you know i made a really good observation

[Huggy Bear]

I think the point is that if we're trying to argue atheism v. christianity by saying "well, [christian despot] killed 10 million people but [atheist despot] killed 20 million people" then we're missing the point

Actually I would argue that there aren't any "Christians" with a high body count.

Matthew 7:20
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

An apple tree can't claim to be an apple tree if it produces oranges.

If a person claims to be a "pacifist" but has a body count in the millions, is he really a pacifist?

Matthew 19:18
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

So why then, is one considered a Christian when he clearly does not follow the teachings of Christ?

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What are you saying? One death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic?

If despot A and despot B would both being willing to put a billion people to death were it expedient to do so, the fact that A manages to do in five million while B only squeaks in with a million does not make B any more moral than A, just less efficient or perhaps lacking in opportunity. Both despots are equally depraved.

That is why modern despots have killed more people than those in the past, more efficient means, and more available people to kill.

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