[ExI] The Violence of Atheism

[Colin Hales]

This thread originates in casuistry gone mad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQPsLMygz1s

Take some Hitchslap.




On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 8:28 AM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Kevin George Haskell
> Thanks for posting the link, Giulio, and reminding people that atheism is
> a core requirement of Communism, the most violent ideology ever created by
> Man
>
> Does anyone think that since Communists try to force atheism (because they
> don't want any competition) on their subjects that the violence thus stems
> from atheism?  Look at all the various 'theisms' - none of them seem to
> have restricted their violent tendencies because of believing in a god.
>
> Does anyone think that giving up atheism makes one less violent?
>
> If anyone believes any of the above I suggest a return trip through
> various history classes.  And correlation does not mean cause and effect.
>
> bill w
>
> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Kevin George Haskell <kgh1kgh2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for posting the link, Giulio, and reminding people that atheism is
>> a core requirement of Communism, the most violent ideology ever created by
>> Man. My atheism ended 3 years ago. (Spiritual, not religious).  It's opened
>> my eyes completely to limited nature of materialism as being a necessity,
>> but a low frequency one.       On Aug 5, 2018, at 2:44 PM, Ben Zaiboc <
>> ben at zaiboc.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> "When did you ever hear of anyone committing an atrocity in the name of
>> unbelief?" -BZ
>>
>>
>> Response:
>>
>> "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_atheism" -Giulio Prisco
>>
>> Well done, Giulio.
>>
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