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=> Re: Atheism

Re: Atheism
Posted by pancho (Moderator) - Tuesday, September 28 2010, 22:14:37 (UTC)
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Arrow wrote:
>If there’s no God, or no absolute truth, then wouldn't there be no such thing as good or evil?

...why not? The people god supposedly spoke to stoned women, murdered, burnt at the stake and committed all manner of crimes that our civil laws condemn. We donīt need a god to tell us what is good and bad...the Golden Rule is all aybody needs...and thatīs just plain common sense mixed with humanity.


If we abandon religion, then from where will we derive our morality?

...no atheist has ever started a war, especiallly not in any godīs name...no atheist mutiliates children by cutting their gentials...no atheist ever saw the need to burn someone at the stake, or hang them for not praying just right.

What compels us to do right? What makes us refrain from stealing and killing each other? And what motivates us to extend our help and support to each other?

...well, if fear is what keeps you from stealing and a promise of a reward is what keeps you honest then you havenīt developed muchof an inner being. I never told my children anything but that god was a silly invention of humans who thought the earth was flat...I never scared them about hell or tried to seduce them with heaven...these are tricks of the trade that keep people retarded.
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>The underlying rationale behind all those crimes and genocides is the belief held by the perpetrators that there is no higher authority above their own. It’s also the view that humans are mere animals, the products of nature, and nothing more

...hardly...every greatc rime has someone calling on God behind it...Hitler was noit an atheist but a serious and sincere Christian...all those crimes during the Dark Ages and the Inquisition and the Religious Wras were all committed by people hearing the voices of god. Religion makes people more bloody because they convince themselves they are doign the ŅLordīs work.



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