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To: RobRoy
However, if he is guilty, his activity would not be odd for an intelligent atheist. It would be highly pragmatic.

It would also be repugnant to any religious or agnostic person. Oh please! The vast overwhelming majority of violent crimes in America are performed by individuals who profess belief in God.

Of course, luckily for our society very few people, religious, agnostic or atheist commit these types of horrible crimes.

Being an atheist doesn't mean you believe murder is OK if you can get away with it. Just as Christian philosophy is a deep subject with interesting ideas, such as "just war" so, too, is atheist philosophy. To try to make this simplistic linkage is absurd and only shows you haven't ever studied philosphy.

Don't you hate it when people who don't know anything about your religion or beliefs make ignorant and prejudicial statements about them? Most of us do, and make an effor not to pop off like this.

59 posted on 07/27/2009 4:17:14 PM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black

>>Being an atheist doesn’t mean you believe murder is OK if you can get away with it.<<

Why not?


79 posted on 07/28/2009 2:47:11 PM PDT by RobRoy (This too will pass. But it will hurt like a you know what.)
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