(September 3, 2015 at 8:52 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:(September 3, 2015 at 8:47 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I'd be interested to know what you mean when you say that you became a better person when you became an atheist. That statement implies that there is something inherently 'better' about being an atheist. If two people hold the precisely same moral views, but just disagree on whether a god exists, does that make the atheist 'better' than the believer?
It is not that being an atheist makes one good; it is that being religious makes one bad. In my case, I was against homosexuality when I was religious (I was a Christian), but that evaporated when I became an atheist and starting thinking about it without concern for "god's word" on the subject. There are other improvements, too, but that is enough to make my point. Religion is poison.
Just to clarify, does this mean you think religious people are bad people?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
