What are your ideas on how the universe was created?
here's the thing about non-religious people.
we're fine to say: "i don't know. we'll eventually find out."
We'll find out for sure!
Some atheists are VERY sure of their beliefs, and also feel the need to evangelize.
yeah. one of them was called Giordano Bruno and got burned alive by the church.
https://mastodon.satoshishop.de/@mk/110413032145861306
turns out he was right.
the sun does not orbit the earth.
but that was 400 years ago, right?
the religious cult people wouldn't do that again today. nothing to worry about.
Surely you are not saying Atheists never killed religious people in nasty ways?
Or maybe that Atheists are more moral than religious people?
i'd say that only authoritarian collectivists (collective > individuals) kill "for the common good".
Given your statements in this thread, it seems then you are arguing that believing in God makes a group of people more likely to "kill for the common good".
If that's the argument, it's fucking retarded.
it's not like..a conspiracy theorie..its fucking history.
the 7 crusades
First Crusade (1095-1099)
Second, (1147-1149)
Third, (1189-1192)
and Fourth Crusade (1202-1204)
Children's Crusade (1212)
Fifth Crusade (1228-1229) Crusade of Damietta (1217-1221)
Sixth Crusade (1248-1254)
Seventh/Last Crusade (1270)
Been here before brother, it's tired.
1. Both sides of those crusades believed in God.
2. Your next response will be that Communist countries were not actually Atheist.
1. thanks for proving my point.
2. communists are also authoritarian collectivists, because their system can't exist without a central authority.
and yes. they also killed hundreds of thousand of people "for the common good"
It is completely rational to switch your arguments to fit your feelings.
They need your protection.
It's just a waste of time for me to try and follow along with them.
what do all of these have in common?
- tribes
- religions
- cults
- nations
- politial parties
a "us vs them"-mindset that's easily exploitable to hypermoralize the members into commiting violence.
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robert sapolsky: "when we think of the neighboring tribe as loathsome cockroaches."
https://mastodon.satoshishop.de/@mk/110703466993151449
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you asked: "Atheists are more moral than religious people?"
my answer: no, but individuals who reject group-think are...and these people are usually also atheists.
who are these "individuals who reject group-think"?
1. people who fought back against the nazi regime.
https://mastodon.satoshishop.de/@mk/110777414259357637
2. people who are still fighting back against the covid-tyranny.
prove what? that the earth isn't the center of the universe?
easy..
the heliocentric-picture is prettier.