[ExI] Atheism

[Ben Zaiboc]

Giulio Prisco <giulio at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 5, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Ben Zaiboc <ben at zaiboc.net 
> <mailto:ben at zaiboc.net>> wrote:
>
>> When did you ever hear of anyone committing an atrocity in the name 
>> of unbelief?
>
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_atheism

I don't think you understood the question.

I'm not asking when did you ever hear of a regime trying to enforce 
atheism on a population for political reasons.

I'm asking when did you ever hear of a person committing an atrocity (or 
indeed anything deserving of the name 'militant',  i.e. involving the 
use of force) in the name of atheism itself?
I  don't think I've never heard of a single instance of this.

States will employ force, as they've always done, in order to control 
the population. The most obvious reason for mandating atheism is to 
remove the power of the church. It has nothing to do with the issue of 
belief, it's more like an up-to-date version of Henry the VIII 
establishing the church of england.

-- 
Ben Zaiboc

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