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I always find it hilarious when many Christians think that without belief in God we'd all go out and kill and rape and steal... it's hilarious because it's concerning that the Christians in question don't seem to think there's any reason to avoid doing those things besides belief in God...... like fear of hell or hope for heaven is the only thing stopping them raping and stealing and killing.... which is just an admission that they're psychopathic and amoral....

Well theirs at least one atheist here who admitted that if it wasn't for prison or the death penalty, she'd happily go out and murder a few people... Ironically my quote speaks to the rest of your post.

If penalty for crime was a sufficient deterrent, then there shouldn't be anyone committing crimes, right?

Claiming people serve God because they are afraid of Hell is like saying people don't commit murder because they are afraid of the death penalty.

That depends on which god you are talking about. If you are talking about a loving god, one who keeps the peace, puts an end to suffering, sickness and starvation, then no, I suppose he shouldn't be feared. But if you are talking about the god of your bible, you know, the one who performed mass genocide, constantly threatens his "people" that in order to get to the pearly white gates, they must obey him, otherwise they suffer eternal damnation in hell. That's the one I'm talking about.

And yeah, I don't commit murder because I AM afraid of the death penalty. That and I obey the laws because Prison Orange isn't my color. I have a list of five people who I would happily off right now if I knew that I could get away with it. So your argument is invalid.

*emphasis mine*

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That's called conditioning.

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Again, provide your sources.

You do your own fricking research.  It is not hard to find once you put down your Bible.

Oh, so you're just talking out of your ass... I thought as much.