I know of people (mostly family) who I'm pretty sure would become very depressed and/or violent if they converted to atheism. Religion is what keeps them "sane."
It is commonly agreed among atheists that "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is a good thing to follow. Similarly, "do what make you happy" is also commonly stated among atheists.
If you were religious, and religion is what keeps you happy and/or keeps you from going on a killing spree, would you rather be kept in the dark? Is it ethical in other words to convert people to atheism if that conversion would negatively affect them?
It is commonly agreed among atheists that "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is a good thing to follow. Similarly, "do what make you happy" is also commonly stated among atheists.
If you were religious, and religion is what keeps you happy and/or keeps you from going on a killing spree, would you rather be kept in the dark? Is it ethical in other words to convert people to atheism if that conversion would negatively affect them?
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"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
"The lord doesn't work in mysterious ways, but in ways that are indistinguishable from his nonexistence."
-- George Yorgo Veenhuyzen quoted by John W. Loftus in The End of Christianity (p. 103).
