Why are there so many Jewish atheists and agnostics?

[lax16]

This video is a great summary of what the majority of academia say about the Israelite people and their origin.

youtube.com/watch?v=MlnnWbkMlbg

Something tells me you only read atheist info?
Did you read the link I provided?

Here’s another one: (it’s not the slam-dunk you seem to think it is! )

huffingtonpost.com/roger-isaacs/passover-in-egypt-did-the_b_846337.html

And why would a religious Jew reference the exodus around 15-35 A.D.? Seems logical to me that a Jew who has never heard of such arguments might not have even thought about whether or not it was true in a time like that.

Jesus would reference the Exodus because he was a devout Jew and celebrated Passover along with all the other Jews. (The Jewish celebration of Passover commemorates the Exodus and is still celebrated today).

Why would you say Jesus never heard of such arguments?
It is referenced in the New Testament written about 1700 years ago and every Jew would talk about it and celebrate it.

 

[lax16]

Have they found graves? One would think that that many people wandering the desert for 40 years would have had people die and be buried.

Hi Miriam - This might contain some answers. I haven’t read it myself as I need to get more paper for my copier.

biblicalarchaeology.org/free-ebooks/ancient-israel-in-egypt-and-the-exodus/

I hope this helps!

 

[sw85]

Jews have a significantly higher mean IQ than other groups, and higher IQ in the present age is associated with faithlessness.

 

[meltzerboy]

Jews have a significantly higher mean IQ than other groups, and higher IQ in the present age is associated with faithlessness.

I wonder why higher intelligence should be associated with faithlessness in any age. What do you think?

 

[Darryl1958]

In this age, those with the higher intelligence are the ones being educated in the secular leftist seminaries of higher education.
Atheism is a learned social behavior. Those with higher education are in a milieu that does not reward, if not actually discourages, theistic faith.

 

[sw85]

In this age, those with the higher intelligence are the ones being educated in the secular leftist seminaries of higher education.
Atheism is a learned social behavior. Those with higher education are in a milieu that does not reward, if not actually discourages, theistic faith.

Bingo.

But more specifically, because intelligent people grok that atheism is where the elite just are, and that they cannot advance socially by any means except ingratiating themselves with the spirit of the age.

 

[Gem02]

In this age, those with the higher intelligence are the ones being educated in the secular leftist seminaries of higher education.
Atheism is a learned social behavior. Those with higher education are in a milieu that does not reward, if not actually discourages, theistic faith.

Uneducated people can be atheists too.