RE: If You Were An Atheist
August 15, 2015 at 3:48 am
(This post was last modified: August 15, 2015 at 3:52 am by robvalue.)
I've often heard of people who said they would turn into a raging psychopath if they ever lost their faith. And almost always, they are wrong. They realize, "Hey, actually I don't want to murder and rape people. Or be a jerk."
The few people who genuinely would flip if they lost their faith are most likely sociopaths, and ironically this is a benefit of religion in a way. I couldn't possibly say for sure about anyone individually, but I'd wager almost all theists on this board would be totally wrong about what they think would happen. They'd be the same person, the world would be the same. The people around them would be the same. They will just realize they are living for themselves and other humans, and probably grateful they realized this before breezing through this one and only life thinking it's nothing but an intro.
The few people who genuinely would flip if they lost their faith are most likely sociopaths, and ironically this is a benefit of religion in a way. I couldn't possibly say for sure about anyone individually, but I'd wager almost all theists on this board would be totally wrong about what they think would happen. They'd be the same person, the world would be the same. The people around them would be the same. They will just realize they are living for themselves and other humans, and probably grateful they realized this before breezing through this one and only life thinking it's nothing but an intro.
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