My agenda is only to say that just as atheism can be a great thing in people's lives people can also do bad things due to their value of it.
This assertion that I have seen that no-one has done wrong because they wished others to accept atheism is dangerous but like Christian who likes to say "if they really believed they wouldn't have done a thing wrong"
I say that atheism is open to abuse and that had Stalin not valued having his population proselytised towards it.
In not saying atheists are bad or likely to be like Stalin. I'm just saying that to take this holier than thou attitude that where there a atheism there is no harm or danger - it can breed no ill or wrong - is just dishonest and not facing up to our complex world.
I admire Rhythm for consistency in beliefs when he says also religion does not affect people (if this is what was said a while ago)and I agree as I don't believe in some entity that is religion really exists - there is just people and the world. In this way I agree - atheism is not a thing you touch or smell but a concept and as such people do react to it.
The thing is Stalin reacted badly to atheism in his attempt to spread it accross his country first by propaganda and then by murder.
Blaming Stalin's conquest on religion and stating atheism had nothing to do with it is exactly the same as blaming the holocaust in people being Jewish and stating it ahead nothing to do with nationalism.
I don't expect all people here stick to this rational but I see this quite dangerous rational (that holds that valuing atheism has never and could never lead to bad things) is played out on this forum again and again and again...
If religion can cause wars then admit that atheism can too - don't be scared of the truth. And don't think that I mean that atheism is a bad thing- that is NOT what I am saying.
This assertion that I have seen that no-one has done wrong because they wished others to accept atheism is dangerous but like Christian who likes to say "if they really believed they wouldn't have done a thing wrong"
I say that atheism is open to abuse and that had Stalin not valued having his population proselytised towards it.
In not saying atheists are bad or likely to be like Stalin. I'm just saying that to take this holier than thou attitude that where there a atheism there is no harm or danger - it can breed no ill or wrong - is just dishonest and not facing up to our complex world.
I admire Rhythm for consistency in beliefs when he says also religion does not affect people (if this is what was said a while ago)and I agree as I don't believe in some entity that is religion really exists - there is just people and the world. In this way I agree - atheism is not a thing you touch or smell but a concept and as such people do react to it.
The thing is Stalin reacted badly to atheism in his attempt to spread it accross his country first by propaganda and then by murder.
Blaming Stalin's conquest on religion and stating atheism had nothing to do with it is exactly the same as blaming the holocaust in people being Jewish and stating it ahead nothing to do with nationalism.
I don't expect all people here stick to this rational but I see this quite dangerous rational (that holds that valuing atheism has never and could never lead to bad things) is played out on this forum again and again and again...
If religion can cause wars then admit that atheism can too - don't be scared of the truth. And don't think that I mean that atheism is a bad thing- that is NOT what I am saying.
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