(December 18, 2015 at 9:53 am)downbeatplumb Wrote:(December 17, 2015 at 5:31 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Why would Christians be any different than other people, though? It's not like being Christian magically turns someone's brain into that of a psychopath's. We still feel empathy towards people. Being a psychopath has nothing to do with being either Christian or Atheist.
The thing is we quite often get the "if you don't believe in god why don't yu go on a massive killing spree?" the implication is that the only thing holding these people back is their belief. Don't you find that scary? I do.
I'm pretty sure it's more a bad argument for the existence of God, than it is about them actually doing those things if they didn't believe. That would require them to be psychopaths without empathy, and having that mental disorder has nothing to do with being atheist or Christian.
"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
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