You are absolutely right Gae, I was incorrect and sloppy again, thanks for calling me on it. I didn't mean anti-theist I meant anti-religious, which is different from atheism and anti-theism.
Certainly morality can deter killing. I see your point in laws being reactionary and detaining related and agree. Beliefs do motivate people, whether fear of reprisal, religious beliefs, etc. What does anti-theism propose as a social motivator or set of beliefs that motivate people?
Why do you feel theism is an effective magnifier of the worst in human nature and why do you feel that's so?
Certainly morality can deter killing. I see your point in laws being reactionary and detaining related and agree. Beliefs do motivate people, whether fear of reprisal, religious beliefs, etc. What does anti-theism propose as a social motivator or set of beliefs that motivate people?
Why do you feel theism is an effective magnifier of the worst in human nature and why do you feel that's so?
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
