As was mentioned already, my thread is about the good Christians in your neighbourhood which this forum had some plans to advertise Atheism to, not those in terrorist areas, so keep them out.
"But to believe in a God that will forgive you no matter what your sins, what's that gonna do to the crime rate?
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I can rebut Demonura and 8630's posts with this. Not only does the Christian god imply punishment for misdeeds, it tells us what a person who obeys god should do. Hence, just one example, love thy neighbour as thyself.
Hence they will at least believe that God wants them to do certain good stuff. There is first this basic aspect. The punishment or threat is only if this aspect, what god wants, is not obeyed.
With God, there are good reasons for themselves to do good, first, God wants them to, then punishment if they dont.
Demonura was overfocusing on the Threat aspect.
What I had mentioned Natural selection for is that, it is so logical and natural to us. It should be Natural and logical to us that a belief in God can only lower crime rates. Any one atheists truely believe otherwise?
"But to believe in a God that will forgive you no matter what your sins, what's that gonna do to the crime rate?
"
I can rebut Demonura and 8630's posts with this. Not only does the Christian god imply punishment for misdeeds, it tells us what a person who obeys god should do. Hence, just one example, love thy neighbour as thyself.
Hence they will at least believe that God wants them to do certain good stuff. There is first this basic aspect. The punishment or threat is only if this aspect, what god wants, is not obeyed.
With God, there are good reasons for themselves to do good, first, God wants them to, then punishment if they dont.
Demonura was overfocusing on the Threat aspect.
What I had mentioned Natural selection for is that, it is so logical and natural to us. It should be Natural and logical to us that a belief in God can only lower crime rates. Any one atheists truely believe otherwise?
