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Opinions on my drive to be an atheist
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RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist
May 14, 2015 at 5:03 pm
(May 14, 2015 at 4:38 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I'm reminded of that quote along the lines of "Without a god, we are free to rape and murder all we want. And I do rape and murder all I want. It just so happens that the amount I want is zero."

The thing is, believing in a god does not stop people from raping and murdering.  So no matter how one looks at it, it is just a ridiculous idea that being an atheist causes people to do such things.

"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
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Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 13, 2015 at 11:09 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by AFTT47 - May 13, 2015 at 11:19 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Magilla - May 13, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 14, 2015 at 10:08 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Alex K - May 14, 2015 at 4:24 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 14, 2015 at 10:26 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by robvalue - May 14, 2015 at 10:18 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 14, 2015 at 10:37 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Jenny A - May 14, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by robvalue - May 14, 2015 at 10:27 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by KevinM1 - May 14, 2015 at 11:24 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by robvalue - May 14, 2015 at 11:36 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 15, 2015 at 11:20 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Alex K - May 14, 2015 at 3:27 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Pyrrho - May 14, 2015 at 5:03 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 15, 2015 at 10:44 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 15, 2015 at 11:52 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 16, 2015 at 11:40 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 14, 2015 at 5:13 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Jericho - May 15, 2015 at 5:15 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 16, 2015 at 11:40 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 18, 2015 at 5:45 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by KevinM1 - May 16, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 16, 2015 at 9:47 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 17, 2015 at 6:10 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Alex K - May 17, 2015 at 12:03 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 1:26 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 18, 2015 at 8:43 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 18, 2015 at 9:10 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 2:07 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by KevinM1 - May 18, 2015 at 3:04 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Cato - May 18, 2015 at 3:04 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 3:35 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 18, 2015 at 11:44 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 23, 2015 at 11:34 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 24, 2015 at 1:03 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 25, 2015 at 12:37 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Spooky - May 18, 2015 at 6:31 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 23, 2015 at 4:45 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 23, 2015 at 7:36 pm
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Tonus - May 24, 2015 at 9:48 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by IATIA - May 25, 2015 at 1:39 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 25, 2015 at 11:42 am
RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist - by Won2blv - May 25, 2015 at 11:38 am

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