Brent, false! They killed to suppress religious belief, and exterminate believers, and yes they were totalitarian and many atheists claim not to be. They killed to support atheism, which is indisputable, and out of loyalty to Mao, Stalin, and your pal Bamers, Oops! Did I say that? The bigger question is why doesn't religious belief or atheism reduce violence?
Actually, those were totalitarian tyrants who believed in Marxism. They didn't kill people to support atheism, they killed people who opposed their regime. As we say in the States, "You're full of it." Brent -----Original Message----- From: meekerdb <[email protected]> To: everything-list <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Aug 8, 2015 3:34 pm Subject: Re: The Mental Being On 8/8/2015 11:32 AM, spudboy100 via Everything List wrote: Abe Lincoln during the US Civil War, said, "People are always talking about God being on Their side. But I want us to make sure that we are on God's side." On the other hand, during the film, A Bronx Tale displayed what happened to a young boy when he witnesses a mafia hit between two hoods. The young boy, during Sunday confession is urged by the priest to go to the police with what the boy saw. That it was what God wanted. The boy replies, Yeah, but God is far away, and "Sonny" is close by." The priest understands and blesses the boy. I am not sure that if one wants calm, the belief in God doesn't seem to help. Neither does militant atheism, as it ended up in great massacres during the 20th century. "On, but those really weren't atheists!" I have heard this crap claim before, as if Mao and Stalin and Pot and the Kim's were all church-goers. As we say in the States, "My ass!" In any case, Actually, those were totalitarian tyrants who believed in Marxism. They didn't kill people to support atheism, they killed people who opposed their regime. As we say in the States, "You're full of it." Brent God doesn't seem to help either. I remember hearing about an anthropological study that wars or violence, mainly derived from whom we "affiliate" with? This was a fairly, recent study, and affiliation was the culprit. I will see if I can look it up. It made an impression on me, obviously. -----Original Message----- From: meekerdb <[email protected]> To: everything-list <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Aug 8, 2015 1:08 pm Subject: Re: The Mental Being On 8/8/2015 2:21 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: When pseudo-religious people attack the doubting attitude in religion, they show up their lack of faith. Only someone NOT believing in God can believe there is a need for humans to do something for the faith of others. Those who have faith trust God for the public relations, and let Him/It/She do the job. What about when they "attack" the behavior of other people. All religions prescribe some kinds of behavior as good and others as bad and claim these prescriptions are supernatural. They base laws and taxes and wars on them and trust God is on their side. Brent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
