(May 18, 2015 at 8:30 am)Stimbo Wrote: For some reason I can't see the video. When Matt says "something along the lines of" that quote, can someone please tell me what he actually says? I'd like to compare it to the paraphrase.
Matt leads into this part of the talk by acknowledging that it is typically a multitude of considerations that lead to someone declaring their atheism; he does however leave room for epiphenomenal moments where people will weigh more strongly one consideration over others. The next part is what's being quote mined; namely, that atheists are often challenged by believers in that we only choose not to believe in God so that we aren't burdened with the constraints imposed by the Christian notion of sin.
Matt's argument is that the Christian notion of sin is so contrary to human nature that it can stand alone as justification for rejecting the God claim. This is also the part that the OP either intentionally ignores (if quote mining) or is incapable of understanding (if obtuse). The OP is attempting to pass off Matt's repetition of a common believer retort in order to set up an argument as a declaration that atheists don't believe in God simply to do whatever the fuck we want without moral consequence.
