RE: Is it true that atheism has killed more people then organized religion?...
September 5, 2010 at 11:29 pm
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2010 at 11:31 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(September 5, 2010 at 11:16 am)dave4shmups Wrote: A lot of Christians say that atheism, particularly Stalinism, has killed more people then religious conflicts. I wouldn't yet say that I am a full-fledged atheist, but is this true? PLEASE note that this question is not meant to offend anyone on these forums; I'm just looking for the truth on this issue.
That claim is common,ignorant and untrue.
A lot of people say a lot of things.
Quote: A lot of people are fucking stoopid (George Carlin)
It's estimated that Stalin for example is responsible for the deaths of around 20 million of his own people. Stalin was a paranoid psychopath who was also an atheist.
There has never been a war in recorded history fought in the name of atheism,which is not an ideology or belief system.
One the other hand,without exception,every war I can think of throughout history,from say the Jews massacre of the Canaanites,to the Egyptians at the battle of Kadesh,to the US invasion of Iraq, has been fought on the basis of some belief, most commonly religion. (GWB declared openly he was on a mission from God)
The majority of apologists we get here have little understanding of the actual meaning of the word 'atheist' IE a person who does not believe in gods.Nothing else is implied or may be inferred.
