(November 10, 2017 at 6:46 am)Mathilda Wrote: It's not so much that theists don't feel so responsible for their actions in that they are giving up responsibility for their actions to someone else.
They are partially outsourcing their decision making process by deliberately going to a service every Sunday to be preached to. And it's not just an hour or so of praise about how wonderful their god is, but preaching about what people should value (e.g. family values), about how to live their lives, about what people should hate (e.g. homosexuality, pornography, masturbation etc)
All people partially outsource their decision making process by seeking advice.
Again, if atheists are all figuring out these gray issues for themselves, why do they seem to mostly have the same beliefs on any given issue?
Yes, there are some atheists here who are against abortion. Similarly, their are some Christian churches that accept openly LGBT members.
What's the difference? Why is it acceptable to partially outsource to atheist youtube videos, but not to a church?
