Phil Robertson Hates Atheists

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Well said, same here.

Out of all the people convinced that they would become murderers the second they lost their faith, I'd be surprised if even 1 in 10 actually did so. I've heard loads of deconversion stories where people thought exactly this, then realized, "Hang on, I don't want to murder people!". I don't know if I've ever heard of people losing their faith and this leading to waves of crime. Of course it could and likely would coincide with the person being a psychopath/sociopath, someone who needs non-standard methods to keep them in check. But even they can learn the indirect benefits of being "moral" even if they aren't guided by an actual compass. For example, not killing people makes it easier to not be in jail your whole life.

Imagine also that you're a fundamentalist, and you actually think gays should be killed. You really would kill them if you could get away with it. Then say you lose your faith. Could it be possible that the reason you want to kill them may fade away along with your religion?