Are Christians More Gullible than the Average American?

Studies are mixed on whether people of faith are less intelligent than the average person in the general public, or even those that have no faith at all.  Regardless, it does seem that Christians go out of their way to believe the strangest things that are not only entirely unrelated to the Christian faith, but which are demonstrably false. 

Our thesis is simple: if people can easily see that our beliefs are verifiably false about things that can readily be tested, why would anyone believe our witness about things that are unseen, like the claims of Christ, the truth of scripture, or the work of God in our life?

Discussion Questions:

What strange beliefs that have nothing do with the Christian faith do you see Christians gravitating toward?  Are there ones that seem to be predominantly believed by people of faith?  Are there ones that were not mentioned in the episode that you have noticed?

Why does it seem that Christians are the ones that are so gullible to believe some of these beliefs? What specifically seems to attract Christians to these beliefs?

Have you noticed the connection between multi-level marketing and those who attend church? How do the messages shared in MLM programs rely on a pseudo-faith that draws on the Christian faith?

Have you encountered the strong pushback that comes when you try to share with someone that the belief they have about something is demonstrably not true?  What do you think might be behind that resistance?

Jesus not only claimed that his claims were true, but that He himself was the Truth (John 14:6). How should that reality affect the relationship that followers of Jesus should have with the truth?