(August 6, 2015 at 11:55 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: So while we're on the subject of slippery slopes...
Do you guys think that religious conviction naturally leads to murderous intent toward other humans, or do you think there's some third causative factor that just happens to tend eugenicists/rape apologists/homicidal people toward religion?
Sort of like the whole video games argument...do they make people violent, or is it just that violent people like to play them?
I think humanity in general has murderous intent toward other humans. I would argue this falls under a desire to have control. In the event that a person feels they are being denied control over their own person or choice the response is to fight. In the further event that a sustained fight is unlikely to end victoriously the person will endeavor to engage in a succinct fight. In the event the person does not feel they will come out victorious in a succession of succinct fights they will terminate the opposition upon victory of succinct fight. This is speaking generally.
More specifically it is easily shown that atheism conviction has lead to the death of far more people than religious conviction. This is readily observable throughout the history of various countries which adopted atheist principles such as but not limited too Communist Russian and China as well as Facist Germany.
(August 6, 2015 at 11:55 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: And you should not paint your favorite resort as a last resort just to be able to later make the argument that it's your last resort. Not that I would presume upon your beliefs...I'm just saying...IF you are doing that...you shouldn't. Just saying.
Ha ha. My favorite resort would be to cure disabilities, defects, and undesirable traits. But I confess that I am lazy and killing takes a lot of work. I would much rather prevent and cure and leave it at that. It is less work in the long run.