Sentences with phrase «religions than believers»

Another thing is that atheists on average know more about religions than believers do.

They were right, Atheists know more about religion than believers do.

Not exact matches

In fact, paper currencies and instruments (or electronic ink on paper) probably have more «believers» than all of the religions in the world combined.

It is these aspects of the church: control of the finances of members, control over all aspects of interpersonal relationships, segregation of believers into levels of worthiness, not to mention the dubious credibility of the sole person who made up the entire religion... That make Mormonism look a whole lot more like a cult than a religion.

Ironically, persecution strengthened Chinese believers» faith and determination, and religion eventually proved stronger than its opposition.

If prayer did anything other than waste time, there would only be one religion and there would only be believers.

They are more like religious believers under compulsion in a society with an established church than like believers simply denied the freedom to exercise their religion.

I find that atheists tend to know more about religion than most believers — or at least that is true of Christians in the US.

Actually, if religion is defined in terms of what you are compelled to do as a believer, than I would say his religion is pretty real.

An atheist has more faith than any believer in any other religion.

There was much greater emphasis on the need to undermine religion by social and economic action rather than by direct confrontation with religious institutions and believers.

Your article seems to relay the idea that being without religion is easier than being a believer.

Bob... I think I am as unconvinced as you are about the veracity of claims that are made by some believers as to what God is doing or about to do in their lives, but I've come to think that religion or the search for meaning is much larger than any particular expression of any one tradition.

The typical atheist knows more, and has reflected far deeper about religion than «believers».

I don't have a precise count, but it seems to me that the über - believers «Run and Hide Herbie» and G - D are much more successful at opening people's eyes to the stupidity of religion than I've been.

That expression may seem too strong — but only if we think the mystical is the exceptional rather than a spiritual experience that belongs to the essence of religion and remains accessible to all believers.

Both of them are now believers, which is their choice as adults, but they fully understand my position on religions and we sometimes have some wonderful discussions on the subject, but I usually just get them confused because I know so much more about the Christian faith than they do because I have studied it from a secular point of view.

Qualities which are purported to make religions «unique» are usually talking points designed to convince the believers that their own faith is more objectively true and real, more fulfilling, than others» - this is essentially religious intolerance with a positive spin instead of a negative one.

Atheism is growing faster than any other category of «believer» or religion.

Whenever I debate a believer, in a calm rational debate it usually devolves into the person defending religion getting angry because he or she can not simply answer any question other than by saying stuff along the lines of, «well our brains are too small to understand» or «god works in mysterious ways» or my personal favorite «God will judge you for you unbelieving ways».

The alarmism of AGW believer's religion of Warmanism has become a sermon on the need to save the planet and who better to deliver such a disingenuous sermon than Al Gore the country's hypocritical Orwellian - in - Chief?