strange

It happens regularly, and around this time of the year, some of the chicks are hot..

reality is worse than movies at times..

[Furn]

There are no atheists in foxholes.

Its actually the opposite.

Why would a true believer ever need a foxhole ?

[travestyny]

It happens regularly, and around this time of the year, some of the chicks are hot..

reality is worse than movies at times..

Yea, I thought so. And likely happened regularly at the time that movie was made. No snowflake sensitivity when it comes to Japanese cinema


It really is a shame, though.

[01samuelc]

Religeous people seem to be happier and live longer, probably due to the sense of community the church provides. Most atheists i know are miserable and depressed in comparison. The sense of community that the church/religeon especially these days where everyone is even more lonlier than before (despite social media) is very underrated.

It provides a place/something to look forward to particularly the old and gives hope to millions of poor/struggling people, and if all that is predicated on "imaginary stories", it's fine by me.

[Lomasexual]

I did a little research on the meaning and origins of that phrase, There are no Atheists in Foxholes, and I don't believe it was meant to be taken literally or in absolutes.

What Plato says reflects more of the intended meaning: That there are few Men so obstinate in their Atheism, that a pressing Danger will not reduce to an acknowledgment of the Divine Power. . .
Hannah Moore, an 1815 playwright wrote, "Under circumstances of distress, indeed, prayer is adopted with comparatively little reluctance; the mind, which knows not where to fly, flies to God. In agony, nature is no Atheist."

That organization, or rather the existence of, Atheists in the Military, does nothing to refute or defy the psychological phenomena referenced here.

Obviously, there are atheists in the military and may exist in all kinds of hazardous occupations. Yet still, it's very difficult to categorize what happens in the mind, spirit, or soul of a human, when the cold metal of a revolver is pressed against their temple, with the trigger half pulled.
Or a mother witnessing her child dangling over a 100ft drop into the ocean. Or when a shark is circling your life raft...

A "foxhole" is actually an aphorism, or metaphor, for any circumstance evoking extreme threat, ultimate fear, or any host of perilous situations.
"There are no Atheists in Probate Court" is another spin off clich?that has been adopted.

While a committed atheist may never waver or pray to God, don't be surprised how many Oh God Please Save Me's are heard the next time your neighborhood is facing a deadly rattlesnake, Freddy Krueger, or a zombie invasion.

That's a reasonable expansion.

I've never understood why theists like that saying so much. Even if we were to accept the premise as true (I don't know that it has been proven) that people who are under unbearable mental stress may suddenly adopt theism, then how is that some kind of support of theism?

People who are at their mental lowest, who are at the least rational point they can be, become more religious...

It just seems bizarre.

"If your mind snaps from stress, if you are the least mentally healthy you can be, you will convert from atheism!"

Saying that there are no atheists in foxholes is like saying that the crazier you are, the more likely you are to be a theist.

[HewJohnson]

This is one of the dumbest things that a human is a son of almighty god, creator of universe. He somehow impregnated a ******.

What baffles me are so many intelligent people in this day and age still believe this fairy tale.

I'm not talking about Thraxox or GGG or 1bad65 these posters are dumb so I don't expect much from them.

I honestly interpret the messages in the Bible as a metaphor to our reality. Lots of good wisdom in there that if applied would make humanity better. Some real smart mofo�s got together and wrote that for mankind to follow. I don�t take it literal, doesn�t seem logical.