Who killed more people Atheists or Christians?

[Confused Ape]

If that is the question than not a single person I heard of was killed in the name of atheism.

Nobody has been killed in the name of atheism yet as far as I know. I've come across a few atheists who were trying to turn atheism into some kind of ideology, though. "Atheists should do this, atheists shouldn't do that, it's every atheist's duty to stamp out religion. etc etc" Luckily these fanatics are a minority who are unlikely to get into a position of power where 'atheism the ideology' becomes the state policy.

The more accurate question would be, "who killed more people, totalitarian communist dictators or Christians?".

I think that's true for the 20th century. Christians were definitely killing people then but I think most of them were doing it in the name of Democracy rather than Christianity.

[Chas]

If you count policy fuck ups, then count Winston Churchill of the Church of England - canonized, if not virtually deified amongst the Anglo Saxon world - killed 3.5 million Indians during WWII, and subsequently expressed sentiments to the effect of "good, they are a worthless no good race anyway".

Evidence? Citation?

[My imaginary friend is GOD]

Not sure if there even were 3.5 million Native Americans to kill, much less that Winston Churchill is responsible for their deaths.

This question would be more interesting if it were, "Which has done more damage (including emotional and psychological damage)? Mormonism or Scientology?"

[fr0d0]

Immigrants stealing America killed off up to 100 million indigenous people according to some sources. That was before the mid 1850's thought so I'm sure the WWII reference has nothing to do with native Americans.

[Phatt Matt s]

Immigrants stealing America killed off up to 100 million indigenous people according to some sources. That was before the mid 1850's thought so I'm sure the WWII reference has nothing to do with native Americans.

There were not 100 million Natives in America in the 18th Century.

[fr0d0]

I quoted from here: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/American_Indian_Holocaust

"Estimates of the pre-Columbian population vary, from a minimum of 50 million to a maximum of 100 million"

Conservative estimates are of 12 million minimum. That's still a lot more than the holocaust.

[Phatt Matt s]

I quoted from here: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/American_Indian_Holocaust

"Estimates of the pre-Columbian population vary, from a minimum of 50 million to a maximum of 100 million"

Conservative estimates are of 12 million minimum. That's still a lot more than the holocaust.

"Estimates of how many people were living in the Americas when Columbus arrived have varied tremendously; 20th century estimates ranging from a low of 8.4 million to a high of 112.5 million persons. Given the fragmentary nature of the evidence, even semi-accurate pre-Columbian population figures are impossible to obtain, and estimates are produced by large extrapolations from small bits of data.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_...

[My imaginary friend is GOD]

Hmm...

I know!

WHO THE FUCK EVEN CARES?!

[ThomM]

Hmm...

I know!

WHO THE FUCK EVEN CARES?!

Actually - SINCE both atheists and christians believe in the same number of GODS Absolutely proven to exist - NONE - actually christianity is just another offshoot of atheism

[Phatt Matt s]

This thread is so fucking stupid.

THe fact that I made a thread with such a stupid title shows that I need to grow in maturity. THe title of this thread screams "I am fag come fuck me in the face"!

Fuck this thread! Let it die!